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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.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Sep 27, 2009

Nishioka gives Lotte fans reason to smile

CHIBA — On a day Chiba Lotte Marines manager Bobby Valentine gave back to the fans, Tsuyoshi Nishioka gave the Orix Buffaloes nothing but headaches.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK

Sep 26, 2009

Hara moved by third straight title

Yomiuri Giants manager Tatsunori Hara almost got choked up after his club clinched the Central League pennant on Wednesday.

BASEBALL / SPORTS SCOPE

Sep 24, 2009

New challenge awaits Kyojin after triumph

With the Central League pennant secured, the Yomiuri Giants have a huge challenge ahead of them.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Sep 23, 2009

Gonzalez puts Giants on brink of another pennant

Chunichi Dragons pitcher Chen Wei-yin was looking unflappable in his bid to keep the Yomiuri Giants from getting closer to claiming the Central League title.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Sep 22, 2009

Giants eye pennant as Tani, Ramirez slay Dragons

At this point, it may take a small miracle for the Chunichi Dragons to stop the Yomiuri Giants from claiming the Central League pennant.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Sep 20, 2009

Houlton enjoys reversal of fortune at Seibu Dome

TOKOROZAWA, Saitama Pref. — The Saitama Seibu Lions went from a fifth-place team in 2007 to Japan Series champions in 2008.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Sep 18, 2009

Dominican hurler Obispo continues to make big impact for Giants

Not too long ago, Yomiuri Giants pitcher Wirfin Obispo was what is known in Japanese baseball as a "triple-digit" (developmental) player.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK

Sep 18, 2009

Kudo hoping to find team for next season

Before Kimiyasu Kudo was reduced to mop-up duty on the worst team in Japanese pro baseball, he was one of the aces on a dynasty.

BASEBALL / SPORTS SCOPE

Sep 16, 2009

Ichiro certain to be a first-ballot Hall of Famer

There were a number of doubters nine years ago when Ichiro Suzuki became the first Japanese position player in Major League Baseball.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Sep 13, 2009

Hirano makes Lions endangered species

TOKOROZAWA, Saitama Pref. — Yoshihisa Hirano finally ended his personal losing streak. He may have also ended the Seibu Lions' hopes of reaching the Pacific League Climax Series.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK

Sep 11, 2009

Race for third place in CL tightening up

The race for the Central League title seems to be all but over with the Yomiuri Giants coasting with a 7 1/2-game lead over the Chunichi Dragons.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Sep 9, 2009

Ishihara's clutch three-run home run carries Carp past Swallows

The Hiroshima Carp may be a long shot but they're not quite out of the race for the Central League Climax Series just yet.

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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Sep 6, 2009

Murakami says players going to MLB not hurting NPB

Long before Hideo Nomo was making major league hitters look silly with an unorthodox windup and an unhittable forkball, or Ichiro Suzuki began rewriting the record books, pitcher Masanori Murakami was blazing the trail.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK

Sep 4, 2009

Wakui making a run at Sawamura Award

A tired shoulder has sidelined Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters pitcher Yu Darvish since Aug. 22, following his worst outing of the season against the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Aug 29, 2009

Morino-led Dragons hold off Swallows in potential playoff preview

If this was a dress rehearsal for a potential showdown in Stage 1 of the Central League Climax Series, the Chunichi Dragons showed why they deserve top billing.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK

Aug 28, 2009

Ramirez sets record in reaching milestone

Earlier this year reigning Central League MVP Alex Ramirez insisted the best he had to offer in 2009 was still yet to come.

BASEBALL / SPORTS SCOPE

Aug 23, 2009

Several NPB managers in danger of losing jobs

As the NPB season begins to head into the stretch run, an unusually high number of mangers find themselves on the hot seat — or at least very warm ones — as the Climax Series races begin in earnest.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Aug 21, 2009

Abe ignites Giants to triumph over BayStars

The Yokohama BayStars put up a good fight, but it wasn't enough to stop Shinnosuke Abe and the Yomiuri Giants from breaking out the brooms.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK

Aug 21, 2009

Iwakuma's resurgence has Eagles flying high

Tohoku Rakuten pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma is up to his old tricks in August and helping to shake up the race for the Pacific League Climax Series in the process.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Aug 16, 2009

Kimura fills Giant gap

The Yomiuri Giants were missing their top offensive weapon in their game against the rival Hanshin Tigers.

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Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

The building of new high-rise residential buildings has some alarmed that they could empty and fall into disrepair as Japan's population shrinks.

The high cost of letting Japan's condos crumble

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