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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
Sep 5, 2011
MLB scouts doing due diligence on Fighters' Darvish
The press box at QVC Marine Field isn't exactly state-of-the-art. Upfront are three sections of long desks topped with aging, faded wood looking out onto the field from ground level, behind a net and tinted glass. The rear resembles a school cafeteria, with an old television resting on a filing cabinet...
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 31, 2011
Naruse goes distance as Fighters struggle
With one out between him and a complete-game victory, Yoshihisa Naruse finally cracked. Unfortunately for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters, it was too little, too late.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Aug 30, 2011
Itoi fast becoming one of Japan's best players
In 2006, at about the same time the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters were watching Tomoya Yagi, who would later be named Pacific League Rookie of the Year, and a right-handed fireballer named Yu Darvish develop on the mound, another pitching prospect was at a crossroads.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Aug 29, 2011
Eagles soar into race for final playoff spot
The gauntlet the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles faced the past 11 games, could've all-but ended their season.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Aug 23, 2011
Sweat and effort pay off as Gonzalez claws way back from disastrous 2010
Dicky Gonzalez looked like he had just run a marathon on Friday afternoon. Gonzalez was spent, and it showed. He rested his hands on his hips and breathed deeply, while beads of sweat rolled down his forehead despite the relative coolness of the air-conditioned Tokyo Dome.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 20, 2011
Timely hits, strong pitching carry Giants past first-place Swallows
Though it was close, Hirokazu Sawamura wasn't quite the best pitcher on the mound Friday night.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 17, 2011
Fukuura delivers big hit to ignite Marines
The Chiba Lotte Marines' vintage uniforms might not start any baseball fashion trends, but they suit Kazuya Fukuura just fine.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Aug 9, 2011
Challenging 'road of death' easier on current Tigers than past squads
The Hanshin Tigers on Aug. 1 played the first of what will become a long string of games away from their home stadium, which is currently being used for the National High School Baseball Championship.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 7, 2011
Standridge cites Kubo as key factor in success this season
Jason Standridge may have just begun to be recognized by Japanese baseball for his work on the mound, but he's been building toward his success this season for a while now.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 5, 2011
Utsumi brilliant in Giants' victory over Tigers
It wasn't always pretty, but a win is a win, and the Yomiuri Giants
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Aug 2, 2011
Hara needs to show patience as Giants try to bounce back
One could only imagine the thoughts running through Tatsunori Hara's mind as he watched his Yomiuri Giants blow a five-run lead against the Tokyo Yakult Swallows on Sunday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 31, 2011
Leach happy to get second chance with BayStars
Brent Leach had already made history by the time he stepped on the mound at Tokyo Dome Thursday night.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 29, 2011
BayStars' Leach loses season debut to Giants
Yokohama BayStars pitcher Brent Leach's belated debut was almost like something out of a dream.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Jul 26, 2011
Japan's new wave challenged NPB's best in All-Star Series
On the surface, the All-Star Series mostly seems like an exercise without much benefit for veterans.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 25, 2011
Popular Fighters star Inaba ignites PL in All-Star finale
Atsunori Inaba may have crashed Yoshinori Sato's homecoming party, but at least he did it in style.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 25, 2011
Confidence, hard work help Balentien reach goal
Wladimir Balentien was smiling for what seemed like the entire three-game All-Star Series. And who could blame him?
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 24, 2011
Lions' Nakamura slugs two HRs in PL's Game 2 victory
Takeya Nakamura put in a day's work long before the start of the second All-Star game. He had practiced, won the home run derby, collected his winner's check and posed for pictures with the commissioner.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 24, 2011
Nakamura thrills fans, impresses fellow All-Stars
Takeya Nakamura put his stamp on the All-Star Series on Saturday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Jul 19, 2011
Former Carp, Marines pitcher Minchey happy to be involved in game
Nate Minchey hovered near the home dugout at Tokyo Dome as the Yomiuri Giants practiced, but there was no missing him. Being conspicuous isn't exactly a trait of many 203 cm and above.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jul 18, 2011
Nakamura thriving despite new baseball
Takeya Nakamura is making a mockery of the NPB's new ball.
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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