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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 / HIT AND RUN
Aug 21, 2017
Kikuchi, Sugano locked in duel for Sawamura Award
Despite the amount of ink spilled trying to determine whether Seibu Lions pitcher Yusei Kikuchi was actually guilty of the illegal two-stage pitching motion he was cited for on Thursday night, it's more important to note the way he handled the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 19, 2017
Giants' Sugano continues winning ways against BayStars
Tomoyuki Sugano hasn't really needed a lot of run support when facing the Yokohama BayStars this season.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 18, 2017
Usami makes first game-winning hit of career one to remember
It was only 10 days ago that Shingo Usami recorded his first pro hit. After his last swing of the bat on Friday night, the Yomiuri Giants youngster can check his first home run and first game-winning hit off the list as well.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Aug 14, 2017
'Panda' Rogers adjusting to playing with Tigers
The Panda is living amongst the Tigers in Osaka.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Aug 13, 2017
Leadoff home runs generate energy, excitement on diamond
Leadoff home runs are fun. Most can probably agree on that. A leadoff home run is a rush, an unexpected jolt of energy at the outset of a game.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 12, 2017
Injuries put Tigers in pinch
The Hanshin Tigers' pitchers need to step up.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 10, 2017
Terauchi seizes chance to lift Giants past Tigers
For most of the season, Yomiuri Giants infielder Takayuki Terauchi has been the odd man out, relegated mostly to pinch-hitting, running and serving as a defensive replacement. So when he got a rare chance to step into the spotlight, he wasn't about to let it slip away.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Aug 7, 2017
Sakamoto has shot at historic hit total
It won't be long before the Yomiuri Giants' Shinnosuke Abe breaks through the 2,000-hit threshold. Abe has 1,994 now, so it's only a matter of time before he becomes the 49th player to reach the mark in NPB alone.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Aug 5, 2017
Togame credits Tateyama for guidance
Shohei Tateyama hasn't done much pitching for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows this season, but his presence is still being felt to some extent on the diamond through Seibu Lions starter Ken Togame.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Aug 1, 2017
McGehee embracing challenge of playing second base for Giants
For Casey McGehee, the last couple of weeks have been a foray into uncharted territory. McGehee has been playing baseball professionally since 2003, but only a sliver of that time has been spent playing second base.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 31, 2017
Samurai Japan taps Inaba to lead Tokyo 2020 tilt
Atsunori Inaba hadn't even been officially unveiled as the next Samurai Japan manager for 10 minutes when NPB commissioner Katsuhiko Kumazaki told him he carried the hopes and dreams of the public into the upcoming Tokyo Olympics in 2020 and World Baseball Classic in 2021. Samurai Japan Strengthening...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 29, 2017
Early runs, dominant Sugano guide Giants past BayStars
When you've got a pitcher as good as Tomoyuki Sugano on the mound, the game plan is usually pretty simple.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jul 24, 2017
Amador, Lopez, Mathieson catch fire in NPB
Over the past weekend in Japan, the only thing hotter than the weather, was the play of a trio of foreign NPB stars.
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BASKETBALL / NBA
Jul 22, 2017
Cavs' Irving fired up about 2020 Games
Kyrie Irving made his first trip to Japan this week, and the Cleveland Cavaliers point guard already has plans to come back.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Jul 17, 2017
NPB should do more to spice up All-Star experience
The final round of the Home Run Derby that preceded Game 1 of the NPB All-Star Series on Friday ended with a 4-4 tie and the player declared as the winner, via tiebreaker, looking around in confusion. It was yet another example that Japanese baseball needs to head back to the drawing board in its approach...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 15, 2017
Despaigne, Akiyama, Suzuki supply big hits as PL tops CL in All-Star Series finale
For one night, it was just like old times for Alfredo Despaigne in Chiba. A monstrous home run, a celebration with Chiba Lotte Marines catcher Tatsuhiro Tamura, and a celebratory "Despa-iine" call-and-response with the fans in right field after the game.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jul 15, 2017
Rookie shortstop Genda capitalizes on opportunity to replace injured Mogi on PL All-Star squad
Sosuke Genda was an almost last-minute addition for this year's All-Star Series. But that hasn't taken any of the fun out of it for the 24-year old Seibu Lions rookie.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 11, 2017
Giants' Sugano picks up CL-leading ninth victory
A lot of NPB players might be looking forward to the upcoming All-Star break, but you might not find too many Yomiuri Giants on that list.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Jul 10, 2017
Swallows fans getting test in patience in 2017
Tokyo Yakult Swallows fans can be forgiven for being frustrated, even angry, at the way the season has played out thus far. The team is mired in last place and began this week six games out of even fifth place.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 7, 2017
Carp sink Swallows on Arai's three-run blast in ninth inning
Everything was set up for the Hiroshima Carp to lose.
China seizes disputed reef near key Philippine military outpost
China Coast Guard officers unfurl a national flag on Sandy Cay reef, near the Philippine-held Thitu Island, in disputed waters of the South China Sea this month in this screen shot taken from Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
California says it overtakes Japan to become world’s No. 4 economy
Vehicles travel along the 110 freeway in downtown Los Angeles. California's GDP has overtaken Japan's to become the world's fourth largest economy, according to the U.S. state.
Arunima Mazumdar: ‘Japanese literature has a niche but deeply engaged readership in India’
Arunima Mazumdar, a New Delhi-based communications professional, began sharing her love of Japanese literature online in 2022. The platform has grown into a robust community known as Dokusha Book Club.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.
Expo '25 gives the world a masterclass in mascots
2025 Osaka Expo mascot Myaku-Myaku dances on the stage during the event's official opening ceremony on April 12.
Japan struggles with gray zone of AI deepfakes exploiting children
AI-generated content — including those made using pictures of real people, which are known as “deepfakes” — is not explicitly covered under Japan's current legal framework, nor are human-drawn illustrations that depict child abuse.
‘Wildcat Dome’ challenges Japan's historical narratives
On the surface, "Wildcat Dome" tells a personal story of damaged children — now adults — bound together by tragedy. Underneath, there’s a constant undercurrent of political consequence, invisible and pervasive like radioactive particles.
Reclaiming Sanya, one meal at a time
Magokoro Yoshihira (center) is the managing director of Yui Associates, which operates the neighborhood fixtures of Sanya Cafe and Juyoh Hotel. Yusuke Takahashi (left) met Yoshihira during a difficult period in his life and now works as the cafe’s chef. Nancy Anne (right) has worked for over 10 years at Juyoh Hotel and enjoys the multicultural environment.
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.

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