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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.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Aug 15, 2013

Status of posting system may put Tanaka in limbo

Masahiro Tanaka figures to be one of the most intriguing NPB exports if the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles decide to post the star right-hander after the season.

BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN

Aug 12, 2013

MLB chatter sure to increase as Tanaka dominates in NPB

It was Friday morning in Japan when Detroit Tigers pitcher Max Scherzer earned his 17th win of the MLB season.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Aug 7, 2013

Losing record no reflection of Standridge's true talent

Baseball isn't always fair, and things don't always play out the way they should on the diamond. The game can be downright cruel at times really.

BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN

Aug 5, 2013

Balentien, Ogawa keep Swallows in spotlight

There normally wouldn't be many reasons to keep close tabs on a 35-57-1 team that's 22½ games out of first place.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK

Aug 4, 2013

Fighters pitcher Wolfe not ready to give up on season

Brian Wolfe's confidence is not shaken.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Aug 3, 2013

Nakai, Nishimura thrive in pressure-packed moments for Giants

Daisuke Nakai might want to get comfortable at the Big Egg.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Aug 1, 2013

Giants' Takahashi delivers pinch-hit single in ninth to end thriller against Swallows

Yoshinobu Takahashi's single in the ninth inning felt like one of the few hits that remained in the park in a game that at times resembled a home run derby.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Jul 31, 2013

Fighters end six-game slide with offensive outburst

Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters rookie Shohei Otani wasn't very good on Tuesday night, and the Chiba Lotte Marines' Tomohisa Otani didn't fare much better.Neither of the dueling Otanis went home with a decision, but Shohei Otani's teammates made sure he left QVC Marine Field the happier of the two.Shogo...

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Jul 25, 2013

Second-inning outburst propels Carp past Giants

The Hiroshima Carp weren't pleased with how things went in their first game after the All-Star break.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN

Jul 22, 2013

Otani's presence hard to ignore during NPB All-Star Series

If this year's NPB All-Star Series was about anything, it was about Shohei Otani.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Jul 21, 2013

Eagles slugger Jones gets his first taste of NPB All-Star Series

Andruw Jones had a decent understanding of the pitchers he'd face during his first All-Star Series.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Jul 20, 2013

MVP Arai, solid pitching guide CL All-Stars to Game 2 victory

Hanshin Tigers star Takahiro Arai delivers a go-ahead single in the third inning to lead the Central League to a Game 2 victory in the All-Star Series.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Jul 20, 2013

Swallows' Balentien reflects on All-Star fun, superb start to season

Wladimir Balentien was joking around with Tony Blanco during an interview when he took off his hat to reveal he'd had a large star cut into his hair in celebration of his third All-Star Series appearance in as many seasons.

BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN

Jul 15, 2013

Itoi trade not yet paying off for either Fighters or Buffaloes

The Orix Buffaloes hit their first home run of the year long before any games were played, or at least that was the common refrain.

Japan Times

BASKETBALL

Jul 14, 2013

Japanese players show streetball flair

Masayuki Kabaya wanted Hideki Mitsui to shoot the rock. Actually, he was daring him to shoot it.

Japan Times

BASKETBALL

Jul 13, 2013

Mitsui earns trip to streetball finals at Alcatraz Island

Hideki Mitsui is headed to one of the world's most famous prisons, where the "Tokyo No. 1 Boss Dog" will try his hand at ruling the yard.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN

Jul 8, 2013

Tanaka hitting his stride as season progresses

The next time Masahiro Tanaka takes the mound for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles he'll be trying to win his 12th consecutive decision since opening day.

BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN

Jul 2, 2013

Former Dodgers owner reflects on Nomo, friendships

The paths of former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Hideo Nomo and former owner and team president Peter O'Malley didn't cross during the latter's recent trip to Japan.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Jul 1, 2013

Blanco, Balentien putting up impressive homer totals

If there's a home run derby during this year's All-Star Series, odds are it won't be half as exciting as the one Wladimir Balentien and Tony Blanco are currently staging on a near-nightly basis during the regular season.

Japan Times

BASEBALL / MLB

Jun 30, 2013

O'Malley-Japan baseball exhibit opens

Former Los Angeles Dodgers president Peter O'Malley was in Tokyo on Saturday morning to celebrate the opening of a special exhibition of Dodgers memorabilia at the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame.

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

The building of new high-rise residential buildings has some alarmed that they could empty and fall into disrepair as Japan's population shrinks.

The high cost of letting Japan's condos crumble

By Tomoko Otake

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