Cenotaph built for baseball coach of Taiwan high school

Cenotaph built for baseball coach of Taiwan high school

MATSUYAMA, Japan - A ceremony is held on Oct. 6, 2014, in Matsuyama, southwestern Japan, to unveil a cenotaph built in honor of Japanese baseball coach Hyotaro Kondo who led Taiwan's Kagi Norin High School to a runner-up in Japan's national high school baseball tournament in 1936 during the Japanese colonial rule of the island in 1895-1945. Kondo's motto of "Ball is Spirit" is engraved in the baseball-shaped top of the monument.

Ex-Taiwan high school players sing before coach's cenotaph

Ex-Taiwan high school players sing before coach's cenotaph

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Former baseball players of Taiwan's Kagi Norin High School sing its school song during an unveiling ceremony for a cenotaph built in honor of their coach Hyotaro Kondo in Matsuyama, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 6, 2014. Kondo led the school to a runner-up in Japan's national high school baseball tournament in 1936 during the Japanese colonial rule of Taiwan in 1895-1945.

Japanese baseball coach's motto on ball-like cenotaph

Japanese baseball coach's motto on ball-like cenotaph

MATSUYAMA, Japan - The motto of "Ball is Spirit" advocated by former Japanese baseball coach Hyotaro Kondo, engraved on the ball-shaped top of a cenotaph built in his honor, is shown at an unveiling ceremony in Matsuyama, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 6, 2014. Kondo led Taiwan's Kagi Norin High School to a runner-up in Japan's national high school baseball tournament in 1936 during the Japanese colonial rule of the island in 1895-1945.

Colonial-era Japanese department store reopened in Taiwan

Colonial-era Japanese department store reopened in Taiwan

TAINAN, Taiwan - Locals pose in front of Lin Department Store, reopened in Tainan, southern Taiwan, on June 14, 2014. The store first opened in 1932 and was operated by a Japanese entrepreneur during Taiwan's 1895-1945 colonization by Japan.

Colonial-era Japanese department store reopened in Taiwan

Colonial-era Japanese department store reopened in Taiwan

TAINAN, Taiwan - Shoppers stroll inside Lin Department Store, reopened in Tainan, southern Taiwan, on June 14, 2014. The store first opened in 1932 and was operated by a Japanese entrepreneur during Taiwan's 1895-1945 colonization by Japan.

Colonial-era Japanese department store revived in Tainan

Colonial-era Japanese department store revived in Tainan

TAINAN, Taiwan - Locals in Japanese yukata (summer-time kimono) parade in front of Lin Department Store, reopened in Tainan, southern Taiwan, on June 14, 2014. The store first opened in 1932 and was operated by a Japanese entrepreneur during Taiwan's 1895-1945 colonization by Japan.

Cenotaph built for baseball coach of Taiwan high school

Cenotaph built for baseball coach of Taiwan high school

MATSUYAMA, Japan - A ceremony is held on Oct. 6, 2014, in Matsuyama, southwestern Japan, to unveil a cenotaph built in honor of Japanese baseball coach Hyotaro Kondo who led Taiwan's Kagi Norin High School to a runner-up in Japan's national high school baseball tournament in 1936 during the Japanese colonial rule of the island in 1895-1945. Kondo's motto of "Ball is Spirit" is engraved in the baseball-shaped top of the monument. (Kyodo)

Japanese baseball coach's motto on ball-like cenotaph

Japanese baseball coach's motto on ball-like cenotaph

MATSUYAMA, Japan - The motto of "Ball is Spirit" advocated by former Japanese baseball coach Hyotaro Kondo, engraved on the ball-shaped top of a cenotaph built in his honor, is shown at an unveiling ceremony in Matsuyama, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 6, 2014. Kondo led Taiwan's Kagi Norin High School to a runner-up in Japan's national high school baseball tournament in 1936 during the Japanese colonial rule of the island in 1895-1945. (Kyodo)

Colonial-era Japanese department store reopened in Taiwan

Colonial-era Japanese department store reopened in Taiwan

TAINAN, Taiwan - Locals pose in front of Lin Department Store, reopened in Tainan, southern Taiwan, on June 14, 2014. The store first opened in 1932 and was operated by a Japanese entrepreneur during Taiwan's 1895-1945 colonization by Japan. (Kyodo)

Colonial-era Japanese department store reopened in Taiwan

Colonial-era Japanese department store reopened in Taiwan

TAINAN, Taiwan - Shoppers stroll inside Lin Department Store, reopened in Tainan, southern Taiwan, on June 14, 2014. The store first opened in 1932 and was operated by a Japanese entrepreneur during Taiwan's 1895-1945 colonization by Japan. (Kyodo)