THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
August 10, 2021 at 18:00 JST
Teams line up during the opening ceremony for the National High School Baseball Championship held without spectators at Hanshin Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, on Aug. 10. (Toyokazu Kosugi)
NISHINOMIYA, Hyogo Prefecture—Spectator limits, scaled-down cheering sections and other anti-virus measures could not dampen the spirit of students as the National High School Baseball Championship opened on Aug. 10 for the first time in two years. [Read More]
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