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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.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 25, 2012
Mariners, A's begin preparations for opening series
The first day of the major league season is only a few days away, and the Seattle Mariners and Oakland A's arrived in Japan ready to get things started.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 23, 2012
Ichiro in spotlight as MLB opens '12
Yu Darvish leaving Japan was the major story of the MLB offseason. When the season begins later this week, the headlines will all be about Ichiro Suzuki coming back.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 23, 2012
NPB, players embrace normalcy ahead of upcoming season
Fans in the stands supporting their favorite teams and players this spring signalled more than just the return of baseball. It was the beacon of a slight return to normalcy.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 11, 2012
Tanaka earns victory as Japan routs Taiwan in charity baseball game
On the eve of a day sure to bring back a lot of painful memories, the members of Samurai Japan made it their mission to offer a little bit of relief, if only temporarily.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Feb 7, 2012
Giants may live to regret letting prolific slugger Ramirez leave
The Yomiuri Giants hit fewer singles, doubles, triples and home runs in 2011 than they did in 2010. The Kyojin also drove in fewer runs and struck out more.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Jan 31, 2012
Iwakuma may thrive in shadows with spotlight on Darvish
It's doubtful Hisashi Iwakuma's debut in the major leagues with the Seattle Mariners will make a big splash in many locales outside Seattle, unless of course it comes against the Oakland A's at Tokyo Dome in March. Though in that case, outfielder Ichiro Suzuki will be the player in the spotlight.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Jan 21, 2012
Darvish deal yet another wakeup call for the NPB
Yu Darvish got his wish, the Texas Rangers got their man and the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters got their money.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 18, 2012
Griffey pitches in to aid Japan
If there was one thing former MLB superstar Ken Griffey Jr. was known for during his playing days — well aside from that oh-so sweet swing and his wall-climbing antics in center field at the Kingdome in Seattle — it was his smile.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 17, 2012
Mariners, A's get set for season-opener in Japan
Ichiro Suzuki is coming home.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Jan 8, 2012
Nakajima's predicament illustrates why posting system needs changes
Hiroyuki Nakajima is one of the top shortstops in Japanese baseball, possibly even the best at the moment. A versatile infielder with a good bat and a slick mix of power and speed, Nakajima would seem to have the tools necessary to carve out a niche for himself in the major leagues.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Dec 24, 2011
Iwakuma, Chen intriguing options for major league clubs
Yu Darvish and Tsuyoshi Wada have been spoken for, but there are still two high-profile NPB pitchers looking to make the jump to the majors next season.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 20, 2011
Seagulls beat Frontiers to win X Bowl
An impressive number of fans came out to see the 25th Japan X Bowl. What they got instead were tickets to the Noriaki Kinoshita show.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Dec 20, 2011
Wada must adjust to have success in majors
A picturesque start by Tsuyoshi Wada in Game 1 of the Japan Series in November was marred by one bad pitch to Kazuhiro Wada that allowed the Chunichi Dragons to steal a win in the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks' home park.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Dec 6, 2011
Uchikawa's MVP win shows voters favor team over player
If Seiichi Uchikawa's win in the race for the Pacific League MVP award says anything, it's that the ultimate individual honor is really a team award in disguise.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 2, 2011
Asao, Uchikawa win league MVP awards
Chunichi Dragons reliever Takuya Asao and Fukuoka Softbank Hawks outfielder Seiichi Uchikawa had the same reaction to being named MVP of their respective leagues.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
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.
Japan Times
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.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 21, 2011
Hawks capture 2011 title
The Fukuoka Softbank Hawks had been waiting for this for years.
Japan Times
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.
Japan Times
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.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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