Alma mater of Japanese curling stars faces closure amid enrollment drop

TOKYO - A high school in northern Japan that has produced many curling talents, including Milan Cortina Winter Olympian Sayaka Yoshimura, is at risk of closing due to declining enrollment.

Hokkaido Tokoro High School in the northernmost main island hopes to avert the crisis by attracting students from across the country, starting in the next fiscal year from April, with Yoshimura saying she wants to "give dreams" to aspiring Olympic curlers.