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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

May 24, 2008

Swallows take advantage of Marines' costly fielding miscue in 12th inning, eke out 2-0 win

For nine innings Yoshihisa Naruse and Masanori Ishikawa were almost mirror images of each other.

BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN

May 23, 2008

Departure of Collins latest sign Buffaloes are in disarray

Something stinks in Kansai.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

May 21, 2008

Ramirez's three-run blast powers Giants past Marines

CHIBA — Yomiuri Giants manager Tatsunori Hara usually greets Giants that hit home runs with a double-fisted handshake just outside of the dugout. Alex Ramirez's shot on Tuesday was so big that Hara went with a bear hug instead.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

May 18, 2008

Takahashi gives Carp big boost

With the Hiroshima Carp reeling from back-to-back losses, Ken Takahashi picked a great time to remind everyone why he's one of the top pitchers in the Central League.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

May 18, 2008

Valentine impressed with rookie hurler Karakawa

Hours before the Chiba Lotte Marines' game against the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters on Tuesday, pitcher Yoshihisa Naruse was the first player out of the dugout for stretching, with 18-year-old Yuki Karakawa hot on his heels.

Japan Times

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK

May 17, 2008

Shimoyanagi's renaissance having impact for Tigers

For Hanshin Tigers pitcher Tsuyoshi Shimoyanagi, the last two seasons have been more or less average.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

May 14, 2008

Marines give Valentine plenty to celebrate on his 58th birthday

So what do you get the manager that has everything on his birthday?

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

May 11, 2008

Ramirez clubs game-winning hit

Alex Ramirez didn't get to do his home run dance against the Chunichi Dragons, so he gave Yomiuri Giants fans something to dance about instead.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK

May 10, 2008

Kamei, Sakamoto capitalize when given chance to shine with Giants

While the Yomiuri Giants' All-Stars have gotten off to a slow start this season, two unheralded players have stolen the spotlight.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Apr 30, 2008

Emergency starter Sweeney gives Fighters big lift in win over Lotte

CHIBA — The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters suffered a big loss before their game against the Chiba Lotte Marines on Tuesday. Hichori Morimoto and Brian Sweeney made sure they celebrated a big win after it.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Apr 26, 2008

Lions enjoying winning under Watanabe

During his playing days, Saitama Seibu Lions manager Hisanobu Watanabe was among the flashiest players in Japanese baseball.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Apr 23, 2008

Otsuka homers in Lotte's rout of Seibu

CHIBA — The Chiba Lotte Marines threw everything but the rule book at the Seibu Lions on Tuesday night. Good thing their manager was there to back them up.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Apr 20, 2008

Tuffy blasts pair as Buffs win

Orix Buffaloes manager Terry Collins said that Tuffy Rhodes "is swinging the bat really well right now."

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Apr 16, 2008

Omatsu, Hashimoto lead Marines past Eagles in slugfest

CHIBA — Shoitsu Omatsu made sure he put the Chiba Lotte Marines in position to win their third game in a row. Late in the contest, Tasuku Hashimoto made sure they did just that.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Apr 12, 2008

Miura earns first win of season

YOKOHAMA — Daisuke Miura didn't want to wait too long to pick up his first win of the season. So he made Hanshin Tigers slugger Tomoaki Kanemoto wait at least one more night before reaching his own goal.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Apr 5, 2008

Tigers send punchless Giants to sixth loss in seven games

The Hanshin Tigers had Tokyo Dome rocking on Friday night.

BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN

Apr 4, 2008

NPB moving to dissuade 'major' moves

Nippon Professional Baseball earlier this week announced that it will present a proposal to the players' association aimed at shortening the free-agency period to seven years for players drafted out of college and the industrial leagues and eight years for players drafted out of high school beginning...

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Apr 2, 2008

Nakamura blasts Dragons past Giants

Norihiro Nakamura sure made his first career hit off Koji Uehara a memorable one.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Mar 29, 2008

Ishikawa, Tanaka spark Swallows

As expected, there was a lot of offense on display on Opening Night at Jingu Stadium. Most of it, however, came from an unexpected source.

Japan Times

BASEBALL / MLB

Mar 27, 2008

Harden, Brown propel A's to series split with Red Sox

The Oakland Athletics made sure they held onto the lead this time.

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Visitors walk past Sou Fujimoto's Grand Ring, which has been recognized as the largest wooden structure in the world.

Can a World Expo still matter? Japan is about to find out.

By Tomoko Otake

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