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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
Apr 12, 2008
Miura earns first win of season
YOKOHAMA — Daisuke Miura didn't want to wait too long to pick up his first win of the season. So he made Hanshin Tigers slugger Tomoaki Kanemoto wait at least one more night before reaching his own goal.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 5, 2008
Tigers send punchless Giants to sixth loss in seven games
The Hanshin Tigers had Tokyo Dome rocking on Friday night.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Apr 4, 2008
NPB moving to dissuade 'major' moves
Nippon Professional Baseball earlier this week announced that it will present a proposal to the players' association aimed at shortening the free-agency period to seven years for players drafted out of college and the industrial leagues and eight years for players drafted out of high school beginning...
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 2, 2008
Nakamura blasts Dragons past Giants
Norihiro Nakamura sure made his first career hit off Koji Uehara a memorable one.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 29, 2008
Ishikawa, Tanaka spark Swallows
As expected, there was a lot of offense on display on Opening Night at Jingu Stadium. Most of it, however, came from an unexpected source.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 27, 2008
Harden, Brown propel A's to series split with Red Sox
The Oakland Athletics made sure they held onto the lead this time.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 26, 2008
Ramirez, Red Sox rally in 10th, defeat A's in opener
Daisuke Matsuzaka's homecoming was as memorable as advertised. Brandon Moss and Manny Ramirez made sure of it.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 25, 2008
Athletics, BoSox prepare for MLB season opener
On the day before the major league opener, Oakland pitcher Joe Blanton was just trying not to get caught up in the hype surrounding Daisuke Matsuzaka.
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 25, 2008
Okajima comes full circle with Red Sox
With all the hype that has surrounded Daisuke Matsuzaka's return to Japan it may have been easy to forget that Hideki Okajima was returning as well.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 25, 2008
World Baseball Classic venues unveiled
Japan will begin its defense of the World Baseball Classic title on home turf.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 24, 2008
Drew's sixth-inning grand slam powers Red Sox past Giants
Hideki Okajima proved that you can go home again, but J.D Drew was the star on this night.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 23, 2008
Ortiz, Youkilis spark BoSox past pesky Tigers
The Boston Red Sox came to Japan to give their Japanese fans a good show and they didn't disappoint. But neither did the Hanshin Tigers.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 23, 2008
Japanese ballplayers relish chance to test skills against MLB competition
Playing against the World Series champions apparently didn't impress Hanshin Tigers outfielder Ikuro Katsuragi too much late Saturday morning.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 22, 2008
Red Sox, Athletics arrive for MLB season opener
After a few tense hours on Thursday, the Boston Red Sox and Oakland A's finally arrived in Japan. More importantly for the Japanese fans, Daisuke Matsuzaka was present and accounted for.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 21, 2008
Kaneko, LaRocca lead Buffaloes to season-opening victory
TOKOROZAWA, Saitama Pref. — Chihiro Kaneko couldn't believe he was going to start the Orix Buffaloes' first game of the season. On Thursday, he made believers out of the Seibu Lions.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 20, 2008
Dragons hungry for Japan Series repeat
For the first time in more than 50 years, the Chunichi Dragons will open the season as Japan Series Champions.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 20, 2008
2008 Central League preview
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 19, 2008
2008 Pacific League preview
The Japan baseball season begins for the Pacific League teams this week, with their eight teams taking to the field. Click below for a preview of each team's prospects for the 2008 season.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 19, 2008
New-look Swallows embrace changes
It seems like everything about the Yakult Swallows is new these days.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 18, 2008
Kroon set to make impact with Giants
There are a lot of familiar faces with new baseball teams this season and each had his own reasons for making a change.
Ishiba delays meeting with Trump, citing legal restrictions
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba waves upon arrival for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, in Callao, Peru, on Friday.
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.
Rising sex tourism exposes loopholes in Japan's anti-prostitution law
While financial misfortunes during the COVID-19 pandemic may have driven some women to work the streets, others simply want more money to spend — or want to pay off their debts — at host clubs.
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.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
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.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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