I watched the Japan vs. China game, and I have to say that Japan is a really good baseball team. Their starter for that game was Koji Uehara and he had just amazing stuff. 5 innings, 6 K's, and one mistake on a two-run homer. Naoyuki Shimizu got the save for that game, pitching 3 innings and striking out five. Not only does Japan have an offense to match the US, but their pitching is very good as well. I could see them going to the finals easily.