Japan's high school population has plunged by about 50 ... Nakazawa says, "In the US, sports club have a specific season when they play." He added, "A flexible system like that gives students ...

Unlike in Europe, where young players are snapped up by professional club academies, high school football ... said it was because school sports strike a chord in Japan. "I'm from Gunma Prefecture ...

Inside the Dodgers’ seven-year pursuit of Rōki Sasaki, their foothold in Japan and the battle for MLB's next potential pitching star.

OITA -- A high school in southwest Japan's Oita Prefecture gave extra points in its 2023 recommendation-based entrance exam to prospective students with achievements in certain club activities ...

Hiroyasu Wakabayashi, 56, is the manager of the baseball club at national powerhouse Tokai University Sugao Senior High School, known as Tokaidai Sugao, in Tokyo’s Akiruno.

The rules and regulations of school sports should be continuously reviewed and reformed from the perspective of players to improve the system and the environment. The Japan High School Baseball ...

Among sports played in Japan, concussions occur most frequently in rugby football. Objective The purpose of this study was to investigate the status of concussions in high school rugby players, with ...