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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
Aug 12, 2009
Tanaka-led Fighters edge Orix in 12th
Eiichi Koyano gave the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters a second chance at putting away the Orix Buffaloes.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 9, 2009
Kamei's heroics give Giants dramatic win over Swallows
Yoshiyuki Kamei has one heck of a flair for the dramatic.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 8, 2009
Ogasawara, Sakamoto wield big bats for Giants
The Tokyo Yakult Swallows struck first, but all they did was awaken a bunch of sleeping Yomiuri Giants.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Aug 7, 2009
Kamei's play forces Giants to alter plans
Yomiuri Giants outfielder Yoshiyuki Kamei made one thing clear with his two-homer day against the Hiroshima Carp on Tuesday in Asahikawa, Hokkaido.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jul 31, 2009
Slugger Morino's tear keeps Dragons in Central League race
A few seasons ago, Chunichi Dragons third baseman Masahiko Morino earned the nickname "Mr. Three Run" for his uncanny penchant for hitting three-run homers.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 31, 2009
Dragons bounce back; Kawai's streak alive
The Chunichi Dragons couldn't hold on to their own winning streak, but Masaaki Koike saved one for Yudai Kawai.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 29, 2009
Red-hot Dragons keep heat on rival Giants
The Chunichi Dragons didn't just beat the Yomiuri Giants in their first game back after the All-Star break.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 26, 2009
Matsunaka powers PL to win
Takeya Nakamura won the home run derby that was held before the All-Star Game in Hiroshima.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 24, 2009
Alums happy to suit up once again for Fighting Irish
The Notre Dame Legends team offense had just botched a play when someone kicked a football across the field.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jul 24, 2009
Brazell making most of second Japan stint
During Hanshin Tigers first baseman Craig Brazell's recent stint with the independent league St. Paul (Min.) Saints, he got used to teaching and doling out advice to the team's younger players.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 18, 2009
Tigers' bats heat up in ninth vs. Giants
Takashi Toritani and the Hanshin Tigers taught Yomiuri Giants fans a valuable lesson during their most recent meeting.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / JAPAN NATIONAL BASEBALL TEAM
Jul 17, 2009
Top-of-the-class Kato powers Japan to title
Down to the their final out and trailing by three runs, Japan was looking for a miracle in the finale of the USA vs. Japan Collegiate Championships.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jul 17, 2009
Collegians get chance to put skills on display
While high school players usually get most attention as professional baseball's potential stars of tomorrow, the college kids took their turn in the limelight in front of fans and pro scouts this week.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 15, 2009
Washiya eyes quick climb to majors
Naoya Washiya had to wait a little longer than expected before seeing his name in the MLB Draft.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 14, 2009
'Prince' Saito recovers to lift Japan
Yuki Saito may not have gotten off to the best of starts, but college baseball's Prince Charming still got his storybook finish. Just barely.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jul 10, 2009
Solid pitching keeping Dragons in CL race
The Chunichi Dragons have had some rough beginnings this year, but as their pitching staff rounds into form, Hiromitsu Ochiai's team is setting itself up to make some noise in the Central League pennant race.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 9, 2009
Giants' Sakamoto ends slump with a 'sayonara' homer
Mired in a terrible slump, Hayato Sakamoto found the perfect cure for his ills at the plate.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 3, 2009
Obispo gets off the mark as Giants overwhelm Carp
The beer's on Kenta Kurihara tonight.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jul 3, 2009
Passed over by MLB, Inaba shines at home
Funny as it seems, being passed over for the major leagues might have been the best thing that could have happened to Atsunori Inaba.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 28, 2009
Itoi, Nioka ignite Nippon Ham
CHIBA — Yoshio Itoi and Tomohiro Nioka both played for Kinki University but never together on the same team.
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 fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
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.
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.
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.

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