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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.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Russia launched intercontinental ballistic missile during attack on Ukraine, Kyiv says
A Yars intercontinental ballistic missile is launched during a test from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in Northern Arkhangelsk region of Russia, in this still image captured from video released on Oct. 29.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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