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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 / WORLD UNIVERSITY BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
Aug 8, 2010
Despaigne's heroics carry Cuba to championship
On a day the mighty Cubans finally looked beatable, Alfredo Despaigne looked invincible.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD UNIVERSITY BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
Aug 7, 2010
Powerful Cubans set sights on winning title
YOKOHAMA — International baseball may soon be dancing to a Cuban beat once again.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Aug 3, 2010
Media attention nothing new for celebrated hurler Saito
The fluttering of dozens of camera shutters following Japan's 4-0 win over South Korea on Friday served as a reminder that Yuki Saito is never far from the spotlight.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD UNIVERSITY BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
Aug 1, 2010
Japan clobbers China in college tournament
Blowouts have been the theme of the early stages of the 5th World University Baseball Championship, and the host nation wasn't about to be left out of the fun.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD UNIVERSITY BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
Jul 31, 2010
Hurler Saito shines in victory over Koreans
Yuki Saito was such a certainty to take the mound against South Korea that Japan manager Tamotsu Enomoto forgot to tell him.
BASEBALL / SPORTS SCOPE
Jul 27, 2010
Nakajima, Wada stand out in PL
The 2010 All-Star Series is in the rearview mirror and the Pacific League returns to action with a full slate of games on Tuesday night. Meaning now is as good a time as any to stop and take stock of the first few months of the year.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Jul 26, 2010
Dragons veteran Wada Central League's top player through first half
The 2010 All-Stars Series is over and all six Central League teams are back together and gearing up to make a run for the pennant.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 24, 2010
Abe-led CL earns All-Star win
FUKUOKA — When Shinnosuke Abe gets on a roll it doesn't matter who's on the mound.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jul 24, 2010
Tigers slugger Brazell praises team's fans
FUKUOKA — Craig Brazell didn't care that he was almost left off the All-Star roster.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 21, 2010
Giants edge Swallows in 10
Marc Kroon felt like he owed everyone something after blowing a save in his last outing.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 17, 2010
Journeyman Fernandez keen to make most of Seibu return
TOKOROZAWA, Saitama Pref. — The stairs must have seemed endless.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 to resist Trump efforts to form trade bloc against China
As Japan gears up for the trade talks, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is also seeking to cushion the blow that the U.S. tariffs may have on the domestic economy.
Japan doubles down on stimulus to counter effects of Trump tariffs
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks about U.S. tariffs in Tokyo last week.
Tokyo court fines Amazon Japan ¥35 million over counterfeit products
Takahiro Fujii (center), the president of Try and E, and his lawyers speak during a news conference on Friday in Tokyo after a ruling was handed down in a case against Amazon Japan.
Francis laid to rest as 400,000 mourn pope 'with open heart'
Pallbearers carry the coffin of Pope Francis at the end of the funeral ceremony in St. Peter's Square in the Vatican on Saturday.
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
Japan weighs using U.S. rice imports as tariff negotiation tool with Trump
A restaurant owner pours California-grown Calrose rice into a rice cooker at his restaurant in Tokyo
Is Japan’s parliament ready to welcome more youth to its ranks?
Lower House lawmaker Kai Odake in his Tokyo office on Wednesday
Crow meat, goat tartare: Mauvaise Herbe raises its game
Crow meat, shaped into a ball and attached to a foot of the bird, is one of the peculiar offerings of game at Mauvaise Herbe.

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