Yoon "Korean-descendant Kyoto International High School, Truly Proud of Reaching Japan 'Koshien' Finals"

Facebook Message "Big Applause for Fighting Spirit and Passion"

Korean ethnic school baseball players from Kyoto International High School in Japan are celebrating their victory after securing a win in the semifinals of the National High School Baseball Championship (Summer Koshien) held on the 21st at Hanshin Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. Kyoto International High School won 3-2 against Aomoriyamada High School, advancing to the Summer Koshien finals for the first time. [Image source=Yonhap News]

President Yoon Suk-yeol expressed on the 22nd that it is "truly an amazing achievement" that the Korean-descendant Kyoto International High School advanced to the finals of the Japanese National High School Baseball Championship, Koshien, and said, "I am sincerely proud of you all."

In a Facebook message that day, President Yoon said, "Kyoto International High School, with Korean heritage, has reached the finals of the Japanese National High School Baseball Championship, Koshien, known as the 'stage of dreams,' for the first time," and added, "I give great applause to the players who gave their all with such passion and determination that their uniforms were almost torn."

President Yoon stated, "Koshien is the most prestigious tournament in Japanese high school baseball, with nearly 4,000 teams participating every year," and recalled, "In 1983, when my father was an exchange professor at Hitotsubashi University, I spent the summer in Japan, and the intense atmosphere of Koshien is still vivid in my memory."

He continued, "It is truly remarkable that Kyoto International High School, with only 159 students, has advanced to the finals of such a major tournament," offering words of encouragement.

President Yoon added, "Your summer is just beginning," and said, "I will wholeheartedly support the Kyoto International High School baseball team and students who have brought great joy to the Korean-Japanese community and our people through baseball."

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