Overview

• Koryo High said on October 10 it formed a three‑lawyer third‑party committee to investigate a January incident in which four upperclassmen allegedly struck a first‑year student who later transferred.
• The Japan Student Baseball Association announced disciplinary actions the same day, suspending Uwako High’s coach for 18 months from September 9 over corporal punishment, dangerous acts, and failure to report.
• Findings cited the Uwako coach for hitting players on the face and abdomen and directing practice balls at kneeling players.
• Additional penalties included an 18‑month suspension from July 28 for Fujieda Kita High’s coach over prolonged verbal and physical abuse, and a four‑month suspension from August 17 for Shugakukan High’s club director for verbal abuse and reporting violations.
• A parent’s posts alleging a group beating involving more than 10 students and over 100 blows spread online before summer Koshien, leading to harassment and bomb threats and Koryo’s withdrawal after its first‑game win, while an accused third‑year says the incident was two people and two chest pushes and has pursued a defamation case.