Baseball: Sendai Ikuei manager Sue

Baseball: Sendai Ikuei manager Sue

NISHINOMIYA, Japan, Nov. 19 Kyodo - Photo taken on Aug. 22, 2022, at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture in western Japan, shows Wataru Sue, manager of the Sendai Ikuei high school baseball team, prior to the final of the 2022 national high school baseball championship. His team won the title.

Baseball: Japan's national high school tournament final

Baseball: Japan's national high school tournament final

Players of Keio high school line up in front of supporters in the stands after beating Sendai Ikuei high school 8-2 in Japan's summer national high school baseball championship final at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 23, 2023.

Baseball: Japan's national high school tournament final

Baseball: Japan's national high school tournament final

Players of Keio high school run toward their supporters in the stands after beating Sendai Ikuei high school 8-2 in Japan's summer national high school baseball championship final at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 23, 2023.

Baseball: Japan's national high school tournament final

Baseball: Japan's national high school tournament final

Players of Sendai Ikuei high school look dejected after losing to Keio high school in Japan's summer national high school baseball championship final at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 23, 2023.

Baseball: Japan's national high school tournament final

Baseball: Japan's national high school tournament final

Players of Keio high school celebrate after beating Sendai Ikuei high school 8-2 in Japan's summer national high school baseball championship final at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 23, 2023.

Baseball: Japan's national high school tournament final

Baseball: Japan's national high school tournament final

Players of Keio high school celebrate after beating Sendai Ikuei high school 8-2 in Japan's summer national high school baseball championship final at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 23, 2023.

Baseball: Japan's national high school tournament final

Baseball: Japan's national high school tournament final

Players of Keio high school celebrate after beating Sendai Ikuei high school 8-2 in Japan's summer national high school baseball championship final at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 23, 2023.

Baseball: Japan's national high school tournament final

Baseball: Japan's national high school tournament final

Players of Keio high school celebrate after beating Sendai Ikuei high school 8-2 in Japan's summer national high school baseball championship final at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 23, 2023.

Baseball: Japan's national high school tournament final

Baseball: Japan's national high school tournament final

Players of Keio high school celebrate after beating Sendai Ikuei high school 8-2 in Japan's summer national high school baseball championship final at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 23, 2023.

Japan disaster-hit students visit New York

Japan disaster-hit students visit New York

NEW YORK, United States - Students from Sendai Ikuei Gakuen's Shukoh Middle School in Tagajo, Miyagi Prefecture, sing in New York on July 24, 2012. The high school students from the disaster-hit prefecture shared their stories of surviving the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami at an event there, expressing their gratitude for support they received from around the world.

Japan disaster-hit students visit New York

Japan disaster-hit students visit New York

NEW YORK, United States - Gosei Arima, a student from Sendai Ikuei Gakuen's Shukoh Middle School in Tagajo, Miyagi Prefecture, speaks on his disaster experience in New York on July 24, 2012. Twenty-six students from the school in the disaster-hit prefecture shared their stories of surviving the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami at an event there, expressing their gratitude for support they received from around the world.

Japan disaster-hit students visit New York

Japan disaster-hit students visit New York

NEW YORK, United States - Sahoko Baba, a student from Sendai Ikuei Gakuen's Shukoh Middle School in Tagajo, Miyagi Prefecture, speaks on her disaster experience in New York on July 24, 2012. Twenty-six students from the school in the disaster-hit prefecture shared their stories of surviving the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami at an event there, expressing their gratitude for support they received from around the world.

Japan disaster-hit students visit New York

Japan disaster-hit students visit New York

NEW YORK, United States - Students from Sendai Ikuei Gakuen's Shukoh Middle School in Tagajo, Miyagi Prefecture, sing in New York on July 24, 2012. The high school students from the disaster-hit prefecture shared their stories of surviving the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami at an event there, expressing their gratitude for support they received from around the world.

Iranian woman of family to be deported enrolls in junior college

Iranian woman of family to be deported enrolls in junior college

MAEBASHI, Japan - Amine Maryam (R), the 18-year-old daughter of an Iranian couple slated for deportation, attends an entrance ceremony at Ikuei Junior College in Takasaki, Gunma Precture, on April 4. The Justice Ministry has granted Maryam, who has lived most of her life in Japan, a special residency permit so she can attend a Japanese school after her family is deported to Iran this month.

LEAD:Iranian girl of family to be deported enrolls in Japanese school

LEAD:Iranian girl of family to be deported enrolls in Japanese school

MAEBASHI, Japan - Amine Maryam (R), 18, the elder daughter of an Iranian couple facing deportation from Japan, sheds tear at a news conference held in Ikuei Junior College in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, where she enrolled on April 4. Maryam's father, Amine Khalil (L), 43, her mother and her 10-year-old sister, who was born in Japan, will be deported later this month while Maryam, who has lived most of her life in Japan, has received a special residency permit so she can attend school.

Joso Gakuin wins high school final

Joso Gakuin wins high school final

KOSHIEN, Japan - Joso Gakuin nines run in jubilation toward their supporters after defeating Sendai Ikuei 7-6 in the final of the 73rd high school baseball national invitational tournament at Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture on April 4.

Baseball: Japan's national high school tournament final

Baseball: Japan's national high school tournament final

Players of Sendai Ikuei high school celebrate after beating Shimonoseki Kokusai high school 8-1 in Japan's summer national high school baseball championship final at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 22, 2022.

Baseball: Japan's national high school tournament final

Baseball: Japan's national high school tournament final

Players of Sendai Ikuei high school celebrate after beating Shimonoseki Kokusai high school 8-1 in Japan's summer national high school baseball championship final at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 22, 2022.

Departures; Okuribito (2008)

Departures; Okuribito (2008)

Masahiro Motoki & Tsutomu Yamazaki Characters: Daigo Kobayashi & Ikuei Sasaki Film: Departures; Okuribito (JP 2008) Director: Yojiro Takita 23 August 2008 Date: 23 August 2008

Departures; Okuribito (2008)

Departures; Okuribito (2008)

Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kimiko Yo & Masahiro Motoki Characters: Ikuei Sasaki,Yuriko Kamimura & Daigo Kobayashi Film: Departures; Okuribito (JP 2008) Director: Yojiro Takita 23 August 2008 Date: 23 August 2008

Departures; Okuribito (2008)

Departures; Okuribito (2008)

Masahiro Motoki & Tsutomu Yamazaki Characters: Daigo Kobayashi & Ikuei Sasaki Film: Departures; Okuribito (JP 2008) Director: Yojiro Takita 23 August 2008 Date: 23 August 2008

Departures; Okuribito (2008)

Departures; Okuribito (2008)

Masahiro Motoki & Tsutomu Yamazaki Characters: Daigo Kobayashi & Ikuei Sasaki Film: Departures; Okuribito (JP 2008) Director: Yojiro Takita 23 August 2008 Date: 23 August 2008

Jubilant Tokaidai Sagami battery hugs each other after victory

Jubilant Tokaidai Sagami battery hugs each other after victory

Tokaidai Sagami pitcher Shinnosuke Ogasawara (R) and catcher Ren Nagakura embrace each other in celebration after the team from Kanagawa Prefecture beat Miyagi Prefecture's Sendai Ikuei 10-6 in a breathtaking final of the national high school baseball championship at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 20, 2015. It was the school's first title in 45 years and its second overall. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Tokaidai Sagami wins second national HS baseball title

Tokaidai Sagami wins second national HS baseball title

Elated Tokaidai Sagami players gather at the pitcher's mound after the team from Kanagawa Prefecture beat Miyagi Prefecture's Sendai Ikuei 10-6 in the national high school baseball championship final at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 20, 2015. It was the school's first title in 45 years and its second overall. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Tokaidai Sagami wins Japanese high school baseball c'ship

Tokaidai Sagami wins Japanese high school baseball c'ship

Players of Tokaidai Sagami celebrate after a 10-6 win over Sendai Ikuei in the final of the national high school baseball championship at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Japan, on Aug. 20, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Tokaidai Sagami wins Japanese high school baseball c'ship

Tokaidai Sagami wins Japanese high school baseball c'ship

Players of Tokaidai Sagami celebrate after a 10-6 win over Sendai Ikuei in the final of the national high school baseball championship at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Japan, on Aug. 20, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Lotte wins right to negotiate with infielder Hirasawa in NPB draft

Lotte wins right to negotiate with infielder Hirasawa in NPB draft

Lotte Marines manager Tsutomu Ito (R) draws the "winning card" for securing the negotiating rights to Sendai Ikuei High School infielder Taiga Hirasawa in Nippon Professional Baseball's amateur draft in Tokyo on Oct. 22, 2015, as President Yozo Tachibana of the Rakuten Eagles, another Pacific League team, appears disappointed. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Sendai Ikuei players march after defeat in HS baseball final

Sendai Ikuei players march after defeat in HS baseball final

Sendai Ikuei players of Miyagi Prefecture, runners-up in the national high school baseball championship, march at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 20, 2015, after they were defeated 10-6 by Kanagawa Prefecture's Tokaidai Sagami in the final. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Tokaidai Sagami captain holds HS baseball championship flag

Tokaidai Sagami captain holds HS baseball championship flag

Tokaidai Sagami captain Ren Nagakura (R) walks with the championship flag after winning the national high school baseball championship at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 20, 2015. Tokaidai beat Miyagi Prefecture's Sendai Ikuei 10-6 in the final. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Iranian woman of family to be deported enrolls in junior college

Iranian woman of family to be deported enrolls in junior college

MAEBASHI, Japan - Amine Maryam (R), the 18-year-old daughter of an Iranian couple slated for deportation, attends an entrance ceremony at Ikuei Junior College in Takasaki, Gunma Precture, on April 4. The Justice Ministry has granted Maryam, who has lived most of her life in Japan, a special residency permit so she can attend a Japanese school after her family is deported to Iran this month. (Kyodo)

LEAD:Iranian girl of family to be deported enrolls in Japanese s

LEAD:Iranian girl of family to be deported enrolls in Japanese s

MAEBASHI, Japan - Amine Maryam (R), 18, the elder daughter of an Iranian couple facing deportation from Japan, sheds tear at a news conference held in Ikuei Junior College in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, where she enrolled on April 4. Maryam's father, Amine Khalil (L), 43, her mother and her 10-year-old sister, who was born in Japan, will be deported later this month while Maryam, who has lived most of her life in Japan, has received a special residency permit so she can attend school. (Kyodo)

High school football championship

High school football championship

Maebashi Ikuei High School players celebrate winning their first national high school football championship on Jan. 8, 2018, in Saitama after defeating Ryutsu Keizai University Kashiwa High School 1-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

High school football championship

High school football championship

Maebashi Ikuei High School players celebrate winning their first national high school football championship on Jan. 8, 2018, in Saitama after defeating Ryutsu Keizai University Kashiwa High School 1-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

High school football championship

High school football championship

Maebashi Ikuei High School players celebrate winning their first national high school football championship on Jan. 8, 2018, in Saitama after defeating Ryutsu Keizai University Kashiwa High School 1-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Soccer: Aomori Yamada hammer Maebashi Ikuei for 1st high-school title

Soccer: Aomori Yamada hammer Maebashi Ikuei for 1st high-school title

Aomori Yamada High School soccer team members gather for a group photo after demolishing Maebashi Ikuei High School 5-0 to win their first national high school championship at Saitama Stadium near Tokyo on Jan. 9, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Soccer: Aomori Yamada hammer Maebashi Ikuei for 1st high-school title

Soccer: Aomori Yamada hammer Maebashi Ikuei for 1st high-school title

Akito Narumi (front) of Aomori Yamada High School scores a goal against Maebashi Ikuei High School in the second half of the national high school championship final at Saitama Stadium on Jan. 9, 2017. Aomori Yamada won their first national championship after demolishing Maebashi Ikuei 5-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Joso Gakuin wins high school final

Joso Gakuin wins high school final

KOSHIEN, Japan - Joso Gakuin nines run in jubilation toward their supporters after defeating Sendai Ikuei 7-6 in the final of the 73rd high school baseball national invitational tournament at Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture on April 4.