THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
August 18, 2021 at 17:35 JST
Heavy rain suspended play at Hanshin Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, for a record six days on Aug. 18. (Jin Nishioka)
Two teams have withdrawn from the National High School Baseball Championship tournament after players were confirmed infected with the novel coronavirus, organizers said on Aug. 17. [Read More]
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