Goto TakayukiFebruary 4, 2026 11:15 The Ibaraki Prefectural High School Baseball Federation held a board of directors meeting in Chikusei City, the prefecture, on the 3rd, and decided on the schedule for this summer’s 108th National High School Baseball Championship Ibaraki Tournament (sponsored by the Prefectural High School Baseball Federation and Asahi Shimbun). The tournament … Read more
Takahiro TakizawaJanuary 28, 2026 11:00 On the 27th, the Shizuoka Prefecture High School Baseball Federation announced the schedule for this summer’s 108th National High School Baseball Championship Shizuoka Tournament. A lottery will be held on June 20th at the Fuji City Cultural Center Rose Theater, and the event is scheduled to open on the 28th. … Read more
Schools participating in this spring’s Senbatsu will be announced on January 30th. In the Kinki region, Koriyama High School, a public preparatory school in Nara, has been selected as a candidate school. It is a prestigious school that annually sends students who pass into difficult universities such as Kyoto University and Osaka University, and last … Read more
[Beppu]A lecture on the actual experiences of people with severe disabilities was held on the 25th at Beppu City Fureai Plaza Southern Cross. Sponsored by the city’s NPO “Independence Support Center Oita.” Approximately 60 people from within and outside the prefecture participated. … 344 characters remaining This articleGate members onlyThis is an article.To read the … Read more
The final day of the W League Premier Oita Tournament, Japan’s highest level of women’s basketball, was held on the 25th at the Crassus Budo Sports Center in Oita City. Chanson Cosmetics defeated Denso 70-63, achieving consecutive wins at the Oita venue. Chanson Cosmetics took the lead from the beginning. … 476 characters remaining This … Read more
The “seven-inning system” is a hotly debated topic in high school baseball. We will discuss the background behind the move to introduce the system, along with a survey conducted by the Japan High School Federation and opinions from various experts. In March 2025, the Japan High School Baseball Federation announced that the “High School Baseball … Read more
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Hatano DaisukeJanuary 10, 2026 21:30 A video was posted on social media showing the head of a high school baseball club in Fukuoka Prefecture (and the teacher in charge) throwing something in front of the club members, and on the 10th, the high school said in an interview that “the head coach provided inappropriate guidance.” … Read more
Thirty-nine members of the senior hip-hop dance team “JBRevolution (JBR)” belonging to the dance school “J☆DANCE STUDIO” (represented by Yuka Shiromuka) in Shimotokumaru, Oita City, played professional basketball at the Intuit Dome in California, USA on the 5th… 711 characters remaining This articleGate members onlyThis is an article.To read the full text, you need to … Read more
◇34th Oita City Singles Championship (November 24-30, Bungo Kikaku Court)[Men]▽ Class A (1) Tomoya Hiroshima (Tsuruzaki Kairiku Unyu) (2) Takahiro Iida (Rough Oita) (3) Reikan Hayato (Tsuruzaki Kairiku Unyu) Hayaya Abe (U… 364 characters remaining This articleGate members onlyThis is an article.To read the full text, you need to register as a Gate member. Twitter … Read more
December 17, 2025 14:30 Asahi Shimbun and Asahi Broadcasting (ABC) Television announced on the 17th that all 6 games of the “Japan-Taiwan High School Baseball International Friendly Game” to be held at Taiwan’s Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium starting on the 25th will be live-streamed for free on “Virtual High School Baseball (VK),” a comprehensive high school … Read more