Japan secured a spot in the baseball tournament of next year's Beijing Olympic Games with a 10-2 win over Taiwan in the Asian Championship on Dec. 3.

Yu Darvish KYODO PHOTO

Tsuyoshi Nishioka, Munenori Kawasaki, Takahiro Arai and Shinnosuke Abe had RBI hits in a six-run rally in the seventh inning to help Japan finish on top of the four-team final round of the championship, with three wins in as many games.

Nippon Ham Fighters ace Yu Darvish, who appeared somewhat rusty after an outstanding season that earned him the prestigious Sawamura Award, worked seven innings, allowing two runs and three hits with six strikeouts, three walks and a hit batter.