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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 / Japanese Baseball
Nov 1, 2008
Japan Series features high-octane offenses
Offense was the name of the game for both the Seibu Lions and Yomiuri Giants this season.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Oct 30, 2008
Hara makes right call with Giants
Yomiuri Giants manager Tatsunori Hara cried last season after the Chunichi Dragons sent his team into a long offseason with a 3-0 sweep in the second stage of the Central League Climax Series.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 26, 2008
Giants advance to Japan Series
The Yomiuri Giants won the Central League pennant last season but failed to reach the Japan Series.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 24, 2008
Ogasawara belts two home runs; fired-up Giants take 2-1 series lead
The Yomiuri Giants looked a bit sluggish in the first game of their series against the Chunichi Dragons.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 23, 2008
Nakamura lifts Dragons to win in series opener
Norihiro Nakamura was having a horrible postseason at the plate.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 22, 2008
Giants, Dragons vie for Japan Series spot
The Chunichi Dragons took care of the Hanshin Tigers in Game 3 of the first stage of the Central League Climax Series on Monday only to run into the Yomiuri Giants in the second stage.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 21, 2008
Late Woods homer gives Dragons win
OSAKA — Before the Chunichi Dragons' series finale against the Hanshin Tigers a fan asked Tyrone Woods for four home runs.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 20, 2008
Kawakami makes sure talking heads listen up
OSAKA — For the the first half of the season, most of the talk surrounding Chunichi Dragons pitcher Kenshin Kawakami involved a rumored move to a Major League Baseball club, injuries or a dismal showing in the Olympics.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 20, 2008
Tigers come roaring back
OSAKA — Playing with his team's season on the line, Takashi Toritani rose to the occasion.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 19, 2008
Dragons tame Tigers when it really counts
OSAKA — Almost one week ago the Hanshin Tigers cruised by the Chunichi Dragons in a meaningless contest.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Oct 17, 2008
Hot Fighters poised for battle with Lions
The Seibu Lions bounced back from their worst season in more than two decades last season with a Pacific League championship this season. They had no equal at the plate in the Pa League this year and are ready to roar in the second stage of the PL Climax Series.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 15, 2008
Fighters find ways to get job done
OSAKA — Lately, it seems for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters, the more things change, the more they stay the same.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 13, 2008
Fighters sweep Orix
OSAKA — Orix Buffaloes manager Daijiro Oishi jokingly mentioned that he'd eaten ham for breakfast before Game 2 of the Pacific League Climax Series.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 13, 2008
Fujii returns to Dome for postseason victory
OSAKA — Shugo Fujii delivered another solid postseason outing in Kyocera Dome.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 12, 2008
Ace Darvish holds Orix at arm's length
OSAKA — Spot Yu Darvish a run and more times than not he's going to win. Give him a couple more and it's pretty much academic.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Oct 11, 2008
Buffs, Fighters ready for PL Climax Series showdown
The first stage of the Pacific League Climax Series matches two teams that will contest strength against strength to decide which team will advance to face the Seibu Lions in the second stage.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 9, 2008
Giants claim sole lead in CL
For the Yomiuri Giants, in the big moment, nobody comes up bigger than "Big Daddy."
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Oct 4, 2008
Watanabe tames PL in first season at helm
Earlier this season Seibu Lions second baseman Yasuyuki Kataoka donned a Spiderman mask and entertained the crowd before his hero interview after hitting a "sayonara" home run off Hokkaido Nippon Ham's Yu Darvish.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 3, 2008
Otake gets better of Sato to keep Carp in hunt
The Hiroshima Carp were in desperate need of a win and Kan Otake gave them one.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 1, 2008
Ishikawa tosses seven-hitter, puts dent in Carp's postseason plans
Tokyo Yakult Swallows pitcher Masanori Ishikawa probably won't be playing in the postseason this year.
Japan's biggest beef bowl chain Sukiya to shut nearly 2,000 stores after rat and bug contamination
Zensho Holdings, operator of fast-food chain Sukiya, said it will close all of its stores in Japan, except for a small number in shopping centers, between Monday and Friday following recent contamination incidents.
Alert raised for volcano in southwestern Japan
Shinmoedake, a volcano located between Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures, in November 2019
Japan considers all possible options as Trump threatens new auto tariffs
Subaru cars awaiting export at a port in Yokohama on Thursday.
Nankai Trough earthquake could kill 298,000 people, government says
Residents participate in an evacuation drill held with West Japan Railway in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, in January 2024 to prepare for a Nankai Trough earthquake and a possible tsunami following the quake.
A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime
Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan country manager, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in Japan.
A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime
Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan country manager, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in Japan.
Tokyo tech failures lean into misfortune, mistakes and missteps
Tsuyoshi Domoto in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on March 28. As an entrepreneur, Domoto experienced plenty of setbacks but maintains a positive attitude and continues to pursue his dreams.
Who among the opposition would join the ruling coalition?
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba enters his office in Tokyo on Friday.
Traveling the Three-Star Road, the tourist route made from thin air
Scenes like this snow-covered bridge leading to the village of Shirakawa-go are what make the Three-Star Road worth traveling — its name notwithstanding.
Recent spate of wildfires in Japan and South Korea linked to climate change
Smoke and flames rise from a wildfire in Andong, South Korea, on Tuesday.

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