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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

Apr 8, 2014

Carp teammates Dobayashi, Nomura provide big contributions against Giants

It's still very early in the season, but so far everything has come up red for the Hiroshima Carp.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Apr 8, 2014

Giants left-hander Seddon set to make NPB debut

After a false alarm last week, Chris Seddon is finally ready to begin his career in Japan.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Apr 7, 2014

NPB season too young to accurately identify trends

The NPB season is less than two weeks old, so it's too early to know if anything we've seen so far really has staying power.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN

Mar 31, 2014

Eagles would be wise to bring Matsui along slowly

Yuki Matsui is going to make his debut for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles during the team's first home series of the season this week, and he'd pretty much have to toss a shutout to match the hype.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Mar 28, 2014

Giants trounce Tigers in opener as storied franchise celebrates 80th anniversary

More than 300 former Yomiuri Giants players, including Hideki Matsui and Shigeo "Mr. Giants" Nagashima, were at Tokyo Dome on Opening Night to participate in a ceremony celebrating the franchise's 80th anniversary.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Mar 27, 2014

Giants, Hawks look like class of NPB as season begins

2014 NPB Preview

BASEBALL

Mar 26, 2014

Yoh happy to carry on tradition as Fighters' showman

There has been a certain amount of pizazz associated with Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters center fielders the last several seasons.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN

Mar 24, 2014

Spotlight still shining on Nippon Ham's two-way star Otani

Shohei Otani poked his head out of the hallway leading to the visitors' clubhouse at Tokyo Dome and mumbled a shy query about the whereabouts of Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters PR man Hisashi Hatanaka before disappearing again.

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LIFE / Digital

Mar 13, 2014

BitSummit reveals tantalizing homemade worlds of play

After a successful debut last year, former Q-Games producer James Mielke once again shone a light on Japan's independent gaming scene with the second edition of BitSummit, a gathering of independent developers.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN

Mar 10, 2014

Mathieson ready for action after refreshing offseason

If there was one thing Scott Mathieson enjoyed about the offseason, it was the family time.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK

Mar 8, 2014

Blanco out to prove stellar 2013 was no fluke

Tony Blanco was very good in 2013. Ridiculously good even, considering the already solid performer shattered a slew of career highs in one fell swoop.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN

Mar 3, 2014

Swallows' Balentien keeps focus on steady improvement

Wladimir Balentien launched a few balls to the farthest reaches of Tokyo Dome during batting practice on Sunday, turned his hat backwards and, as he sat down near the visitor's dugout, proclaimed that his timing was off.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Feb 1, 2014

Hawks need more quality in starting rotation

The Fukuoka Softbank Hawks fielded a pitching juggernaut in 2011, the likes of which will be hard to replicate without the help of outside forces.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN

Jan 30, 2014

Apologetic Balentien faces long road back

Wladimir Balentien has apologized twice now — once in the United States and, on Wednesday, back on Japanese soil — with much of his time spent atoning to the Tokyo Yakult Swallows fans and the organization.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN

Jan 25, 2014

Tanaka's exit puts focus on Maeda

Outside of New York Yankees fans, the conclusion of Masahiro Tanaka's move to the majors probably had the biggest effect on Kenta Maeda and the Hiroshima Carp.

BASEBALL / MLB

Jan 24, 2014

Splitter expected to be 'money pitch' for Tanaka in the majors

Now that the New York Yankees have agreed to part with a whopping $175 million in order to fit Masahiro Tanaka for pinstripes, baseball fans and observers will spend the next several years trying to figure out if "Ma-kun" was worth the hefty price tag.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN

Jan 11, 2014

Dual role won't be easy for Tanishige

Chunichi Dragons catcher/manager Motonobu Tanishige began his workouts this year with a vow not to change anything about the way he prepares for the season.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN

Dec 30, 2013

Eagles' future largely forgotten amidst race to land Tanaka

Watching the flow of a news cycle can be interesting at times.

Japan Times

BASEBALL

Dec 28, 2013

The Batting Stance Guy waxes poetic on Youkilis, NPB

Kevin Youkilis' batting stance is, shall we say, a little different than most.

BASEBALL

Dec 25, 2013

Tanaka given chance to pursue dream in majors

Major League Baseball fans and executives finally found what they were looking for under the Christmas tree.

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Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

An ongoing shortage of rice has resulted in rising prices for Japan's main food staple.

Why Japan is running out of rice — and farmers to grow it

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