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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.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 3, 2010
Watanabe, Kiyota carry Marines to Game 3 triumph
CHIBA — After a month on the road, the Chiba Lotte Marines finally returned home. The way the Marines played suggests that they're not planning on leaving again.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 2, 2010
Kinder, gentler Ochiai remains shrewd
NAGOYA — Maybe it's because the Chunichi Dragons are the Central League pennant winners or maybe it's the fact he's facing off against the franchise where he became a star, but this Japan Series has brought out a kinder, gentler Hiromitsu Ochiai.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 2, 2010
Chen pleased with Game 2 performance
NAGOYA — Chen Wei-yin was nervous. A day earlier, he watched the upstart Chiba Lotte Marines pick apart teammate Kazuki Yoshimi and now it was his turn to toe the rubber in what many deemed as a must-win game for the Chunichi Dragons.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 1, 2010
Imae shows maturity in second trip to Japan Series
NAGOYA — Almost every other comment out of Toshiaki Imae's mouth has suggested this season's Japan Series is totally different from the 2005 edition.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 1, 2010
Dragons dominate in Game 2
NAGOYA — There will be no sweep in the 2010 Japan Series.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 31, 2010
Marines triumph in Game 1
NAGOYA — An improbable postseason just keeps getting more unbelievable for the Chiba Lotte Marines. Three more wins and their fairy tale will be complete.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 30, 2010
Marines, Dragons prepare to lock horns
NAGOYA — After several months, the Japanese baseball landscape has cleared and there are two teams still standing.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Oct 26, 2010
Postseason pressure bringing out the best in Marines ace Naruse
Mickey Bradley and Dan Gordan's recent book, "Field of Screams," revealed that Chiba Lotte Marines ace Yoshihisa Naruse is afraid of ghosts and carries an amulet in his equipment bag to protect himself from evil spirits.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Oct 25, 2010
Veteran guile, wisdom aided Dragons in CL Climax Series clincher
The Chunichi Dragons have their fair share of youth on the roster, but it was a group of veterans who helped them reach the Japan Series with a 4-3 win over the Yomiuri Giants in Game 4 of the Central League Climax Series on Saturday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Oct 19, 2010
Playoff schedule denies NPB center stage
Major League Baseball, as it has done throughout its playoffs, showcased the best of the best over the weekend.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 18, 2010
Giants rally past Tigers, earn sweep
NISHINOMIYA, Hyogo Pref. — Big Daddy came up with the big hit.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 18, 2010
Unsung heroes make key contributions for Giants
NISHINOMIYA, Hyogo Pref. — Yoshiyuki Kamei went 0-for-5 in Game 2 of the first stage of the Central League Climax Series. After the Yomiuri Giants' series-clinching 7-6 victory, he was hailed as a hero by teammate Alex Ramirez and praised by manager Tatsunori Hara.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 17, 2010
Giants top Tigers in opener
NISHINOMIYA, Hyogo Pref. — The ball was working its way out of Hayato Sakamoto's glove in the eighth inning as a bases-loaded jam was about to turn into a full-on disaster.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 16, 2010
Giants-Tigers series looks like a tossup
OSAKA — The Yomiuri Giants and Hanshin Tigers have the fiercest rivalry in all of Japan. Their storied feud gets taken to a new level this year as they meet for the first time in the postseason.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Oct 15, 2010
First playoff series between Giants, Tigers certain to entertain
Expect Koshien Stadium to be rocking this weekend.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 13, 2010
Hawks, Marines poised for intriguing showdown in PLCS second stage
The Chiba Lotte Marines almost didn't make the playoffs. Now they've got their sights set on reaching the Japan Series.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 11, 2010
Satozaki mauls Lions to give Marines series sweep
TOKOROZAWA, Saitama Pref. — Tomoya Satozaki took the Seibu Lions' best shot in the bottom of the eighth inning. He showed them who hits harder in the ninth.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 11, 2010
Marines pull together for postseason push
TOKOROZAWA, Saitama Pref. — Japanese baseball historian and author Robert Whiting titled his most famous work "You Gotta Have Wa."
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 10, 2010
Fukuura's HR gives Marines win in 11th
TOKOROZAWA, Saitama Pref. — You just cannot count out these Chiba Lotte Marines.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 9, 2010
Stage set for intriguing Lions-Marines showdown in Climax Series
For a team that looked like the best in the Pacific League for most of the season, uncertainty has set in for the Seibu Lions at the absolute worst time.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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