The annual tournament is the first since the novel coronavirus pandemic began in 2020 to allow loud cheering and singing in the stands of Hanshin Koshien Stadium. Tournament officials also gave ...

Only the six teams with games on March 19 in the National High School Invitational Tournament marched into Hanshin Koshien Stadium for the opening ceremony. In normal years, all 32 teams taking ...

Playing at Koshien Stadium near Osaka is the dream of every young baseball player in Japan. The national high-school championships are major events on the Japanese sporting calendar, with tens of ...