THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
March 19, 2021 at 17:45 JST
Jo Shimanuki, captain of the Sendai Ikuei Gakuen senior high school baseball team, gives the athletes’ pledge at the opening ceremony of the National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament. (Pool)
NISHINOMIYA, Hyogo Prefecture--After a two-year hiatus, the nation's top high school baseball teams returned here for a national tournament, albeit with safety precautions due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. [Read More]
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