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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.
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The first thing you notice is the hat.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
May 15, 2009
Sophomore Sakamoto tearing up CL pitching
When then-Yomiuri Giants shortstop Tomohiro Nioka tore his calf muscle during the 2008 season opener, a star was born.
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May 10, 2009
Abe leads by example as Giants slay Dragons
Yomiuri Giants first baseman Lee Seung Yeop took one for the team early on Saturday night.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
May 8, 2009
Sledge flexing muscles for Fighters in 2nd year
CHIBA — Terrmel Sledge is getting used to playing baseball in Japan.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 5, 2009
Valentine stays calm at eye of the storm
It's been an interesting season for the Chiba Lotte Marines.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 3, 2009
Rhodes says staying in shape is key to his longevity
CHIBA — Tuffy Rhodes has discovered the fountain of youth.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
May 1, 2009
Valentine optimistic as pitchers find form
Chiba Lotte Marines pitcher Hiroyuki Kobayashi didn't come out of Tuesday's game against the Orix Buffaloes with a win, but he should've gained a lot of confidence.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 29, 2009
Obiki's 10th-inning home run propels Buffaloes past Marines
CHIBA — Suspect pitching kept the Orix Buffaloes teetering on the edge of disaster during most of their game against the Chiba Lotte Marines.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 25, 2009
Clutch hitting ignites Dragons to win over Giants
The Yomiuri Giants had planned to honor catcher Shinnosuke Abe during their game against the Chunichi Dragons on Friday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Apr 24, 2009
Kanemoto, Rhodes aging like fine wines
Finding and identifying talented young players is a big part of the game of baseball.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 22, 2009
Matsunaka, Hawks use hit parade to beat Fighters
Rather than trying to slow down Japanese baseball's hottest offense, the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks just lit a fire under their own bats.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 21, 2009
Kaneko's streak gives Fighters double vision
If Nippon Professional Baseball is serious about speeding up games this season, it should stop Makoto Kaneko from batting.
Japan Times
SUMO
Apr 19, 2009
Hakuho remains student of sumo despite success
Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho says his style of sumo is nothing special.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 19, 2009
Eagles ace Iwakuma handcuffs Buffaloes
Hisashi Iwakuma turned in another stellar performance at Tokyo Dome.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Apr 17, 2009
Fighters enjoying extra clout with bat bonanza
The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters' pitching staff has looked surprisingly pedestrian early this season.
SUMO
Apr 16, 2009
Hakuho welcomes steroid testing, laments sumo's woes
The most common problem in the sports world today is about to slightly alter the landscape of one of the world's oldest sports.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Apr 12, 2009
'Stars should bring Pedro to Yokohama
The Yokohama BayStars won their first game of the season on Friday night and would do well to enjoy it.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 11, 2009
Kamei, Tsuruoka lift Giants
Yomiuri Giants players Yoshiyuki Kamei and Kazunari Tsuruoka combined to drive in five runs against the Hanshin Tigers on Friday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Apr 10, 2009
WBC experience inspires Kurihara
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Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 7, 2009
Lotte fans step up to plate to keep Valentine
CHIBA — Bobby 2010.
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China adviser pushes to lower legal marriage age to 18 to boost birthrate
A woman fits her wedding dress at a bridal shop in Luliang, northern China's Shanxi province, on Feb. 11.
U.S. defense spending demands could transform global security
Amid rising global defense spending, U.S. President Donald Trump's push for 5% of GDP on military budgets poses a challenge for American allies, including Japan, which is already struggling to meet its 2% target.
Ex-Japan envoy concerned over Trump's foreign aid cuts
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DeepSeek rushes to launch new AI model as China goes all in
The Chinese embrace of DeepSeek comes as governments from South Korea to Italy remove the artificial intelligence from national app stores, citing privacy concerns.
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Lawyers advising in a racial profiling case speak during a news conference on Wednesday in Tokyo.
Latest sumo ranking sheet has plenty to catch the eye
Hoshoryu holds up the latest "banzuke" sumo ranking chart in Osaka on Tuesday.
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Japan looks to save seafood and seaweed farming from warming oceans
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Japan struggles to fend off a world without enough matcha
Once a boon to tea farmers' bottom lines, the global matcha craze is now pushing producers and distributors to their limits with few options to adequately meet demand.

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