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N HIGH SCHOOL

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
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...
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.
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...
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
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...
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Aug 10, 2015
Waseda's first-year sensation Kiyomiya takes center stage
Any baseball fan, from the casual to the hardcore, who didn't know Waseda Jitsugyo first-year player Kotaro Kiyomiya had an RBI hit in his Summer Koshien debut on Saturday, probably spent the day off the grid.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 11, 2015
Multisport culture failing to take root in Japan
Do we have anyone like Bo Jackson or Deion Sanders in Japan? Or the environment to potentially produce athletes like them?
Japan Times
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Jul 4, 2015
Fond memories of 'Mr. Minor League'
Sadly, the Baseball Bullet-in says goodbye to a good friend and great fan of the game, Takashi "Bert" Shimada, aka "Mr. Minor League," who died in Tokyo on June 19 at the age of 87. Though he followed baseball at all levels in his own country as well as the U.S., he preferred American minor league baseball...
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
MUFG fires worker over ¥2 billion theft from clients’ safe deposit boxes
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is investigating the incident and consulting with the police.
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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