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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
Jul 16, 2010
Slugger Ortiz finding his stride with Hawks
The 2010 season hasn't dampened Jose Ortiz's recollection of the way 2009 ended.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Jul 13, 2010
Buffaloes hurler Kisanuki thriving in new surroundings
What's that old saying about one man's trash again?
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 12, 2010
Healthy Tamura makes steady start for Hawks
The story of Hitoshi Tamura's career thus far has been a tale littered with injuries and bad luck.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jul 10, 2010
Giants dominate again as Abe wins June MVP
The Central League's monthly MVP for position players has thus far been a roll call of Yomiuri Giants.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 9, 2010
Takeda looks sharp as Fighters pound Hawks
A little over a month ago, the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters were an afterthought in the Pacific League.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 7, 2010
Sugiuchi fans nine as Hawks demolish Fighters 12-0
Fans swooned, and a mob of supporters quickly formed as baseball legend Sadaharu Oh and the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks' owner made an impromptu trip through the stands.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Jul 6, 2010
Tigers continuing to play well against Giants
Sorry Chunichi Dragons fans and condolences to supporters of the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 4, 2010
Timely hits carry Tigers
When you're hot, you're hot. Pretty much sums up Craig Brazell's week.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 3, 2010
Brazell's long homer propels pesky Tigers
Craig Brazell hit a home run so deep, it flew beyond the playing field, beyond the flight of steps behind the center-field fence and ricocheted off a wall underneath the Tokyo Dome scoreboard.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jul 2, 2010
High-powered Giants, Tigers renew fierce rivalry
Fans of low-scoring pitching duels would do well to avoid the Tokyo Dome this weekend.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Jun 29, 2010
Streaking Fighters firing on all cylinders in Pacific League
Yu Darvish has been dominant, the pitching staff has followed his lead, and the offense is finding a way to drive in runs.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD UNIVERSITY BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
Jun 29, 2010
Waseda pitcher Saito to lead student charge
Waseda University pitcher Yuki Saito has done nearly everything there is to do in college baseball.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 27, 2010
Abe powers Giants past lowly BayStars
The month of June has sure been kind to Shinnosuke Abe.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jun 27, 2010
Catchers stepping up contributions at plate
What a month it's been for catchers.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 23, 2010
Consistent Ramirez reaches a milestone
To reach his latest milestone, Alex Ramirez went back to where it all began.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Jun 22, 2010
JPBPA needs to follow through on free agency proposals
The Japan Professional Baseball Players Association (JPBPA) has a chance to do some good by proposing more changes to the free agency system.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 20, 2010
Blanco delivers bold reminder that dedication is key to success
Tony Blanco's game-tying home run to right field was the result of hard work during batting practice.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 19, 2010
Yomiuri's Utsumi hurls two-hit masterpiece
The only thing Tetsuya Utsumi had to worry about were a pair of errors made by teammate Michihiro Ogasawara.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 16, 2010
Inaba, teammates rough up Yakult's Tateyama
The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters' first hit was a home run.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jun 15, 2010
Intrepid Ruiz enjoying start to Eagles career
Randy Ruiz's career had already taken him to a myriad of places by the time he signed with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles earlier this month.
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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