she was born in South Dakota and has lived in Seattle (where she was recently inducted into Franklin High Schools Hall of Fame).

players weep openly and inconsolably.Tohoku manager Masahiro Wako consoles Yu Darvish after the team was defeated in the 2003 final.

I stayed up late to witness a terrific matchup between Gifu Shogyo and perennial contender Yokohama High School.one trend that persists is head coaches using a single pitcher for an entire game – even if it goes into extra innings – or sending the same kid to the mound on successive days.given the discipline and rigor that are hallmarks of elite high school sports training in Japan.

a lifelong reminder of their rare chance to play on that hallowed ground.Matsuzaka threw more than 400 pitches over three days.

held in spring and summer each year.

Quite possibly the most popular annual sporting event in Japan.‘Can you imagine all of us living in one place together with no privacy? We turned the corner and saw the mountain of luggage.

JANM Board of Trustees; Consul General Kenko Sone; George Tanaka.Its an honor to be standing here today.

not just for Japanese Americans.a voice of truth in the face of misinformation … Im so proud that an institution from my community has insisted that we will tell the whole truth of an uncomfortable past and not bow to the threats of those who wish to erase it.