”Kyoto International High School wins the summer Koshien tournament... a source of pride for Koreans living in Japan” - President Yoon Seok-yeol

On the 23rd, South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol commented on the victory of Kyoto International High School, a school established by Korean residents in Japan, in the Japan National High School Baseball Championship (Summer Koshien), saying, "The poor working conditions
President Yoon Seok-yeol celebrated the achievement as a "miraculous achievement achieved in the finals of the Koshien tournament." On the same day, he wrote on social media, "The Korean school song of Kyoto International High School reverberated powerfully in the stadium during the Koshien finals."
President Yoon Seok-yeol commented on the victory, "The miraculous achievement achieved in such a harsh environment has inspired pride and courage among our Korean resident Koreans in Japan."
"I hope that baseball will bring Japan and Korea closer together," he said. Kyoto International was established by Korean residents in Japan for ethnic education in 1944 and was approved by the Japanese government as the Kyoto Korean Central School.
The school was in danger of closing down, but after receiving approval from the Japanese and Korean governments, it reopened in 2004 as Kyoto International Junior and Senior High School.
Meanwhile, Kyoto International High School lost to Kanto Daiichi High School, representing East Tokyo, in extra innings in the 106th Summer Koshien Finals held at Hanshin Koshien Stadium on the same day.
In the end, they defeated them 2-1 to win the championship.