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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 / HIT AND RUN
Jan 11, 2011
Wakui must play like Darvish before he is paid like Darvish
Two of Japan's top pitchers made news early in the new year for very different contract issues.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 10, 2011
Pair uses skills to promote streetball
Initial greetings out of the way, an exhausted Grayson Boucher fell into a chair in a nondescript classroom near the Tent Dome in Toyosu on one of the final few warm, sunny days of 2010. Boucher had just finished putting 44 youngsters through the paces in a basketball ball handling clinic and the man...
Japan Times
BASEBALL / SPORTS SCOPE
Dec 28, 2010
Kameda clan on top of Japanese boxing after big night
You don't have to like Koki or Daiki Kameda of the fighting Kameda family.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 21, 2010
Sugawara leads Seagulls to title
Shun Sugawara went from goat to hero within nine plays.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Dec 21, 2010
Curtain beginning to fall on careers of some of Japan's top closers
Is Takuya Asao the next great Japanese closer? He might have to be, because as age creeps up on some of the league's top firemen, the next generation will soon have to step up and prove its worth.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 20, 2010
Small, Murakami offer opinions on MLB, NPB business strategies
Japanese baseball had trouble finding broadcast partners for the 2010 Japan Series between the Chiba Lotte Marines and Chunichi Dragons. That was a perplexing turn of events in a nation where the sport is king.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Dec 14, 2010
Saito poised to provide boost on, off field for Fighters
Has there ever been a meaningless pitch that could end up being so meaningful?
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Dec 8, 2010
Return to NPB may aid Iwakuma in long run
Don't weep for Hisashi Iwakuma.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Dec 5, 2010
Valentine says NPB needs major reform
The posting system is far from perfect, but is there a better solution?
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 26, 2010
Valentine: Nishioka could be MLB shortstop
There's at least one MLB team that thought highly enough of Tsuyoshi Nishioka to put in a bid on him. If his former manager is right, it might turn out to be a worthwhile investment.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Nov 23, 2010
Wada's PL MVP triumph should raise familiar questions
If the selection of Fukuoka Softbank Hawks hurler Tsuyoshi Wada as Pacific League MVP proves anything, it's that there isn't a clear-cut right answer when the it comes to choosing MVPs.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 19, 2010
Dragons' Wada, Hawks' Wada named MVPs
What a great day to be named Wada.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 14, 2010
Kiyota, Marines beat SK Wyverns for title
Winning their first Japan Series in five years gave the Chiba Lotte Marines a lot to celebrate.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 11, 2010
Familiar pain fuels Ochiai's desire
NAGOYA — Immediately after the final out of the 2010 Japan Series, Chunichi Dragons manager Hiromitsu Ochiai made a short, brisk walk to the Dragons clubhouse.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 9, 2010
Team unity carries Marines to title
NAGOYA — Norifumi Nishimura and the Chiba Lotte Marines have come full circle.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 8, 2010
Marines win Game 7, 2010 Japan Series
NAGOYA — The Chiba Lotte Marines have got wa. Now they have another Japan Series title to go along with it.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 7, 2010
Marathon Game 6 ends in rare 2-2 tie
NAGOYA — The Chiba Lotte Marines and Chunichi Dragons played longer than any two teams in Japan Series history.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 6, 2010
Well-traveled Penn plays pivotal role in Marines' Game 5 win
The Chiba Lotte Marines were taking a chance holding back ace Yoshihisa Naruse in Game 5 of the Japan Series, where a loss would've left them in an uphill battle to win the title.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 5, 2010
Marines pummel Dragons, lead 3-2
CHIBA — The Chiba Lotte Marines already knew the Japan Series would have to be won in Nagoya. A big night at the plate just means they won't have as much work to do when they get there.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 4, 2010
Oshima's 11th-inning triple lifts Dragons
CHIBA — The story of the Japan Series had been the play of the Chiba Lotte Marines rookie Ikuhiro Kiyota. In Game 4, Chunichi Dragons first-year player Yohei Oshima evened the score and the series.
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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