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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
Aug 9, 2008
Seiko routs debutant
NISHINOMIYA , Hyogo Pref. (Kyodo) Shuhei Kanno hit a bases-clearing triple in a four-run first inning as Seiko Gakuin of Fukushima Prefecture routed tournament debutant Kakogawa Kita of Hyogo Prefecture 9-2 in the second round of the National High School Championship on Friday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / JAPAN NATIONAL BASEBALL TEAM
Aug 5, 2008
'Hoshino Japan' shakes off injury concerns as preparations heat up
The Olympics haven't started yet, but "Hoshino Japan" has already dodged a bullet.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 2, 2008
Uchikawa sparks CL to All-Star win
YOKOHAMA — There were fireworks going off during the second game of the NPB All-Star Series on Friday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 2, 2008
Serious Ochiai enjoys rare chance to joke around
YOKOHAMA — Hiroshima Carp veteran Tomonori Maeda was returning to the dugout after fielding practice before the second game of the Nippon Professional Baseball All-Star Series on Friday at Yokohama Stadium when Chunichi Dragons manager Hiromitsu Ochiai decided it was time to have some fun.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 1, 2008
Yamasaki provides late-game heroics
OSAKA — Entering the bottom of the ninth of the first game in the NPB All-Star Series, it was pretty much a given the game's MVP would be a 40-year-old veteran.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 1, 2008
Rhodes, Sato share All-Star home run derby title
Four of baseball's top sluggers — Tuffy Rhodes of the Orix Buffaloes, Tomoaki Kanemoto of the Hanshin Tigers, G.G. Sato from the Seibu Lions and Yomiuri Giants outfielder Alex Ramirez — competed in a home run derby before the first game of Nippon Professional Baseball's All-Star Series on...
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jul 31, 2008
Ogasawara, Ramirez form devastating duo for second-place Giants
When things looked bleak for the Yomiuri Giants earlier this season, Alex Ramirez almost single-handedly kept the Kyojin afloat.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 27, 2008
Giants make up deficit to race past sorry Swallows
The Yomiuri Giants played small ball to get back into their game against the Tokyo Yakult Swallows. They made things simple and just hit the ball over the fence when they were ready to win it.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jul 26, 2008
Darvish poised for spotlight at Olympics
Cuba beat Japan 4-0 in the final of the 2004 World Junior Baseball Championships, resulting in the Japanese starter that day ending the tournament 0-1 with a 7.11 ERA.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 19, 2008
Stubborn Lions fend off Marines' late broadside
CHIBA — The Seibu Lions weren't exactly roaring on Friday night but they did enough to get the job done.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jul 19, 2008
Hoshino makes gutsy decision by sticking with Uehara
Japan manager Senichi Hoshino took a gamble on Thursday afternoon.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 18, 2008
Hoshino places faith in Olympic qualifiers
Japan announced its 24-man baseball roster for the Beijing Olympics during a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Thursday afternoon.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 13, 2008
Ogasawara, Ramirez blaze Giants past BayStars
The Yokohama BayStars tried to go homer for homer with the Yomiuri Giants on Saturday night.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jul 12, 2008
Talented Tigers excel in season's first half
The Hanshin Tigers are so far ahead in the Central League standings the Japanese media has already given them a magic number.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 12, 2008
Greisinger puts the squeeze on BayStars as Giants take second place
Don't look now but here come Seth Greisinger and the Yomiuri Giants.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 5, 2008
Omatsu slugs sixth-inning grand slam in Marines' rout of Hawks
CHIBA — The Chiba Lotte Marines looked relaxed during batting practice under a sunny, cloudless sky on Friday afternoon.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jul 5, 2008
'Big Daddy' beating up Swallows
Yomiuri Giants star Alex Ramirez hit a home run in his first official at-bat as a visitor in Jingu Stadium, home of the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 4, 2008
Greisinger shines as Giants crush Swallows
Seth Greisinger entered the Yomiuri Giants' game against the Tokyo Yakult Swallows in need of a win.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 2, 2008
Aoki, Takeuchi carry big sticks for Swallows in win over Giants
The Yomiuri Giants have dedicated this week's series against the Tokyo Yakult Swallows to former Giants great Sadaharu Oh.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 28, 2008
Tatsunami lifts Dragons
YOKOHAMA — It was a classic case of age before beauty for the Chunichi Dragons against the Yokohama BayStars.
Padres put Yu Darvish on restricted list over 'personal matter'
Yu Darvish, 37, a five-time All-Star, last pitched in a game on May 29.
Japan’s digital deficit might be a good thing
One analyst argues that the billions of dollars flowing from Japan to the likes of Apple, Amazon and Microsoft might be more a positive than a negative in that more companies and individuals are using digital services.
Japanese cinema is having a stand-out year. Here are some films to watch.
Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus One,” which won an Academy Award for best visual effects, was made for a reported $15 million — a small fraction of the budgets used by its Hollywood competitors.
60% of households in Japan face 'difficult' living conditions, survey finds
According to an annual survey, among all respondents who answered that their living conditions were difficult, 26.5% chose "very difficult" and 33.1% "somewhat difficult."
All hail the era of Japan-themed prestige TV
"Shogun" features Hiroyuki Sanada as the warlord Toranaga. The series is generating major buzz ahead of the announcement of Emmy nominations on July 17.
Japan’s digital deficit might be a good thing
One analyst argues that the billions of dollars flowing from Japan to the likes of Apple, Amazon and Microsoft might be more a positive than a negative in that more companies and individuals are using digital services.
Kyoto Fusioneering looks toward a 'Made in Japan' approach for nuclear fusion
A gyrotron, which is used to heat plasma for nuclear fusion reactions, developed by Kyoto Fusioneering
Japan’s stock records lack punch of yen’s fall
A monitor displaying the Topix share average, 225-issue Nikkei average and the yen exchange rate against the U.S. dollar, outside a brokerage in Tokyo on Thursday.
Rashida Jones uncovers an AI-fueled mystery in the AppleTV+ series 'Sunny'
After losing her family to a plane accident, Suzie (played by Rashida Jones) receives a posthumous gift from her husband in the form of a robot named Sunny (voiced by Joanna Sotomura).
6 Six: Innovative French fare from an Okinawan paradise
Chef Hiroyuki Kosugi’s seasonal salad brings together 10 different local Okinawan vegetables, such as 'goya' (bitter melon), star fruit and 'urizun' (square beans).

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