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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
Dec 20, 2010
Small, Murakami offer opinions on MLB, NPB business strategies
Japanese baseball had trouble finding broadcast partners for the 2010 Japan Series between the Chiba Lotte Marines and Chunichi Dragons. That was a perplexing turn of events in a nation where the sport is king.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Dec 14, 2010
Saito poised to provide boost on, off field for Fighters
Has there ever been a meaningless pitch that could end up being so meaningful?
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Dec 8, 2010
Return to NPB may aid Iwakuma in long run
Don't weep for Hisashi Iwakuma.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Dec 5, 2010
Valentine says NPB needs major reform
The posting system is far from perfect, but is there a better solution?
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 26, 2010
Valentine: Nishioka could be MLB shortstop
There's at least one MLB team that thought highly enough of Tsuyoshi Nishioka to put in a bid on him. If his former manager is right, it might turn out to be a worthwhile investment.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Nov 23, 2010
Wada's PL MVP triumph should raise familiar questions
If the selection of Fukuoka Softbank Hawks hurler Tsuyoshi Wada as Pacific League MVP proves anything, it's that there isn't a clear-cut right answer when the it comes to choosing MVPs.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 19, 2010
Dragons' Wada, Hawks' Wada named MVPs
What a great day to be named Wada.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 14, 2010
Kiyota, Marines beat SK Wyverns for title
Winning their first Japan Series in five years gave the Chiba Lotte Marines a lot to celebrate.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 11, 2010
Familiar pain fuels Ochiai's desire
NAGOYA — Immediately after the final out of the 2010 Japan Series, Chunichi Dragons manager Hiromitsu Ochiai made a short, brisk walk to the Dragons clubhouse.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 9, 2010
Team unity carries Marines to title
NAGOYA — Norifumi Nishimura and the Chiba Lotte Marines have come full circle.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 8, 2010
Marines win Game 7, 2010 Japan Series
NAGOYA — The Chiba Lotte Marines have got wa. Now they have another Japan Series title to go along with it.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 7, 2010
Marathon Game 6 ends in rare 2-2 tie
NAGOYA — The Chiba Lotte Marines and Chunichi Dragons played longer than any two teams in Japan Series history.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 6, 2010
Well-traveled Penn plays pivotal role in Marines' Game 5 win
The Chiba Lotte Marines were taking a chance holding back ace Yoshihisa Naruse in Game 5 of the Japan Series, where a loss would've left them in an uphill battle to win the title.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 5, 2010
Marines pummel Dragons, lead 3-2
CHIBA — The Chiba Lotte Marines already knew the Japan Series would have to be won in Nagoya. A big night at the plate just means they won't have as much work to do when they get there.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 4, 2010
Oshima's 11th-inning triple lifts Dragons
CHIBA — The story of the Japan Series had been the play of the Chiba Lotte Marines rookie Ikuhiro Kiyota. In Game 4, Chunichi Dragons first-year player Yohei Oshima evened the score and the series.
Japan Times
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.
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.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
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.”
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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