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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
May 10, 2009
Abe leads by example as Giants slay Dragons
Yomiuri Giants first baseman Lee Seung Yeop took one for the team early on Saturday night.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
May 8, 2009
Sledge flexing muscles for Fighters in 2nd year
CHIBA — Terrmel Sledge is getting used to playing baseball in Japan.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 5, 2009
Valentine stays calm at eye of the storm
It's been an interesting season for the Chiba Lotte Marines.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 3, 2009
Rhodes says staying in shape is key to his longevity
CHIBA — Tuffy Rhodes has discovered the fountain of youth.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
May 1, 2009
Valentine optimistic as pitchers find form
Chiba Lotte Marines pitcher Hiroyuki Kobayashi didn't come out of Tuesday's game against the Orix Buffaloes with a win, but he should've gained a lot of confidence.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 29, 2009
Obiki's 10th-inning home run propels Buffaloes past Marines
CHIBA — Suspect pitching kept the Orix Buffaloes teetering on the edge of disaster during most of their game against the Chiba Lotte Marines.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 25, 2009
Clutch hitting ignites Dragons to win over Giants
The Yomiuri Giants had planned to honor catcher Shinnosuke Abe during their game against the Chunichi Dragons on Friday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Apr 24, 2009
Kanemoto, Rhodes aging like fine wines
Finding and identifying talented young players is a big part of the game of baseball.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 22, 2009
Matsunaka, Hawks use hit parade to beat Fighters
Rather than trying to slow down Japanese baseball's hottest offense, the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks just lit a fire under their own bats.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 21, 2009
Kaneko's streak gives Fighters double vision
If Nippon Professional Baseball is serious about speeding up games this season, it should stop Makoto Kaneko from batting.
Japan Times
SUMO
Apr 19, 2009
Hakuho remains student of sumo despite success
Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho says his style of sumo is nothing special.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 19, 2009
Eagles ace Iwakuma handcuffs Buffaloes
Hisashi Iwakuma turned in another stellar performance at Tokyo Dome.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Apr 17, 2009
Fighters enjoying extra clout with bat bonanza
The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters' pitching staff has looked surprisingly pedestrian early this season.
SUMO
Apr 16, 2009
Hakuho welcomes steroid testing, laments sumo's woes
The most common problem in the sports world today is about to slightly alter the landscape of one of the world's oldest sports.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Apr 12, 2009
'Stars should bring Pedro to Yokohama
The Yokohama BayStars won their first game of the season on Friday night and would do well to enjoy it.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 11, 2009
Kamei, Tsuruoka lift Giants
Yomiuri Giants players Yoshiyuki Kamei and Kazunari Tsuruoka combined to drive in five runs against the Hanshin Tigers on Friday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Apr 10, 2009
WBC experience inspires Kurihara
Kenta Kurihara was with Samurai Japan for just two games at the World Baseball Classic.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 7, 2009
Lotte fans step up to plate to keep Valentine
CHIBA — Bobby 2010.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 5, 2009
Marines show mettle in comeback victory
CHIBA — The Chiba Lotte Marines squandered a two-run lead in their first game against the Seibu Lions.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 4, 2009
Seabol, Carp beat Giants in opener
After more than a decade of disappointing finishes, the Hiroshima Carp feel they're ready to compete with the Central League's best.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.

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