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Stephen Ellsesser
For Stephen Ellsesser's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
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.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Japan’s cannabis market growing rapidly amid regulatory shift
The legality of products that contain cannabinoids, a group of substances derived from the cannabis plant, has been somewhat murky in Japan.
The story isn't over for Japan's bookstores
Later this month, author Shogo Imamura will open Honmaru, a bookstore that allows other businesses to rent its shelves. It's part of a wave of ideas Japanese booksellers are trying to compete with online spaces.
Hybrid work takes root in Japan, survey finds
A dealer works in the trading room at a foreign exchange brokerage in Tokyo on March 28. An overwhelming majority of respondents who currently work remotely in some capacity say they wish to continue to do so.
Shohei Ohtani signs deal with sports technology company Rapsodo
Shohei Ohtani has been appointed as the new technology ambassador for Rapsodo, the company announced Monday.
A craft beer crawl through Tokyo’s top bars, brewpubs and dives
If all you drink is Asahi, Sapporo and Kirin, you're depriving yourself of some of the best craft beer Tokyo has to offer — and there sure is a lot of it out there.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Tsukiji 2030s: A stadium, culinary center and transportation hub
A computer-generated image shows redevelopment plans for the former site of the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo.
Hearing the impact of climate change in Okinawa, one bird call at a time
Toshihiro Kinjo (center), a research support technician at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, inspects an audio recording device in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on April 3 as Masako Ogasawara, a research support specialist at OIST, looks on.
Japan’s cannabis market growing rapidly amid regulatory shift
The legality of products that contain cannabinoids, a group of substances derived from the cannabis plant, has been somewhat murky in Japan.

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