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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
Nov 9, 2007
Dragons downed by Wyverns
The Chunichi Dragons were flying high after their recent win in the Japan Series but the SK Wyverns brought them back to earth in a hurry.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 7, 2007
Ochiai's Dragons aim to capture Asia Series championship
Fresh off conquering Japanese baseball, the Chunichi Dragons are turning their attention to Asian supremacy.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 3, 2007
Hillman bids farewell to Fighters
NAGOYA — The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters have hired a proven winner in Masataka Nashida to manage the team next year. That's good because the Trey Hillman era will be a tough act to follow.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / 2007 NPB PLAYOFFS
Nov 2, 2007
Dragons clinch Japan Series
NAGOYA — It was almost the perfect ending to 53 years of heartbreak.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 1, 2007
Dragons close in on Japan Series
NAGOYA — The Chunichi Dragons came into the Japan Series looking for revenge and they're one win away from getting it.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 31, 2007
Dragons score seven in 1st, nab series lead
NAGOYA — It's probably a good thing the Nagoya Dome scoreboard stopped working during the bottom half of the first inning on Tuesday. It wouldn't have been able to keep up anyway.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / 2007 NPB PLAYOFFS
Oct 30, 2007
Nakata's stellar Game 2 outing gives Dragons a big boost
NAGOYA — The Chunichi Dragons are three wins away from their first Japan Series title since 1954 and surprisingly it's their pitching staff, not their offense, that's leading the way.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 30, 2007
Darvish receives prestigious accolade
NAGOYA — Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters pitcher Yu Darvish was outstanding this season. So it's no surprise that the accolades have started rolling in.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / 2007 NPB PLAYOFFS
Oct 29, 2007
Dragons even series in runaway victory
SAPPORO — The Chunichi Dragons got another huge performance out of one of their starting pitchers — and this time they didn't waste it.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 29, 2007
Young star Darvish impresses Dragons
SAPPORO — One day after Yu Darvish put on one of the greatest shows in Japan Series history the Chunichi Dragons were still a little awe-struck.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / 2007 NPB PLAYOFFS
Oct 28, 2007
Darvish, Seguignol key Hammies' win
SAPPORO — Yu Darvish is beginning to become a playoff legend.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / 2007 NPB PLAYOFFS
Oct 27, 2007
Fighters yearn to repeat; Dragons want different outcome
SAPPORO — A lot of the faces may be the same, but this year's Japan Series is showing just how quickly things can change.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / 2007 NPB PLAYOFFS
Oct 27, 2007
Ochiai still defies conventional wisdom
SAPPORO — After the Chunichi Dragons won the Central League Climax Series title, there were no wild celebrations, no beer fights and certainly no managers being tossed into the air. Hardly traditional, which is exactly what you would've expected from Hiromitsu Ochiai.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / 2007 NPB PLAYOFFS
Oct 21, 2007
Dragons earn return trip to Japan Series
The Yomiuri Giants won the Central League title but the Chunichi Dragons are going to the Japan Series.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / 2007 NPB PLAYOFFS
Oct 20, 2007
Dragons top Giants; take 2-0 series lead
The introduction of the Climax Series in the Central League this year gave the Chunichi Dragons a new lease on life and they're making sure they make the most of it.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / 2007 NPB PLAYOFFS
Oct 19, 2007
Fighters move to Japan Series
SAPPORO — Trey Hillman said that hitting home runs was not the Fighters' style. He may be right, but Fernando Seguignol sure did look stylish doing it.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / 2007 NPB PLAYOFFS
Oct 18, 2007
Darvish, Naruse square off in marquee Game 5 matchup
SAPPORO — Yu Darvish and Yoshihisa Naruse were arguably the two best pitchers in Japanese baseball this season.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / 2007 NPB PLAYOFFS
Oct 18, 2007
Fighters, Marines stay relaxed
SAPPORO — One day before the Pacific League title and a place in the Japan Series will be on the line, the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters and Chiba Lotte Marines were a relaxed bunch.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / 2007 NPB PLAYOFFS
Oct 17, 2007
Satozaki sizzler powers Marines
SAPPORO — Masaru Takeda has probably seen enough of Tomoya Satozaki to last him a lifetime.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / 2007 NPB PLAYOFFS
Oct 17, 2007
Glynn comes up with goods
SAPPORO — With the Chiba Lotte Marines threatening to take control of the series, the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters were looking for a good game out of starting pitcher Ryan Glynn. He responded with the game of his life.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Saitama court bans demonstrations over anti-Kurd hate speech
Kurdish people in Japan in 2015. A court injunction has banned acts that defame the Japan Kurdish Cultural Association and are disrespectful, such as putting up banner flags or handing out fliers with hate speech like “Refugees should go back to their home countries.”
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
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.

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