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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.
Ryuju Nagayama reacts after his quarterfinal bout against Spain's Francisco Garrigos at the Paris Olympics on Saturday.
OLYMPICS / Judo
Jul 27, 2024
Ryuju Nagayama falls in controversial ruling in Paris
Nagayama's quest for gold ended in the quarterfinals. 
Japan's 2024 Olympic team moves down the Seine River in Paris during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics on Friday.
OLYMPICS
Jul 27, 2024
Paris Olympics kick off with rain-soaked — but grandiose — opening ceremony
The sprawling opening ceremony delivered on the promise to send athletes down the River Seine and culminated in the stirring return of superstar singer Celine Dion.
Flavor Flav is at the Paris Games as the hype man for the U.S. water polo team.
OLYMPICS
Jul 26, 2024
Hip-hop legend Flavor Flav relishes role as hype man for U.S. water polo team
The rapper is using his fame to help support the U.S. team.
Passengers wait at Bordeaux-Saint-Jean station in Bordeaux, France, after the nation's high-speed rail network was disrupted by an attack on Friday.
OLYMPICS
Jul 26, 2024
Team Japan not impacted by French train attacks ahead of opening ceremony
The French railways system was hit by a series of attacks on Friday.
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
OLYMPICS
Jul 26, 2024
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Team Japan is looking to build on the momentum from three years ago in Tokyo, where the nation earned a record medal haul.
American tennis star Coco Gauff speaks during a news conference on Thursday in Paris.
OLYMPICS / Tennis
Jul 26, 2024
Coco Gauff 'going in blind' as she prepares to carry U.S. flag in Paris
The world No. 2 tennis player will join NBA superstar LeBron James as the U.S. flag bearers for the opening ceremony.
Norwegian and Australian players take part in a practice session ahead of the opening of the Paris Olympics at Eiffel Tower Stadium in Paris on Wednesday.
OLYMPICS
Jul 25, 2024
After joyless silence in Tokyo, Paris is ready to get the Olympic party started
No COVID-19 testing, no bubbles and no more locking out the fans. Paris marks a return to normal for an event that, like many, was brought to its knees by the pandemic.
U.S. gymnastics superstar Simone Biles takes part in a training session in Le Bourget, France, on Monday.
OLYMPICS / Gymnastics
Jul 25, 2024
Biles targets 'redemption' as she reenters the spotlight at Paris Olympics
The U.S. gymnastics star is once again eyeing the top of the podium after she prioritized her mental health at the Tokyo Games.
New Zealand's Ngarohi McGarvey-Black tackles Japan's Kippei Ishida during their rugby sevens match at the Paris Olympics in Saint-Denis, France, on Wednesday.
OLYMPICS / Rugby
Jul 25, 2024
Japan falls to New Zealand on first day of rugby sevens tournament at Paris Olympics
Japan lost in a blowout in its opening game at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Mai Yamamoto drives to the basket during an Olympic tune-up game against New Zealand in Tokyo on July 4.
OLYMPICS / Basketball
Jul 22, 2024
Akatsuki Japan believes it can 'surprise the world' in Paris
Women's basketball team will be looking to replicate its inspiring Olympic run in Tokyo and make waves in Paris.
France's Sarah Leonie Cysique battles Uzbekistan's Shukurjon Aminova at the Paris Grand Slam at Accor Arena on Feb. 2.
OLYMPICS / Judo
Jul 18, 2024
How France embraced judo and became a martial arts powerhouse
The country has embraced the Japanese martial art to the point where it may be more popular in France than in Japan.
Asami Yoshida (center) practices with Japan at the National Training Center in Tokyo in January.
OLYMPICS / Basketball
Jul 8, 2024
Asami Yoshida bringing experience and swagger to Akatsuki Japan for Paris Olympics
The veteran point guard was Japan's captain at the 2016 Olympics.
Fencer Misaki Emura (left) and breaker Shigekix, whose real name is Shigeyuki Nakarai, during a send-off ceremony in Tokyo on Friday
OLYMPICS
Jul 5, 2024
Japanese athletes get rousing send-off ahead of Paris Olympics
Three years after hosting the Tokyo Olympics, Japan is preparing to send almost 400 athletes to the Games in the French capital.
Lakers forward Rui Hachimura will be a key part of Japan's Olympic ambitions this summer.
BASKETBALL
Jul 1, 2024
Japan’s basketball stars set sights on glory at Paris Games
Some think Akatsuki Japan is sending the best team it has ever assembled to the Olympics.
NBA legend Ray Allen high-fives children during a basketball clinic in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Saturday.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 15, 2024
Former Celtics great Ray Allen says 'distractions' played role in Game 4 blowout
The two-time NBA champion, who ran a basketball clinic for children in Tokyo on Saturday, also stressed that learning defense is key for developing young players.
Australian-born Connor O'Leary will represent Japan in the surfing competition at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
OLYMPICS / Surfing
Jun 11, 2024
At Paris Games, Connor O’Leary aims to win and inspire
The waves in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, may bode well for the goofy-footed surfer.
Kazuto Takesako will open his Prizefighter campaign against British boxer Mark Dickinson in Osaka on July 15.
MORE SPORTS / Boxing
Jun 3, 2024
$1 million purse on offer at revived Prizefighter event in Osaka
Eight fighters will get their first chance to punch their way to a big payday in Osaka on July 15.
Kanoa Igarashi, who earned a silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, is excited to get another shot at gold at this year’s Summer Games.
MORE SPORTS / Surfing
May 31, 2024
Kanoa Igarashi ready to challenge Teahupo'o in search of gold at Paris Olympics
Igarashi earned the silver medal in the inaugural Olympic surfing competition at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Makoto Hasebe during a news conference following his retirement, in Tokyo on Friday. Hasebe played in 114 games for Japan's national team and played over 500 professional games between Japan and Germany.
SOCCER
May 24, 2024
Makoto Hasebe at peace with retirement, says body still 'wants to kick the ball'
Hasebe will eventually return to Germany and begin to lay the foundation for his coaching career.
Justin Reid has helped the Chiefs win the last two Super Bowl titles.
MORE SPORTS / Football
May 13, 2024
Chiefs safety Justin Reid committed to lifting up Kansas City on and off field
The confetti had hardly finished falling on the Kansas City Chiefs' second consecutive Super Bowl title when safety Justin Reid started looking ahead.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
One dead, three missing as heavy rain batters Tohoku
Camera footage shows the Mogami River bursting its banks in Tozawa, Yamagata Prefecture, on Friday morning.
Brazil issues apology for persecuting Japan immigrants during WWII
Enea Almeida (right), chair of the Brazilian amnesty commission, shakes hands with the representative for Japanese immigrants on Thursday in Brasilia.
When did summer in Japan stop being fun?
Summer in Japan is now consistently brutal enough to drive you indoors and keep you there until autumn.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

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