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HIGH SCHOOL

Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 29, 2017
Newly learned skills helped save student mountaineers from deadly avalanche
Testimony from survivors of Monday's deadly avalanche suggests that many used newly learned mountaineering skills to survive the disaster before trying to save others.
JAPAN
Feb 13, 2017
Aichi teacher draws blame following student suicide over sports accident
A junior high school in Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture, announced Monday that one of its students killed himself after the teacher in charge of him "responded inappropriately" to injuries he sustained during a sports event.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jan 9, 2017
Aomori Yamada hammers Maebashi Ikuei to claim first high school title
Aomori Yamada High School won its first national high school championship on Monday after demolishing Maebashi Ikuei 5-0 at Saitama Stadium.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 30, 2016
Ministry slams national university-affiliated school's slow bullying response, urges quick action on cases
Well-known Tokyo high school taken to task over mishandling of incident that left one student severely injured.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Nov 10, 2016
Star sprinter Sani Brown decides to attend University of Florida
Sprint phenom Abdul Hakim Sani Brown is set to enroll at the University of Florida, the Japan Association of Athletics Federations announced on Thursday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Aug 21, 2016
Sakushin Gakuin routs Hokkaido's Hokkai to earn high school baseball crown
Sakushin Gakuin High School romped past Hokkaido's Hokkai High School 7-1 to win Japan's prestigious National High School Baseball Tournament on Sunday afternoon.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jul 30, 2016
Commuters fight back against groping
Takako Tonooka's life at high school did not start out the way she had anticipated. On the very first day she attended class, she was groped on the train — and that was only the beginning of her nightmare. For a year and a half, she was the victim of persistent groping attacks during her commute to and from school.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 15, 2016
Azabu High School wins award in simulated U.N. General Assembly session on poverty
A Japanese high school won the Honorable Mention Award on Saturday at a model U.N. conference drawing more than 1,000 students from about 25 countries to discuss global issues in a simulation of real U.N. sessions.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 31, 2016
Chiben Gakuen wins Spring Koshien title
Senior pitcher Shoki Murakami hit a run-scoring double in the bottom of the 11th inning to lead Chiben Gakuen of Nara Prefecture to a 2-1 victory over Kagawa's Takamatsu Shogyo on Thursday in the final of the National High School Invitational Tournament.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 11, 2016
Sports minister Hase believes more players could be involved in gambling
Sports minister Hiroshi Hase said Friday he is concerned that there are more players involved in the baseball gambling scandal that has seen a fourth player from the Yomiuri Giants admitting to his involvement.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 3, 2016
Mie school under fire after students given credits for visiting theme park and ninja museum
The Iga-based school gave its correspondence students credits for off-campus activities such as counting change at theme parks and having lunch at restaurants.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 24, 2016
Court orders city of Osaka to pay damages over 2012 suicide of student
A court on Wednesday ordered the city of Osaka to pay about ¥75 million (about $670,000) in damages to the parents of a 17-year-old high school student, recognizing that the student killed himself in 2012 due to beatings by a teacher at a city-run school.
SOCCER
Jan 11, 2016
Higashi Fukuoka cruises to high school title
Higashi Fukuoka eased to its third national high school championship on Monday, downing Kokugakuin Kugayama with a sounding 5-0 win at Ajinomoto Stadium.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OLD NIC'S NOTEBOOK
Jan 2, 2016
Teens find spicy 'udders' keep boars at bay
A couple of weeks ago, I came home in the evening and found a wild boar on the porch. It had been bled and gutted, but otherwise it was still whole and hairy. I was very busy as I had to head off to Tokyo the next morning, but that present from some kindly local hunter in the Nagano Prefecture hills had to be dealt with.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Dec 29, 2015
Hachimura lifts Meisei High to Winter Cup three-peat
High school phenom Rui Hachimura racked up 34 points, 19 rebounds and three blocks to lead Meisei High School to its third consecutive championship in the All-Japan High School Tournament with a 78-73 win over Tsuchiura Nihon University High School in the boys' final on Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 29, 2015
Online school aims to help students find their calling as they prepare to enter university
Former teacher Hirokazu Okuhira is concerned that the current education system in Japan is more about rote learning than helping students find career paths and nurturing human resources with the professional skills truly needed in today's society.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Dec 25, 2015
Hachimura guides Meisei High to impressive victory in Winter Cup opener
Japan's best high school player Rui Hachimura racked up 30 points, 14 rebounds and four assists and two-time defending champion Meisei High School cruised to a 100-81 win over Gunma Prefecture's Maebashi Ikuei High School on Friday in the All-Japan High School Tournament.
JAPAN
Dec 1, 2015
Saitama school apologizes over student's racist tweets
A private high school in Urawa, Saitama Prefecture, has apologized for racist tweets targeting Gamba Osaka's black Brazilian striker Patric posted by a male student over the weekend.
Japan Times
Rugby
Sep 7, 2015
High school rugby unites small city in Nara
A public high school in Nara Prefecture is cementing its position as the unlikely host of a rugby tournament in a sport dominated in Japan by private schools.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Aug 28, 2015
Coping with intense heat at Koshien Stadium a real challenge
Can you imagine the annual National High School Baseball Tournament being played somewhere else besides Koshien Stadium? A fan has suggested, because of the intense heat earlier this summer and the likelihood global warming and climate change will make it even hotter in the coming years, the tournament site should be shifted indoors to Kyocera Osaka Dome.
As visitors surge, Japan seeks ways to make tourism eco-friendly
Much like other hot spots across Okinawa, Onna has diligently strived to captivate both domestic and international tourists, while at the same time grappling with the environmental strain induced by the influx of visitors.
Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate'
The National Diet building in Tokyo
Tokuryū, a new crime menace in Japan, emerges from the shadows
The National Police Agency coined the term "tokuryū" to classify individuals involved in dark part time jobs and quasi-gangsters, using the words "tokumei" (anonymous) and "ryūdo" (fluid) to reflect their characteristics.
Is Modi’s party heading for a stunning election loss?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign tactics have escalated, including anti-Muslim rhetoric and fearmongering, reflecting his ruling party's desperation.
Kishida talks up bolstered Latin American ties as China cements position
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds a news conference in Sao Paulo on Saturday.
After blockbuster boxing victory, what next for ‘Monster’ Inoue?
Naoya Inoue celebrates his victory over Luis Nery in their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super bantamweight title boxing match at Tokyo Dome on Monday.
Japan’s tween skateboarders get head start on preparations for 2028 Olympics
Ibuki Matsumoto competes at an event in Osaka on April 21.
Pentagon reveals drone types for Replicator program to counter China
A U.S. Naval Special Warfare Operator fires a Switchblade 300 loitering munition during training exercises in Fallon, Nevada, last July. The U.S. Defense Department plans to use small drones — known in the Pentagon as “all-domain attritable autonomous systems” — to help counter Chinese military systems and tactics.
As visitors surge, Japan seeks ways to make tourism eco-friendly
Much like other hot spots across Okinawa, Onna has diligently strived to captivate both domestic and international tourists, while at the same time grappling with the environmental strain induced by the influx of visitors.
Kishida talks up bolstered Latin American ties as China cements position
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds a news conference in Sao Paulo on Saturday.

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