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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
Oct 1, 2010
Will Murton get fair shot at hits record?
The single-season home-run record in Japanese baseball has been somewhat of a touchy subject for quite some time. Many associate the record of 55 with legendary Yomiuri Giants slugger Sadaharu Oh.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Sep 28, 2010
Scheduling quirks taking some excitement away from pennant races
Excitement and interest in Major League Baseball is at a fevered pitch as the remaining pennant races go down to the wire.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Sep 25, 2010
Ichiro's achievement testament to his drive
Baseball is the ultimate numbers game. Always has been, always will be.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 24, 2010
Harper, Castillo lead 'Stars to win
Brett Harper and Jose Castillo have done some of their best work this year against the Yomiuri Giants.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Sep 24, 2010
Sakamoto impressing with show of power
For pitchers facing shortstops, usually the main worry is letting them get on base, where their speed can create problems.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 22, 2010
Sakamoto's heroics carry Giants to win
Shortstop Hayato Sakamoto is becoming the Yomiuri Giants' go-to guy late in games.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Sep 21, 2010
PL pitchers Kaneko, Darvish making case to win Sawamura Award
There's nothing that says the Sawamura Award has to be given out.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Sep 18, 2010
Pitching down stretch puts Dragons in position to take CL pennant
The Chunichi Dragons got off to a slow start but they're sprinting toward the finish line.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 17, 2010
Yakult survives late meltdown
The Tokyo Yakult Swallows' chances of making the playoffs are slim, but they weren't about to let a little rain wash away their hopes.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Sep 15, 2010
Best move for Eagles to collect on Iwakuma while they can
Hisashi Iwakuma, the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles' best pitcher, is ready to see just how greener the grass is in Major League Baseball.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 15, 2010
Ogasawara wields big stick for surging Giants
The Yomiuri Giants and Tokyo Yakult Swallows aren't far from each other in terms of location. The distance between the crosstown rivals in the Central League standings, however, just got a little bit wider.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Sep 10, 2010
Standridge key figure for Tigers down stretch
Good pitching trumps good hitting. That's usually the rule of thumb come playoff time.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 10, 2010
Maeda double team clips Swallows' wings
In his 21st season, Tomonori Maeda doesn't have too many more chances to play the hero. Kenta Maeda on the other hand is just getting started.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Sep 7, 2010
Pair of veteran hurlers still have something left to give
A pair of veteran pitchers briefly turned back the clock.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 4, 2010
Swallows hold off late-charging 'Stars
YOKOHAMA — Earlier in the year the Tokyo Yakult Swallows were a team going nowhere.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 3, 2010
Nishiguchi-led Lions climb into first place
TOKOROZAWA — There's still some life left in Fumiya Nishiguchi's right arm.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Sep 3, 2010
Orix's Kaneko on fire as Buffs chase playoffs
Just call Chihiro Kaneko a late bloomer.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Aug 31, 2010
Patience pays off for Giants infielder Gonzalez
Foreign ballplayers take to Japan in many different ways. Some, like first-year Hanshin Tigers outfielder Matt Murton, hit the ground running. Murton is hitting .339, with 15 HRs and 77 RBIs.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 29, 2010
Ramirez eyes 2,000 hits
Alex Ramirez has his eyes on the future.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 27, 2010
Rami breaks Oh's RBI mark
As soon as wood met rawhide, Alex Ramirez threw his arms up in celebration.
University of Tokyo lands its highest spot ever in global higher education ranking
The University of Tokyo in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward
‘Save the Ring’ calls intensify as Osaka Expo’s end nears
Visitors lounge on the grassy hill on the top of the Grand Ring during the 2025 Osaka Expo in the city of Osaka in May.
Takaichi's PM bid faces further headwinds with coalition split
LDP leader Sanae Takaichi and Komeito leader Tetsuo Saito attend a party leaders' meeting on Friday in Tokyo.
After ruling bloc breakup, CDP and Komeito eye unified PM candidate
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan leader Yoshihiko Noda speaks to reporters at the Diet in Tokyo on Friday.
Tokyo named world’s best big city for second straight year
Tokyo was ranked the world's best large city for the second year in a row in the Conde Nast Traveler's 2025 Readers' Choice Awards.
Ghost of Yotei’s bloodstained fun sidesteps Ainu identity
Ghost of Yotei, the follow-up to 2020's smash hit Ghost of Tsushima, is a violent, vengeful and engaging romp through 17th-century Hokkaido that fails to stick the landing on its most sensitive cultural material.
‘Takaichi trade’ starts unwinding as political calculus upended by Komeito exit
Less than a week ago, Sanae Takaichi seemed set to become Japan's first female prime minister.
‘Save the Ring’ calls intensify as Osaka Expo’s end nears
Visitors lounge on the grassy hill on the top of the Grand Ring during the 2025 Osaka Expo in the city of Osaka in May.
A Japanese comedian walks into an Aussie bar … and stays there
Takashi “Waka” Wakasugi stopped by the Tokyo Comedy Bar in Shibuya Ward last month following his stint at Edinburgh Festival Fringe performing his show “Comedy Samurai.”
Chemistry Nobel winner Kitagawa says downtime helped him think up new material
Susumu Kitagawa speaks to reporters at Kyoto University on Wednesday after receiving the news that he had been awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry the same day.

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