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Jason Coskrey
Jason Coskrey is a sports writer for The Japan Times. His primary focus is Japanese baseball, but he has also covered soccer, American football, boxing and basketball. He previously worked for the Marietta Daily Journal in Marietta, Ga. A native of Detroit, he is a graduate of the University of Alabama-Birmingham.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 19, 2009
South Koreans gaining ground rapidly on baseball rivals
SAN DIEGO — South Korean fans shouted "This is Korea" as a part of a cheer during their team's game against Japan at the World Baseball Classic.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 19, 2009
Bong leaves Japan on brink
SAN DIEGO — Yu Darvish began to look like his normal self on the mound early in the second inning of Japan's game against South Korea in the World Baseball Classic.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 18, 2009
Cuba tops Mexico to keep hopes alive
SAN DIEGO — Stopping outfielder Frederich Cepeda might be the key to keeping the World Baseball Classic trophy from heading to Cuba in a few days.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 18, 2009
Japan counting on Darvish against South Korea
SAN DIEGO — Japan and South Korea have seen a lot of each other in the World Baseball Classic. Enough that Ichiro Suzuki thinks it might be their fate to play each other over and over again.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 17, 2009
Japan pounds Cuba
SAN DIEGO — Three years later and the Cubans still haven't figured out Daisuke Matsuzaka.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 17, 2009
S. Korea beats Mexico, sets up Japan rematch
So much for the so-called pitcher's park.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 17, 2009
Masterful Matsuzaka keeps Cubans under his spell
SAN DIEGO — When questioned about his pregame demeanor on Sunday, Daisuke Matsuzaka said he thought he had been smiling.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 16, 2009
Japan, Cuba renew rivalry in rematch
SAN DIEGO — Japan manager Tatsunori Hara believes his team can beat anyone.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 16, 2009
South Korea faces formidable foe
South Korea is back in San Diego looking to settle some unfinished business.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 10, 2009
Silent assassin Nakajima making mark under cover
While Ichiro Suzuki and Shuichi Murata were dominating the headlines, Hiroyuki Nakajima was quietly racking up hits.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 10, 2009
Japan gives up top ranking
South Korea's Bong Jung Keun wanted at least one chance to face Japan in the World Baseball Classic.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 9, 2009
S. Korea joins Japan in Asia qualification
Facing elimination, South Korea wanted to prove it was still a force to be reckoned with in the World Baseball Classic.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 8, 2009
Ichiro ends slump, Japan routs S. Korea
Ichiro Suzuki called Japan's second loss to South Korea in the 2006 World Baseball Classic, "the most humiliating day of my baseball career."
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 8, 2009
China surprises rival Taiwan
China's still alive on the third day of the World Baseball Classic.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 7, 2009
Lee, South Korea trounce Taiwan
South Korea didn't have to work too hard to notch its first win of the 2009 World Baseball Classic.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 7, 2009
Dice-K, Kim share spotlight
Daisuke Matsuzaka will undoubtedly be the star attraction before Japan takes on South Korea on Saturday night.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 6, 2009
Japan makes steady start
With members of the royal family watching, Japan's home run king was downright regal.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 5, 2009
Japan ready to defend title
When the second World Baseball Classic begins on Thursday, all eyes will be on Japan.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 5, 2009
Japan hungry for second WBC title
Ichiro Suzuki expects Asian baseball to once again show the world its might on the international stage over the next two weeks.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 4, 2009
Japan gets in final WBC workouts
The upcoming World Baseball Classic has generated excitement throughout Japan.
Trump team seeks to toughen Biden’s chip controls over China
U.S. President Donald Trump's officials recently met with their Japanese and Dutch counterparts about restricting Tokyo Electron and ASML engineers from maintaining semiconductor gear in China, according to people familiar with the matter.
China adviser pushes to lower legal marriage age to 18 to boost birthrate
A woman fits her wedding dress at a bridal shop in Luliang, northern China's Shanxi province, on Feb. 11.
U.S. defense spending demands could transform global security
Amid rising global defense spending, U.S. President Donald Trump's push for 5% of GDP on military budgets poses a challenge for American allies, including Japan, which is already struggling to meet its 2% target.
Ex-Japan envoy concerned over Trump's foreign aid cuts
Ichiro Fujisaki
DeepSeek rushes to launch new AI model as China goes all in
The Chinese embrace of DeepSeek comes as governments from South Korea to Italy remove the artificial intelligence from national app stores, citing privacy concerns.
About 70% of foreign nationals questioned by police on the streets: survey
Lawyers advising in a racial profiling case speak during a news conference on Wednesday in Tokyo.
Latest sumo ranking sheet has plenty to catch the eye
Hoshoryu holds up the latest "banzuke" sumo ranking chart in Osaka on Tuesday.
Gunma ranks top among city dwellers eyeing countryside, survey shows
Kusatsu Onsen resort, a popular tourist destination in Gunma Prefecture, on Dec. 26, 2022
Japan looks to save seafood and seaweed farming from warming oceans
Asian seabass are bred at the Songkhla Coastal Aquaculture Technology and Innovation Research and Development Center in southern Thailand.
Japan struggles to fend off a world without enough matcha
Once a boon to tea farmers' bottom lines, the global matcha craze is now pushing producers and distributors to their limits with few options to adequately meet demand.

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