Free Live Streaming of Spring High School Baseball Regional Tournament (Kinki/Tohoku) Semifinals and Finals on 'Virtual Koshien'!

The Asahi Shimbun (President and CEO: Katsu Tsunoda) and Asahi Broadcasting Television (President: Toshiaki Imamura) will offer free live streaming of the semifinals and finals of the Spring Kinki and Spring Tohoku High School Baseball Regional Tournaments on 'Virtual Koshien'. You can only watch the live stream on 'Virtual Koshien'! Enjoy the final battles of the spring tournaments through video.

Virtual Koshien URLs: Sports Navi: https://baseball.yahoo.co.jp/hsb_spring_district/competitions/ Sports Bull: https://vk.sportsbull.jp/koshien/

About the Spring Regional High School Baseball Tournaments: The spring tournament is positioned as a precursor to the National Championship in the summer. The country is divided into 9 blocks, where top teams from prefectural tournaments compete to become the number one in their respective regions. The Spring Kinki Regional Tournament will be held in Kyoto Prefecture, featuring 8 schools (3 from Kyoto, 1 each from other prefectures). The Spring Tohoku Regional Tournament will be held in Aomori Prefecture, featuring 14 schools (3 each from Aomori and Akita, 2 each from other prefectures).

Live Streaming Schedule: May 30 (Sat): Spring Kinki Regional Tournament Semifinals May 31 (Sun): Spring Kinki Regional Tournament Final June 12 (Fri): Spring Tohoku Regional Tournament Semifinals June 13 (Sat): Spring Tohoku Regional Tournament Final

Inning Score Updates Provided! For the 2026 spring regional tournaments, inning-by-inning score updates will be provided for all games. Scores for each inning will be updated continuously to convey the progress of the matches. You can check the scores even if you cannot watch the games in person.

About 'Virtual Koshien': 'Virtual Koshien' was launched in 2015 as a service where users can enjoy high school baseball anytime and anywhere through videos and news, jointly by The Asahi Shimbun and Asahi Broadcasting (now Asahi Broadcasting Television). Since then, it has live-streamed various tournaments, including the National High School Baseball Championship. In 2025, it provided free live streaming for all games of the 107th National High School Baseball Championship (both regional and national stages), as well as the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup Japan national team matches, the 79th National Sports Festival 'WataSHIGA Kagayaku Kuni-spo 2025', and more. It also provides news services, offering updates for all games from regional to national levels of the National High School Baseball Championship.

About 'Sports Navi': Operated by LINE Yahoo Corporation, this is one of Japan's largest sports comprehensive sites, delivering the latest sports news, match schedules, real-time updates, and columns for various sports, including professional baseball, MLB, and high school baseball, as well as soccer and tennis.

About 'SPORTS BULL': This is an internet sports media that can be enjoyed for free from smartphone apps and the web. It focuses on live streaming of student sports such as college baseball, high school baseball, volleyball, and soccer, while also delivering news on various other sports.