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Stephen Ellsesser
For Stephen Ellsesser's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Feb 25, 2006
Uehara tosses gem
FUKUOKA -- Koji Uehara stands alone, so he must stand tall.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Feb 24, 2006
Submarine heading for own Marines
FUKUOKA -- The SubMarine will get a shot at the Chiba Lotte Marines this weekend. Submarine pitcher Shunsuke Watanabe is the projected starter for Japan's World Baseball Classic warmup against the Japan Series champion at Yahoo Dome, and although he is not thrilled about facing his teammates, he is ready for the challenge.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Feb 23, 2006
Ichiro steps up to the plate in Fukuoka
FUKUOKA -- Ichiro Suzuki is back in Japan, and he is feeling good. The Seattle Mariners star painted the right-field stands at Yahoo Dome from both cages during batting practice at Japan's World Baseball Classic training session Wednesday, looking at ease before, during and after his time at the plate.
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 18, 2006
Rhodes returns home
Tuffy Rhodes may have played his last game in Japan.
MORE SPORTS
Feb 1, 2006
Asada accepts top athlete award from FSAJ
Figure skater Mao Asada smiles after accepting the 2005 Japanese sportsman of the year award, given by the Foreign Sportswriters Association of Japan, from Japan Times sports editor and FSAJ president Jack Gallagher.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 30, 2006
Fighters, Diaz agree to contract
After originally agreeing to a one-year deal with the Hiroshima Carp, former Chicago White Sox prospect Felix Diaz instead will be joining the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters, the club announced Sunday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 21, 2006
Sources: Sosa to stay in MLB
Although Sammy Sosa does not have a home for next season, he likely won't be playing in Japan, according to unnamed Major League Baseball sources.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 17, 2006
Hiroshima adds ex-Sox prospect
The Hiroshima Carp agreed Monday to a one-year deal with pitcher Felix Diaz, a Dominican right-hander who played for the Charlotte Knights, the Triple-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox, in 2005.
BASKETBALL
Jan 16, 2006
Lots cast for worlds as FIBA brackets decided
Whether it is returning to glory or taking steps toward relevancy, this summer's FIBA world championships mean something different to each of the teams involved.
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Jan 12, 2006
Lasorda's answers question Japan's best
There's no doubt Tommy Lasorda loves his country.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 11, 2006
Lasorda hopes Cuba makes it to World Baseball Classic
Cuba's exclusion from the World Baseball Classic would be tragic, and no one knows it more than WBC ambassador Tommy Lasorda.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 5, 2006
Franco stays, Serafini goes
Following a test of the open market, Matt Franco and Dan Serafini will wind up on different teams after helping the Chiba Lotte Marines win their first Japan Series in 31 years in 2005, said agent Myles Kahn.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 10, 2005
Matsui still missing
Sadaharu Oh is leaving the door unlocked for Hideki Matsui.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 9, 2005
Serafini, Franco set for Japan return, maybe not to Marines
Both Dan Serafini and Matt Franco will play in Japan next season, but they may not return to the Japan Series champion Chiba Lotte Marines, agent Myles Kahn said.
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 14, 2005
Marines sweep Asia Series
Another series, another Chiba Lotte Marines championship.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 13, 2005
Lotte's bench warmers outshine China Stars
Playing in their first Konami Cup Asia Series early game, the Chiba Lotte Marines already had Saturday night off.
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 12, 2005
Marines mow down Bulls 12-1
Being the best team in Japan doesn't appear to be enough for the Chiba Lotte Marines.
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 11, 2005
'Bobby Magic' still at work
The defense and pitching weren't perfect, but the Chiba Lotte Marines' offense was just fine after two weeks off.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 11, 2005
Source: Valentine to stay in Chiba as Marines offer new 4-year deal
Chiba Lotte Marines manager Bobby Valentine has been offered a four-year contract beginning with next season, and Valentine's acceptance of the new deal is imminent, a source familiar with the situation said Thursday at Tokyo Dome.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 9, 2005
Valentine's future remains undecided
Based on job offers, Bobby Valentine has just as good a chance to be with the Chiba Lotte Marines next season as he does with the Los Angeles Dodgers or any other club his name has been linked to in recent weeks.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Yen swings stir talk that Japan is in the FX market once again
An electronic screen in Tokyo displays the yen exchange rate against the U.S. dollar and the graph showing its recent swings, on Thursday.
Harajuku strives to reclaim its former glory — and surpass it
Laforet Harajuku, which celebrated its 45th anniversary last year, has been a witness to the district's evolution over the years.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Japan's May 1 intervention may have cost ¥3.66 trillion, BOJ data suggests
An electronic screen displays a graph showing Japanese yen exchange rates surging against the dollar amid signs of intervention by authorities, in Tokyo on Thursday.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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