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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 / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jun 21, 2008
Southpaw trio going the distance to help Hawks
Tsuyoshi Wada was pitching a complete game against the Yokohama BayStars on Sunday and there wasn't anything anyone could do about it. Not Fukuoka Softbank Hawks pitching coach Tadashi Sugimoto and not the BayStars.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 18, 2008
Marines' offense erupts in blowout victory over Yokohama
YOKOHAMA — Saburo Omura is all the way back.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 15, 2008
Big first inning propels Marines to win over Tigers
CHIBA — Tsuyoshi Nishioka sent ozeki Chiyotaikai an emphatic message in the third inning of the Chiba Lotte Marines' game against the Hanshin Tigers. The sumo star got the message loud and clear. So did the Tigers.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jun 14, 2008
Quick start has Rami thinking big for Giants
Alex Ramirez hit home runs in consecutive at-bats during last year's All-Star series, which sparked an amazing late season performance, during which he won back-to-back monthly MVP awards in August and September.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 10, 2008
Hot-hitting Lions storm past Giants
The Yomiuri Giants got the best of the Seibu Lions the first time around.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 8, 2008
Giants sweep Marines
The Yomiuri Giants haven't spent too much time at .500 this season.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jun 7, 2008
Sugiuchi Hawks' main man in May
There's just something about May that brings out the best in Toshiya Sugiuchi.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 1, 2008
Marines maul BayStars
CHIBA — Rain forced Saturday's game between the Chiba Lotte Marines and Yokohama BayStars to begin a little behind schedule.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
May 31, 2008
Sweeney stepping up his game for Fighters
If there's a job to be done, chances are Brian Sweeney is your man.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 27, 2008
Giants hold off Fighters on evening of milestones
Alex Ramirez broke a record, Marc Kroon reached a milestone and Takuya Kimura took care of the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 27, 2008
Giants' Gonzalez gets one-year suspension
Yomiuri Giants infielder Luis Gonzalez has been suspended for one year for violating Nippon Professional Baseball's drug policy, the league announced Monday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 25, 2008
Nishioka scores winning run on Imae's 'sayonara' sac fly
CHIBA — A stiff neck kept Tsuyoshi Nishioka from starting in the Chiba Lotte Marines' game against the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
May 24, 2008
Iwakuma flying high for Eagles
Hisashi Iwakuma seems to have finally arrived for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 24, 2008
Swallows take advantage of Marines' costly fielding miscue in 12th inning, eke out 2-0 win
For nine innings Yoshihisa Naruse and Masanori Ishikawa were almost mirror images of each other.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
May 23, 2008
Departure of Collins latest sign Buffaloes are in disarray
Something stinks in Kansai.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 21, 2008
Ramirez's three-run blast powers Giants past Marines
CHIBA — Yomiuri Giants manager Tatsunori Hara usually greets Giants that hit home runs with a double-fisted handshake just outside of the dugout. Alex Ramirez's shot on Tuesday was so big that Hara went with a bear hug instead.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 18, 2008
Takahashi gives Carp big boost
With the Hiroshima Carp reeling from back-to-back losses, Ken Takahashi picked a great time to remind everyone why he's one of the top pitchers in the Central League.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 18, 2008
Valentine impressed with rookie hurler Karakawa
Hours before the Chiba Lotte Marines' game against the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters on Tuesday, pitcher Yoshihisa Naruse was the first player out of the dugout for stretching, with 18-year-old Yuki Karakawa hot on his heels.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
May 17, 2008
Shimoyanagi's renaissance having impact for Tigers
For Hanshin Tigers pitcher Tsuyoshi Shimoyanagi, the last two seasons have been more or less average.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 14, 2008
Marines give Valentine plenty to celebrate on his 58th birthday
So what do you get the manager that has everything on his birthday?
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.
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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