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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 / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
May 9, 2011
Standridge keeps Ala. citizens close to heart
Trussville, Ala., is a typical southern U.S. city. Spread out along the Cahaba River with scenic streets lined by trees that help form a picturesque escape in the northern half of the state.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 5, 2011
Giants' Sanematsu delivers game-ending hit to beat archrival Tigers
The Yomiuri Giants coaching staff didn't give Kazunari Sanematsu any instructions or signs during his at-bat in the bottom of the ninth inning.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 4, 2011
Tigers crush four home runs, beat Giants in season's first game at Big Egg
So much for the "no-fly" ball.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
May 3, 2011
Ogasawara still swinging away as milestone draws near
There's little beauty in Michihiro Ogasawara's swing.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
May 2, 2011
Woes on mound continue to trouble Yomiuri
Starting pitching had been pegged as one of the Yomiuri Giants' problem spots prior to the beginning of the Japanese baseball season.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 29, 2011
Kitagawa guides Buffaloes to win over Marines
After two embarrassing days, the Orix Buffaloes finally got something to go their way against the Chiba Lotte Marines
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Apr 25, 2011
Kanto-area teams take hit at gate
As Japanese baseball heads into the third week of the 2011 season, the effects of the ban on night games has been felt by three Kanto-based franchises, the Chiba Lotte Marines, Tokyo Yakult Swallows and Yokohama BayStars.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 22, 2011
Swallows' Tateyama hurls five-hit shutout
Wladimir Balentien got hit in the face with a shaving cream pie during his hero interview.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 20, 2011
Hatakeyama, Ishikawa lift Swallows past Dragons
Tuesday turned out to be unexpectedly cool in Japan's capital city, but the Tokyo Yakult Swallows may have finally started to heat up.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Apr 19, 2011
Foreign quartet make their presence felt on mound in NPB's first week
The NPB's first week produced a number of story lines, such as Yuki Saito's debut with the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters, Yokohama BayStars slugger Terrmel Sledge's red-hot start and Tokyo Yakult Swallows pitcher Tatsuyoshi Masubuchi's flirtation with a no-hitter.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Apr 18, 2011
Sledge leading charge for surprise-package BayStars
The Yokohama BayStars lost 95 games last season and it seemed like everybody in Japanese baseball got their licks in against the struggling team.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 17, 2011
Late rally helps BayStars earn tie against Swallows
The newly supercharged Yokohama BayStars were staging another rally at Jingu Stadium.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 15, 2011
Penn earns win as Marines avoid sweep in season-opening series
Hayden Penn made sure a pair of early runs didn't ruin his first start of the season. He also made sure the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles didn't leave QVC Marine Field with a season-opening three-game sweep.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 15, 2011
Eagles' Speier humbled by tough 2010 season
Given the circumstances, the majority of baseball fans — the notable exception being Chiba Lotte Marines supporters — around the nation were probably rooting for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles to win their first game of the season on Tuesday so as to instill some sense of joy in the disaster-hit...
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 13, 2011
Eagles triumph in dramatic opener
The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles wanted to win this game. They wanted to win for themselves, but mostly they wanted to win in order to give their fans in Tohoku a little something to feel good about.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 13, 2011
Matsui, Rakuten want to be positive force this season
Kazuo Matsui saw firsthand the damage caused by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami when he and the rest of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles visited Sendai on Friday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 12, 2011
Tigers ready to make run at title
The following is the second of a two-part preview for the upcoming NPB season. Team-by-team previews of the six Central League clubs are in order of predicted finish.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Apr 12, 2011
Japanese baseball finally ready to get season under way
"Gambaro Tohoku.''
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 11, 2011
Hawks poised to take flight in '11
The following is the first of a two-part preview for the upcoming NPB season. Team-by-team previews of the six Pacific League clubs are in order of predicted finish.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Apr 10, 2011
Bannister in no man's land after move by Giants
Brian Bannister may not pitch a single regular-season inning for the Yomiuri Giants this year.
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.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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