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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
Nov 14, 2008
KBO champions defeat Seibu
The SK Wyverns came to this year's Asia Series to take care of some unfinished business.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 13, 2008
Lions prepare for trip into uncharted waters
The Seibu Lions and SK Wyverns went through the final preparations for their matchup in the 2008 edition of the Asia Series during a pair of brief practices on Wednesday at Tokyo Dome.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 12, 2008
NPB champion Lions aim for Asian crown
The Seibu Lions have already proven they are the best team in Japan.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 11, 2008
Lions bare teeth to claim Japan Series
Seibu Lions manager Hisanobu Watanabe had a book due out on Monday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 11, 2008
Strength in relief gives pitch-perfect Lions win
Relief pitching was the one clear advantage the Yomiuri Giants had over the Seibu Lions entering the Japan Series.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 9, 2008
Lions stay alive, force Game 7
Turns out these Lions have nine lives after all.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 8, 2008
Giants are in driver's seat
The Yomiuri Giants held a light workout at Tokyo Dome Friday afternoon on the eve of a crucial tilt against the Seibu Lions in Game 6 of the Japan Series.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 7, 2008
Cool Kishi shrugs off stage fright
TOKOROZAWA, Saitama Pref. — Making your first Japan Series start against a team with the tradition of the Yomiuri Giants can be a daunting task for even the most veteran of pitchers.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 7, 2008
Giants move to brink of series glory
TOKOROZAWA, Saitama Pref. — The Yomiuri Giants vowed they would be ready for Lions starter Hideaki Wakui the next time they saw him.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 6, 2008
Hungry Lions draw level in Japan Series
TOKOROZAWA, Saitama Pref. — Okawari-kun finally got what he was looking for in the Japan Series.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 5, 2008
Suzuki plays starring role in Giants' win
Takahiro Suzuki is usually the one scoring the runs for the Yomiuri Giants.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Nov 4, 2008
Giants' unsung heroes revel in spotlight
As Game 2 starter Hisanori Takahashi left the mound in the middle of the sixth inning of a 2-2 contest on Sunday, things were looking bleak for the Yomiuri Giants.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 3, 2008
Surprise package Wakui takes playoffs by storm
What a postseason it's been for Hideaki Wakui.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 3, 2008
Ramirez strikes late to level Japan Series
Not many players can put on a show quite like the Yomiuri Giants' Alex Ramirez.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 2, 2008
Wakui tosses gem for Lions in opener
If the Japan Series was supposed to be an offensive showcase, Seibu Lions pitcher Hideaki Wakui sure didn't get the memo.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 1, 2008
Skippers Hara, Watanabe ready to match wits on diamond
It was a business-like atmosphere at Tokyo Dome on Friday afternoon as the Seibu Lions and Yomiuri Giants went through their final preparations for Game 1 of the Japan Series.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 1, 2008
Japan Series features high-octane offenses
Offense was the name of the game for both the Seibu Lions and Yomiuri Giants this season.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Oct 30, 2008
Hara makes right call with Giants
Yomiuri Giants manager Tatsunori Hara cried last season after the Chunichi Dragons sent his team into a long offseason with a 3-0 sweep in the second stage of the Central League Climax Series.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 26, 2008
Giants advance to Japan Series
The Yomiuri Giants won the Central League pennant last season but failed to reach the Japan Series.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 24, 2008
Ogasawara belts two home runs; fired-up Giants take 2-1 series lead
The Yomiuri Giants looked a bit sluggish in the first game of their series against the Chunichi Dragons.
Trump team seeks to toughen Biden’s chip controls over China
U.S. President Donald Trump's officials recently met with their Japanese and Dutch counterparts about restricting Tokyo Electron and ASML engineers from maintaining semiconductor gear in China, according to people familiar with the matter.
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
Ichiro Fujisaki
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.
About 70% of foreign nationals questioned by police on the streets: survey
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.
Gunma ranks top among city dwellers eyeing countryside, survey shows
Kusatsu Onsen resort, a popular tourist destination in Gunma Prefecture, on Dec. 26, 2022
Japan looks to save seafood and seaweed farming from warming oceans
Asian seabass are bred at the Songkhla Coastal Aquaculture Technology and Innovation Research and Development Center in southern Thailand.
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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