Daisuke  Matsuzaka  of  Japan  pitches  during  the  first  innings  of  Japan's  game  played  against  South Korea  in the  Tokyo  Dome  , Tokyo , Japan.   The  Japanese  team  would  go  on to defeat  their  Asian  rivals   14-2 .   picture  appears  courtesy  of afp/reuters / Toru Hanai ...............