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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.

JAPAN / History / Defining the Heisei Era

Sep 29, 2018

Defining the Heisei Era: When Japanese games went global

The Japan Times presents the fifth installment of a monthly 12-part series that looks back at the leading issues of the past three decades.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Sep 28, 2018

Hisayoshi Chono slugs sayonara homer to lift Giants past BayStars, into third place in CL standings

Before watching his two former NPB clubs take the field in a crucial late-season game, the retiring Shuichi Murata urged them to give everything they had during the contest.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts

Sep 24, 2018

Swallows' Buchanan remains positive during playoff push

David Buchanan's little slice of heaven is in the outfield. He might be a pitcher by trade, but there are few things the 29-year old enjoys more than running, jumping and sliding around the outfield shagging fly balls during batting practice before games.

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TENNIS

Sep 22, 2018

Naomi Osaka cruises into Pan Pacific Open final

Naomi Osaka had punched her ticket for the Toray Pan Pacific Open final and fielded questions from the media about 10 minutes. Now, she had a question of her own. "Um, what is that on your phone?" she asked Ichika Shingyo from Nippon Broadcasting System, Inc.

BUSINESS

Sep 20, 2018

Tokyo Game Show kicks off with stronger esports presence

The Tokyo Game Show kicked off Thursday with the usual assortment of bells and whistles, while Sony Corp., Sega Sammy Holdings Inc., Square Enix Holdings Co. and the other usual suspects all occupied large swaths of the convention halls at Makuhari Messe in Chiba Prefecture.

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TENNIS

Sep 20, 2018

Naomi Osaka boosts interest at Toray Pan Pacific Open

Naomi Osaka's presence is being felt at the Toray Pan Pacific Open this week.

Japan Times

TENNIS

Sep 19, 2018

Former Chiba Lotte interpreter Shun Nakasone helping Naomi Osaka in Japan

When Naomi Osaka faced the media in Japan as a Grand Slam champion for the first time on Sept. 13, Shun Nakasone was right there beside her.

TENNIS

Sep 18, 2018

Ashleigh Barty outplays doubles partner CoCo Vandeweghe in Toray Pan Pacific Open singles clash

Ashleigh Barty and CoCo Vandeweghe teamed up to win the doubles title at the U.S Open earlier this month. The two friends were on the court together again on Tuesday, but only one could walk away as the winner this time.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts

Sep 17, 2018

Swallows in good position to solidify spot in standings

The Tokyo Yakult Swallows may have lost against the Hiroshima Carp on Sunday, but all in all it was still a good week to be a Swallows fan.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Sep 12, 2018

Former Yomiuri great Warren Cromartie wants to see more passion from NPB clubs

Warren Cromartie was one of the greats of his day during his time with the Yomiuri Giants from 1984-1990. He was one of the Central League's best players and a popular figure on Japan's most popular team.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Sep 11, 2018

Clutch performances by Wladimir Balentien and Yasuhiro Ogawa give Tokyo Yakult Swallows a big win

Wladimir Balentien was more than ready to turn the page on one of his worst weeks of the season. Being able to do it in an important game against the rival Yomiuri Giants was just icing on the cake.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts

Sep 10, 2018

Carp pitcher Daichi Osera in good position in race for Sawamura Award

The Central League-leading Hiroshima Carp only have one more game remaining against the last-place Chunichi Dragons, inexplicably the only CL team with a winning record against Hiroshima, this season.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Aug 28, 2018

Steady starter Kris Johnson improves to 10-2 as Carp pound Giants

Hiroshima Carp pitcher Kris Johnson gave himself a passing grade, just barely, for his performance against the Yomiuri Giants on Tuesday night.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts

Aug 27, 2018

Carp have to avoid complacency as they head toward title

Koichi Ogata didn't sound like a manager with a pennant on the horizon after watching his Hiroshima Carp drop two of three against the Chunichi Dragons, a team 16 games behind them in the standings, over the weekend.

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MORE SPORTS

Aug 23, 2018

One Championship makes big plans for Japan

No one will ever accuse Chatri Sityodtong, the chairman of martial arts organization ONE Championship, of shying away from a fight.

Japan Times

BASEBALL

Aug 20, 2018

Yu Kato helps shine light on women's baseball in Japan

Yu Kato wants to bring women's baseball into the spotlight. She wants people to see what she can do on the diamond and also how talented the rest of her Saitama Astraia teammates are. She wants to everyone to know there is quality baseball being played in the Japan Women's Baseball League.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts

Aug 19, 2018

Tokyo Yakult Swallows slugger Wladimir Balentien stays ahead of curve at plate

Every time Wladimir Balentien hits a home run, and he's hit quite a few since joining the Tokyo Yakult Swallows in 2011, he has to go back to the drawing board and recalibrate his approach.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts

Aug 13, 2018

Nakamura's vintage run just what Lions need

For Takeya Nakamura and the Seibu Lions, the past week and half was just like old times, with the Lions' lineup doing damage and the burly slugger's bat roaring the loudest.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Aug 9, 2018

Eagles' Japhet Amador banned six months for doping

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles infielder Japhet Amador has been suspended for six months after testing positive for banned substances, Nippon Professional Baseball announced Thursday afternoon.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts

Aug 6, 2018

Koshien officials need to be mindful of heat

The temperature in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, got as high as 34 degrees Celsius (93 Fahrenheit) on Sunday, the opening day of this year's edition of Summer Koshien. According to AccuWeather RealFeel, which measures in things such as humidity, cloud cover, intensity of the sun and other factors, it...

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