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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
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.
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.
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.
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 Thursday....
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jun 28, 2008
Fine play by Tigers during interleague season helped boost CL lead
The Hanshin Tigers missed out on the interleague title, but they're still on track for the one that matters.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 22, 2008
Giants triumph over Hawks in 12th inning
Takuya Kimura hit a two-run, "sayonara" single with no outs in the 12th inning to lead the Yomiuri Giants to a 3-2 victory over the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks at Tokyo Dome.
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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