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Stephen Ellsesser
Japan Times
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Feb 19, 2007
Goals remain the same, but Hammies have changed
Success hasn't changed Trey Hillman, or his Japan Series championship team.
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 2, 2007
Cashman, Levine take show from China to Japan
The New York Yankees were global even before Kei Igawa, Wang Chien-ming and Hideki Matsui donned the pinstripes, but diversifying the roster is only the beginning for the well-known club.
MORE SPORTS
Jan 31, 2007
Hillman accepts FSAJ Sportsman of Year Award
It's a little early in the year to be receiving hardware, but Trey Hillman's cup overflowed in 2006.
MORE SPORTS
Nov 20, 2006
No. 1 Buckeyes hold off No. 2 Wolverines
One more time, Troy Smith was a Wolverine killer.
SPORTS / E-LIST
Nov 14, 2006
La New 'Bears' it all as yakyu season ends
Online Nichibei Yakyu and even the Konami Cup Asia Series are in the books, and now, the E-List is heading into that baseball-less period we lovers of cowhide and horsehide alike prefer to think of as hibernation.
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Nov 14, 2006
Unique team spirit of Hillman's Fighters brought about success
The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters may not have been beautiful every waking moment on the way to winning the Pacific League, Japan Series and Asia Series championships, but they were oh so pretty in getting it done.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 12, 2006
Hammies victorious again
Facing the China Stars on Saturday, the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters charged into Sunday's championship game with their perfect Konami Cup Asia Series record intact.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 11, 2006
Inada, Fighters rally in 8th
The little things can kill you.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 10, 2006
Fighters off to flyer in Asia Series
Two times were enough for Atsunori Inaba and the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 9, 2006
Reyes leads MLB to sweep
FUKUOKA -- Jose Reyes rolled into Japan a week ago unable to speak a word of Japanese.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 8, 2006
Howard's blast sparks MLB
OSAKA -- Ryan Howard ignited the MLB All-Stars, and the visitors are a game away from sweeping Nichibei Yakyu.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 3, 2006
Unheralded Giants big in tie
Meeting the Yomiuri Giants wasn't much fun for the San Diego giant.
SPORTS / E-LIST
Nov 2, 2006
'Babe Factor' puts butts in Sapporo seats
SAPPORO -- The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters have already won the first two Japan Series games played on the northern island, and they are about to win its first championship.More than 41,000 people have come out for each postseason game at Sapporo Dome, and the main reason for that is the "Babe Factor."...
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Nov 2, 2006
WBC, Nichibei on collision course?
Cannibalism, baby. It's all the rage in baseball this year.
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 1, 2006
MLB stars hope to prove themselves during Nichibei
The plane has landed, and the first battle has begun.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 28, 2006
Morimoto caught up in moment
SAPPORO -- Hichori Morimoto is no Doug Mientkiewicz.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 28, 2006
Seguignol Shimmy, Shinjo's tears . . . and more
SAPPORO -- The Japan Series wrapped up Thursday in Hokkaido, and Japan Times baseball writer Stephen Ellsesser is taking the first train out of here, before hopping a plane for Tokyo.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 27, 2006
Kanemura hurt groin in Game 4: Brown
SAPPORO -- Satoru Kanemura left after the fifth inning of the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters' Game 4 victory, and health apparently was a factor.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 27, 2006
Fighters clinch Japan Series championship
SAPPORO -- Hokkaido didn't have to wait long for its first Japan Series championship.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 26, 2006
Hammies 1 win away
SAPPORO -- The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters are a game away from Japan Series glory.
Bankruptcies and suicides rise as Japanese struggle with mounting debt
Lawyers estimate that personal bankruptcies in Japan are on track to reach the highest since 2012 this year.
Honda and Nissan consider mutual production of vehicles, report says
Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe at the Japan Mobility Show 2023 at Tokyo Big Sight in October 2023.
The mighty Mekong River's growing plastic problem
A group of elephant keepers in Chiang Saen, Thailand, remove plastic waste from the Ruak River, a tributary of the Mekong River, as a pair of Asian elephants bathe behind them.
Record 78% of people in Japan feel anxious, government survey finds
The public opinion survey on people's lives, conducted by the Cabinet Office, found that 28.1% of respondents think that their standard of living is at a lower-middle level among the general public — the highest percentage to give that response in 35 years.
Nippon Steel alleges undue White House influence on doomed deal review
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy at the Brookings Institution in Washington on Dec. 10.
Casual workouts, cool living, ‘complete’ food: Japan’s health trends of 2024
In 2024, efficiency trumped effort among Japan's fitness-focused aspirants.
The mighty Mekong River's growing plastic problem
A group of elephant keepers in Chiang Saen, Thailand, remove plastic waste from the Ruak River, a tributary of the Mekong River, as a pair of Asian elephants bathe behind them.
Japanese officials inspect Yokota Air Base over PFAS concerns
The Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in September 2019. An inspection of the base by Japanese government officials on Friday came amid public pressure to investigate suspected links between the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam by the U.S. base and contamination of soil and groundwater in western Tokyo.
Crime numbers rise in Japan for second straight year
A police officer stands in front of the residence of a man alleged to have stabbed two junior high school students in Kitakyushu.
A year of Oscar wins and a quiet push for diversity
Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Evil Does Not Exist,” released in Japanese theaters in April, sharply dramatizes the clash between rural and urban values. The film won five awards at the 2023 Venice Film Festival, including the second-place Silver Lion prize.

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