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Koshien] Koryo declines participation Principal Masakazu Hori reveals at the press conference on the violent act case The first round victory does not stop the uproar on SNS

Delivery August 10, 2025 13: 03 Updated August 10, 2025 13: 44

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Koryo (Hiroshima), who is participating in the 107th National High School Baseball Championship (Koshien), declined to participate in this tournament on the 10th. On this day, Masakazu Hori, the principal of the school, met in Nishinomiya City, Hyogo and revealed. It was scheduled to play against Tsuda Gakuen (Mie) in the second round on the 14th.

On the 5th, the Japan Takano Federation announced that there was a case that was strictly warned in March, and on the 6th, the school also announced the violence of the baseball club members.Furthermore, it was found that a former club member complained of damage in another case, and the school established a third-party committee to investigate in response to a request from the parents of the former club member.

On the 8th, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Toshiko Abe mentioned that there was a violent act by a member of the school's baseball club at a press conference after the cabinet meeting. "It is very regrettable and it is never an acceptable act," he said, "I am aware that it will be appropriate at the Japan Takano Federation, so I will refrain from commenting."

Regarding the withdrawal during the championship, in the summer of 2021, Miyazakisho and Tohoku Gakuin (Miyagi) withdrew due to the new COVID19 infection of the participating players. It was the first time in the history of the tournament that both withdrawal and defeat after the opening.

Before the tournament in 2005, Meitoku Gijuku (Kochi) was found to be smoking and internal violence of a baseball club member, so he withdrew from the tournament. There is also an example where Kochi, the runner-up, participated.

Koryo is a prestigious high school baseball world boasting 26 championship appearances & runner-up 4 times, Senbatsu tournament 27 appearances 3 times victory & 3 times runner-up. It has produced many professional baseball players.

◇ Progress of the turmoil of Koryo

From late July to August 5, posts on SNS that there was violence in the department in January spread.

▼ On the 5th, the Japan Takano Federation announced that there was a case that was taken as a strict caution measure in March after deliberation. The baseball club participated in the opening ceremony at Koshien.

▼ On the 6th, the school posted on its website about the background and response, and on January 22, it admitted that there was "inappropriate behavior involving violence among club members." The content was violent acts such as tapping the chest and cheek of a first-year club member (at that time) by four second-year club members (at that time). In February, it was reported to the Japan Koya Federation through the Hiroshima Prefecture Koya Federation, and it was announced that the club member could not participate in the official game for a certain period of time and that the victim student was transferred.

▼ The Japan Takanoren announced that there will be no change in the judgment to participate in the first round on the 7th. The school side also said that new facts could not be confirmed.

▼ 7th Asahikawa Shiho (Northern Hokkaido) came from behind and broke through the first game for 3 consecutive years. Koshien won 80 games. Nakai mentioned the uproar for the first time before the game. "We reflect on what we should reflect on and welcome the tournament," he said.