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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
Nov 12, 2008
NPB champion Lions aim for Asian crown
The Seibu Lions have already proven they are the best team in Japan.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 11, 2008
Lions bare teeth to claim Japan Series
Seibu Lions manager Hisanobu Watanabe had a book due out on Monday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 11, 2008
Strength in relief gives pitch-perfect Lions win
Relief pitching was the one clear advantage the Yomiuri Giants had over the Seibu Lions entering the Japan Series.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 9, 2008
Lions stay alive, force Game 7
Turns out these Lions have nine lives after all.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 8, 2008
Giants are in driver's seat
The Yomiuri Giants held a light workout at Tokyo Dome Friday afternoon on the eve of a crucial tilt against the Seibu Lions in Game 6 of the Japan Series.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 7, 2008
Cool Kishi shrugs off stage fright
TOKOROZAWA, Saitama Pref. — Making your first Japan Series start against a team with the tradition of the Yomiuri Giants can be a daunting task for even the most veteran of pitchers.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 7, 2008
Giants move to brink of series glory
TOKOROZAWA, Saitama Pref. — The Yomiuri Giants vowed they would be ready for Lions starter Hideaki Wakui the next time they saw him.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 6, 2008
Hungry Lions draw level in Japan Series
TOKOROZAWA, Saitama Pref. — Okawari-kun finally got what he was looking for in the Japan Series.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 5, 2008
Suzuki plays starring role in Giants' win
Takahiro Suzuki is usually the one scoring the runs for the Yomiuri Giants.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Nov 4, 2008
Giants' unsung heroes revel in spotlight
As Game 2 starter Hisanori Takahashi left the mound in the middle of the sixth inning of a 2-2 contest on Sunday, things were looking bleak for the Yomiuri Giants.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 3, 2008
Surprise package Wakui takes playoffs by storm
What a postseason it's been for Hideaki Wakui.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 3, 2008
Ramirez strikes late to level Japan Series
Not many players can put on a show quite like the Yomiuri Giants' Alex Ramirez.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 2, 2008
Wakui tosses gem for Lions in opener
If the Japan Series was supposed to be an offensive showcase, Seibu Lions pitcher Hideaki Wakui sure didn't get the memo.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 1, 2008
Skippers Hara, Watanabe ready to match wits on diamond
It was a business-like atmosphere at Tokyo Dome on Friday afternoon as the Seibu Lions and Yomiuri Giants went through their final preparations for Game 1 of the Japan Series.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 1, 2008
Japan Series features high-octane offenses
Offense was the name of the game for both the Seibu Lions and Yomiuri Giants this season.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Oct 30, 2008
Hara makes right call with Giants
Yomiuri Giants manager Tatsunori Hara cried last season after the Chunichi Dragons sent his team into a long offseason with a 3-0 sweep in the second stage of the Central League Climax Series.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 26, 2008
Giants advance to Japan Series
The Yomiuri Giants won the Central League pennant last season but failed to reach the Japan Series.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 24, 2008
Ogasawara belts two home runs; fired-up Giants take 2-1 series lead
The Yomiuri Giants looked a bit sluggish in the first game of their series against the Chunichi Dragons.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 23, 2008
Nakamura lifts Dragons to win in series opener
Norihiro Nakamura was having a horrible postseason at the plate.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 22, 2008
Giants, Dragons vie for Japan Series spot
The Chunichi Dragons took care of the Hanshin Tigers in Game 3 of the first stage of the Central League Climax Series on Monday only to run into the Yomiuri Giants in the second stage.
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 launched intercontinental ballistic missile during attack on Ukraine, Kyiv says
A Yars intercontinental ballistic missile is launched during a test from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in Northern Arkhangelsk region of Russia, in this still image captured from video released on Oct. 29.
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.
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.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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