Overview

• On September 16, attorneys representing several students and parents said they will request that social platforms delete defamatory posts and will ask courts to order disclosure of the posters' identities.
• The planned legal action addresses claims targeting members not involved in the incident and does not include the four senior players accused in the assault.
• Lawyers contend false statements online are damaging education and daily life for those named, and they caution that baseless posts may carry legal responsibility.
• The Japan High School Baseball Federation issued a strict warning to the team in March after a first-year player was struck by four seniors over a dorm rule violation involving banned cup noodles.
• Social media speculation spread before the summer Koshien tournament, and Hiroshima Koryo withdrew after winning its first game.