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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 / HIT AND RUN
Nov 2, 2011
Unlikely trio in spotlight as Swallows reach CLCS second stage
Katsuki Akagawa, Ryoji Aikawa and Ryosuke Morioka stood on the podium near home plate as the cheers of Tokyo Yakult supporters rang out through the night air at Jingu Stadium on Monday night.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 2, 2011
Pennant-winning Dragons face stiff test from Swallows in second stage
In what's quickly becoming a rite of winter, the Chunichi Dragons are in the final stage of the Central League Climax Series, which was introduced in 2007.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 1, 2011
Akagawa belies years as Swallows advance
The youngest player on the team had the ball in his hands for the most important game of the year for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 31, 2011
Utsumi gives Giants big lift in Game 2
Tetsuya Utsumi took the mound knowing the Yomiuri Giants' season hung in the balance. He did a little bit of everything to make sure his team lived to fight another day.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 30, 2011
Swallows win Game 1 to put Giants on brink
The Tokyo Yakult Swallows came out on top in their season series against the Yomiuri Giants this year. Now they're halfway to a triumph that may be even more satisfying.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 29, 2011
Late surge makes Giants a good bet in Central League Climax Series
The Tokyo Yakult Swallows faced the Yomiuri Giants 24 times this season and for the first time in 11 years proved themselves to be the better team.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 28, 2011
All eyes on Darvish in Climax opener
Yu Darvish has a few things to take care of before deciding which side of the Pacific he wants to pitch on next season.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Oct 25, 2011
Chono was most valuable player for Giants this season
There were all sorts of strings attached to Hisayoshi Chono's last at-bat of the regular season.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 19, 2011
Dragons clinch CL pennant
After what seemed like an eternity, the Chunichi Dragons finally got rid of their magic number. They'll gladly be replacing it with another championship banner.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 18, 2011
Gonzalez firing on all cylinders since return
Dicky Gonzalez had just gotten a subpar year back on track when he went down on Aug. 24 with a right calf strain that some thought could keep him out for the rest of the regular season.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 16, 2011
No celebration for Chunichi
Chunichi Dragons fans turned out in droves for a chance to see their team clinch a league title.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 15, 2011
Giants delay Dragons' title
The Chunichi Dragons may eventually celebrate winning the Central League pennant at the Yomiuri Giants' home stadium, but it won't be on Hirokazu Sawamura's watch.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 12, 2011
Giants' Fujimura hits walk-off double in 9th
Daisuke Fujimura picked a pretty good time to play the hero for the first time in his career.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Oct 10, 2011
Darvish's recent struggles to win byproduct of Fighters' real issues
Yu Darvish's struggle to get into the wins column recently, could be indicative of problems that could doom the Hokkaido Nippon Fighters' latest bid to reach the Japan Series.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 7, 2011
Abe powers Giants past 'Stars
Shinnosuke Abe was on fire from the time he stepped in the batter's box, and it was going to take a lot more than the Yokohama BayStars could muster to cool him off.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Oct 4, 2011
Hawks euphoric after triumph, focused on winning Japan Series title
For a few precious hours, the rigors of a demanding season were forgotten as the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks sprayed one another with bottle after bottle of beer.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 2, 2011
Hawks wrap up PL pennant
The Pacific League pennant is staying in Fukuoka.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 2, 2011
Uchikawa savors moment of glory
Seiichi Uchikawa couldn't stop tears of joy from streaming down his face.
BASEBALL
Oct 1, 2011
Deadline passes for Japan-WBC deal
Major League Baseball is beginning to prepare for a 2013 World Baseball Classic without Japan, but the door is open for a change of heart from the two-time defending champions.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 1, 2011
Yano, Giants clobber Carp
A fan fell out of the stands and had to be stretchered off. Four players were hit with pitches, including one who had to be carried off, and one fan got more than she bargained for when a foul ball came hurtling toward her from above.
In a first, Japan issues cease-and-desist order against Google
The Google logo is seen at the company's Bay View campus in Mountain View, California. Japanese authorities on Tuesday issued a cease-and-desist order to Google over an alleged violation of the country's anti-monopoly law.
Japan and the U.S. begin tariff talks on good terms, but without breakthroughs
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator, speaks to reporters in Washington on Wednesday.
Trump calls the U.S.-Japan alliance ‘one-sided.’ Tokyo says otherwise.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Thursday in Washington.
Tokyo hotel operators face possible warnings over suspected price cartel
Foreign tourists gather on a platform at Kyoto Station on Wednesday.
China executes man over Japanese school bus stop murder
The bus stop in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China, where a Japanese mother, her child, and a Chinese woman were attacked in June 2024
Tokyo hotel operators face possible warnings over suspected price cartel
Foreign tourists gather on a platform at Kyoto Station on Wednesday.
Kyotographie 2025 opts for laughter and levity in the face of global strife
Palestinian American photographer Adam Rouhana’s exhibition at this year’s Kyotographie festival shows Palestinian life, not death and rubble.
Privacy and transparency clash in debate over bill on artificial insemination
Sachiko Ishizuka, who was born via artificial insemination by donor (AID), tells her story to lawmakers from the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan on April 9.
Why Ishiba became the first prime minister to hold talks with Rengo in 16 years
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Japanese Trade Union Confederation chief Tomoko Yoshino in a meeting Tuesday at the Prime Minister's Office
In a first, Japan issues cease-and-desist order against Google
The Google logo is seen at the company's Bay View campus in Mountain View, California. Japanese authorities on Tuesday issued a cease-and-desist order to Google over an alleged violation of the country's anti-monopoly law.

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