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Japan's No. 1 cheerleading team performs in Oita

OITA, Japan - Members of Nippon Bunri University's cheerleading team Braves perform for an audience of about 2,000 people in the city of Oita, southwestern Japan, on March 22, 2014. The coed team won both the Japan Cup cheerleading championships and the All Japan student cheerleading championship in 2013.

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Chukyo wins 1st national high school c'ship in 43 years

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Players of Chukyodai Chukyo (front) and Nihon Bunri (back) parade at Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture on Aug. 24 after Chukyodai Chukyo beat Nihon Bunri 10-9 in the final of the national high school baseball championship.

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Chukyo wins 1st national high school c'ship in 43 years

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Toshiyuki Oofuji, manager of Chukyodai Chukyo baseball team, is tossed up by his players after winning the national high school baseball championship final at Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture on Aug. 24. Chukyo beat Nihon Bunri 10-9 to win its first championship in 43 years and a record seventh overall.

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Chukyo wins 1st national high school c'ship in 43 years

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Players of Chukyodai Chukyo celebrate after winning the national high school baseball championship final at Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecure on Aug. 24. Chukyo beat Nihon Bunri 10-9 to win its first championship in 43 years and a record seventh overall.

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(3)Find indicates kana may have originated in Korea

KYOTO, Japan - Yoshinori Kobayashi, professor of Japanese at Tokushima Bunri University, who said on April 2 he has found letters that look like Japanese ''katakana'' in an ancient Korean Buddhist text. Kobayashi said that though katakana script is believed to have been invented in Japan around the ninth century, his findings suggest it may have originated on the Korean Peninsula and have been introduced to Japan through such Buddhist texts.

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(3)Find indicates kana may have originated in Korea

KYOTO, Japan - Yoshinori Kobayashi, professor of Japanese at Tokushima Bunri University, who said on April 2 he has found letters that look like Japanese ''katakana'' in an ancient Korean Buddhist text. Kobayashi said that though katakana script is believed to have been invented in Japan around the ninth century, his findings suggest it may have originated on the Korean Peninsula and have been introduced to Japan through such Buddhist texts.

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Japan, S. Korea promote cultural exchanges

Cheerleaders from Nippon Bunri University from southwestern Japan perform during a bilateral cultural exchange event in Seoul on Sept. 24, 2017, which was held with goal of successfully hosting Olympic and Paralympic Games in Pyeongchang and Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, S. Korea promote cultural exchanges

Cheerleaders from Nippon Bunri University from southwestern Japan perform during a bilateral cultural exchange event in Seoul on Sept. 24, 2017, which was held with goal of successfully hosting Olympic and Paralympic Games in Pyeongchang and Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Chukyo wins 1st national high school c'ship in 43 years

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Players of Chukyodai Chukyo (front) and Nihon Bunri (back) parade at Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture on Aug. 24 after Chukyodai Chukyo beat Nihon Bunri 10-9 in the final of the national high school baseball championship. (Kyodo)

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Chukyo wins 1st national high school c'ship in 43 years

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Toshiyuki Oofuji, manager of Chukyodai Chukyo baseball team, is tossed up by his players after winning the national high school baseball championship final at Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture on Aug. 24. Chukyo beat Nihon Bunri 10-9 to win its first championship in 43 years and a record seventh overall. (Kyodo)

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Chukyo wins 1st national high school c'ship in 43 years

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Players of Chukyodai Chukyo celebrate after winning the national high school baseball championship final at Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecure on Aug. 24. Chukyo beat Nihon Bunri 10-9 to win its first championship in 43 years and a record seventh overall. (Kyodo)