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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.

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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Sep 13, 2012

MLB scouts keeping their eyes on quartet of potential Japanese free agents

This season there are a few NPB players who have fulfilled the requirements for international free agency (meaning they are free to negotiate with any team, domestic or abroad) and may attempt to follow in the successful footsteps of Yu Darvish and Norichika Aoki and make a move to the major leagues...

Japan Times

BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN

Sep 11, 2012

Darvish, others have decisions to make ahead of next WBC

The big news last week was that the Japanese Professional Baseball Players Association decided to compete in next year's World Baseball Classic.

Japan Times

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Sep 5, 2012

'Sho Time' delivers Fighters past Eagles

The Hokkaido Nippon Fighters nearly broke through against Manabu Mima after a double by Sho Nakata in the sixth inning.

Japan Times

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Sep 5, 2012

Japanese baseball union approves participation in 2013 WBC

After weeks of uncertainty, the Japanese Professional Baseball Players Association has decided to participate in next year's World Baseball Classic, it was revealed on Tuesday.

Japan Times

BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN

Sep 4, 2012

Lions pounce at right time to take control of Pacific League

All season the Seibu Lions have put the 'cats have nine lives' theory to the test, and so far the Pacific League's resident felines are still kicking.

Japan Times

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Sep 2, 2012

Ota's versatility, productivity ignite Giants

Taishi Ota made up for lost time in his first game back from the farm team.

Japan Times

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Sep 1, 2012

Giants' Koyama picks up first career victory

Neither Yuki Koyama nor Tokyo Dome existed in 1981, the year the Giants are currently celebrating with their throwback uniforms.

Japan Times

BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN

Aug 28, 2012

Houlton feels good about '12 Giants

D.J. Houlton is dealing with a case of deja vu.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Aug 21, 2012

NPB may have solution to WBC problem

Perhaps Nippon Professional Baseball has come up with something that will finally convince the Japanese Professional Baseball Players Association to reverse course and compete in the next World Baseball Classic.

Japan Times

BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN

Aug 21, 2012

Takahashi's 300th homer bittersweet

Yoshinobu Takahashi looked more relieved than happy after his 300th home run. Many fans and observers had expected it to come earlier in his career, before later wondering if it would come at all. That helped give the moment feelings of both admiration and incompletion.

Japan Times

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Aug 20, 2012

Yokohama star Ramirez keeps family close to his heart

Alex Ramirez is dressed in his full uniform and standing a few feet in front of the Yokohama BayStars clubhouse, but baseball is the furthest thing from his mind right now.

Japan Times

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Aug 18, 2012

Takahashi slugs 300th homer in win over Carp

Injuries have plagued Yoshinobu Takahashi for much of what was once a promising career with the Yomiuri Giants.

Japan Times

BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN

Jul 24, 2012

Abe, Matsuda stand out among NPB players

With another NPB All-Star Series in the books, Japanese baseball shifts its attention back to the pennant races in the Central and Pacific Leagues.

Japan Times

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Jul 22, 2012

Yokohama's Miura values long tenure with BayStars

Daisuke Miura didn't really take to being called "Hama no Bancho" initially.

BASEBALL

Jul 21, 2012

JPBPA unanimously votes to boycott WBC

The Japan Professional Baseball Players Association decided against participating in the next edition of the World Baseball Classic during a meeting on Friday in Osaka.

Japan Times

BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN

Jul 17, 2012

Nakahata's BayStars need results to go with new attitude

After batting practice prior to a game against the Hiroshima Carp, Yokohama BayStars manager Kiyoshi Nakahata walked past a throng of fan club members on his way to the clubhouse.

Japan Times

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Jul 13, 2012

Chono slugs Giants past Carp

Hisayoshi Chono gave the Hiroshima Carp and pitcher Keisuke Imai an early warning that Thursday just wasn't going to be their night.

Japan Times

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Jul 11, 2012

BayStars cruise past Swallows

Japan Times

BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN

Jul 10, 2012

Milledge coming through for Swallows after being moved to leadoff spot

Lastings Milledge nearly put a ball into orbit against the Chunichi Dragons on a cool night at half-full (at best) Jingu Stadium last Thursday.

Japan Times

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK

Jul 8, 2012

Balentien having a blast during second season in Japan

Wladimir Balentien's cousins began calling him "Coco" when he was 4-years old, because it was easier to say than his name, and the moniker stuck.

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Japan’s summer music festivals are feeling the heat in more ways than one

Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.

The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'

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