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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.
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Nov 30, 2011
Jackson relishing return to Japan for UFC bout with Bader
Quinton "Rampage" Jackson could only smile as a translator struggled to convert something he'd said into Japanese. He tried to explain it twice before giving up, shaking his head and laughing.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 25, 2011
Ochiai bows out after eight years in charge of Dragons
There was no secret that Hiromitsu Ochiai's days as the Chunichi Dragons manager were numbered. The team had, after all, announced in September it would not renew his contract after the season.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 21, 2011
Hawks capture 2011 title
The Fukuoka Softbank Hawks had been waiting for this for years.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 20, 2011
Dragons edge Hawks; series tied 3-3
Standing on the brink of elimination, the Chunichi Dragons couldn't afford to lose.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 19, 2011
Hawks look to Wada to close out Japan Series at home
Fukuoka Softbank Hawks second baseman Yuichi Honda will celebrate his 27th birthday on Saturday.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 18, 2011
Pitching carries Hawks to third straight win
For three nights, the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks were extremely rude house guests to the Chunichi Dragons.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 18, 2011
Bullpens are invaluable part of game in low-scoring series
When all is said and done, the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks and Chunichi Dragons may look back at the sixth inning of Game 4 as the turning point in the Japan Series.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 17, 2011
Hawks beat Dragons, extend series to at least six games
The Japan Series has gone from a best-of-seven to a best-of-three.
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BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Nov 17, 2011
Slump frustrates batting champ Uchikawa in Japanese Fall Classic
As soon as wood met rawhide, Seiichi Uchikawa sped out of the batter's box. He struck the ball well, and it had to be a relief, as he watched it sail to wall in center field, to finally have something go right at the plate.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 16, 2011
Houlton excited to pitch in Japan Series spotlight
D.J. Houlton isn't feeling any pressure ahead of his Japan Series debut. It's the waiting that's the hardest part.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 16, 2011
Hawks show mettle with Game 3 win
After losses in the first two games of the Japan Series, Fukuoka Softbank Hawks captain Hiroki Kokubo told reporters, "we're not dead yet."
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 14, 2011
Dragons take Game 2, halfway to the series title
The Chunichi Dragons just don't know how to do anything the easy way. Which is a bit ironic, since their path to the Japan Series title just got a whole lot clearer.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 13, 2011
One mistake proves costly for Softbank's Wada
If circumstances conspire to make this Tsuyoshi Wada's last start in a Fukuoka Softbank Hawks uniform, he'll leave with mixed feelings.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 13, 2011
Dragons' Koike smacks game-winning blast in 10th
Masaaki Koike didn't get all of Takahiro Mahara's forkball in the 10th inning, but he got enough it. And that's all the Chunichi Dragons needed.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 12, 2011
Dragons stand between Hawks and Japan Series glory
A long strange season has come to its final bend as the Japan Series prepares to decide NPB's top team.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 3, 2011
Hawks looking to atone for past against Lions
A year ago, all that stood between the Pacific League champion Fukuoka Softbank Hawks and a trip to the Japan Series was the third-place Chiba Lotte Marines.
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BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Nov 2, 2011
Unlikely trio in spotlight as Swallows reach CLCS second stage
Katsuki Akagawa, Ryoji Aikawa and Ryosuke Morioka stood on the podium near home plate as the cheers of Tokyo Yakult supporters rang out through the night air at Jingu Stadium on Monday night.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 2, 2011
Pennant-winning Dragons face stiff test from Swallows in second stage
In what's quickly becoming a rite of winter, the Chunichi Dragons are in the final stage of the Central League Climax Series, which was introduced in 2007.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 1, 2011
Akagawa belies years as Swallows advance
The youngest player on the team had the ball in his hands for the most important game of the year for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 31, 2011
Utsumi gives Giants big lift in Game 2
Tetsuya Utsumi took the mound knowing the Yomiuri Giants' season hung in the balance. He did a little bit of everything to make sure his team lived to fight another day.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.

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