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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
Jun 6, 2012
Gonzalez thrives after recent return to Giants
Edgar Gonzalez is back and he's hit the ground running.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Jun 5, 2012
NPB may not have seen last no-no
Japanese baseball went five full seasons without a no-hitter until the Hiroshima Carp's Kenta Maeda threw one against the Yokohama BayStars April 6.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 4, 2012
Ramirez still learning, producing on baseball diamond
History has seen lots of baseball players play for long periods of time — Chunichi's Masahiro Yamamoto, in his 29th season, and Jamie Moyer, still pitching in the U.S. at age 49, to name a pair — but no one has yet figured out how to play forever.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jun 2, 2012
Sugiuchi usually at his best in month of May
Toshiya Sugiuchi is a former Pacific League MVP and Sawamura award winner and has been among NPB's elite pitchers for years.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 29, 2012
Nakata stars as Fighters beat Giants
Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters fans who bought tickets for Monday night's game came hoping to see a good show.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
May 22, 2012
Sakaguchi injury latest blow for underperforming Buffaloes
Tomotaka Sakaguchi separated his shoulder making a catch, and the run still scored.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 18, 2012
Giants defeat Buffaloes
Hayato Sakamoto and the Yomiuri Giants might be finally hitting their stride. Which might be bad news for the Pacific League.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 13, 2012
Marines edge Hawks in 11 on sac fly
Katsuya Kakunaka didn't look comfortable being on the hero interview. At the level he's playing right now, he had better get used to it.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
May 12, 2012
Overuse could be a factor in Asao's drop in efficiency this season
Chunichi Dragons reliever Takuya Asao gave up an earned run against the Tokyo Yakult Swallows during the eighth inning of Thursday's game at Nagoya Dome.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 4, 2012
Giants edge Carp on Kamei's homer
Between being hit in the face with a pitch and struggling at the plate early this year, it's safe to say Yoshiyuki Kamei's season hasn't been going well.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 30, 2012
Past experiences help Falkenborg thrive in new role
Brian Falkenborg stepped out of the dugout shadows and into the sunlight at QVC Marine Stadium and said he didn't expect it to be as warm as it was.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 29, 2012
Matsunaka lifts Hawks past Marines
The Chiba Lotte Marines couldn't come through for their pitcher again.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 25, 2012
Greisinger, Marines end Fighters' four-game winning streak
Seth Greisinger was back in his old stomping ground, but for all it mattered, he could've been on the moon.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 20, 2012
Fernandez carries Eagles past Marines
The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles squandered the first advantage Jose Fernandez gave them.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Apr 16, 2012
No changes to draft, posting system forthcoming says NPB commissioner
In October the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters pulled off a minor shocker by drafting highly-touted Tokai University pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 15, 2012
Kato says NPB must work to keep stars
Between Game 7 of the 2011 Japan Series and Opening Day of the 2012 season, five players left Japan to play in MLB.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 11, 2012
Opportunistic Dragons force tie against Giants
Ryosuke Hirata represented the Chunichi Dragons' last line of defense as he scooped up Shunichi Murata's two-out ninth-inning single in right field, as Takahiro Suzuki rounded third with his sights set on scoring the winning run for the Yomiuri Giants.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 8, 2012
Takeda blanks punchless Marines as Fighters notch third straight victory
Masaru Takeda gave the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters everything he had. In the ninth inning, they finally gave him a helping hand.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 6, 2012
Iron-man Murton taking no chances with injury
Missing games isn't something Matt Murton is used to doing. The 30-year-old outfielder has proven to be remarkably durable over the course of his career, so it was odd to not see him on the field for the first three games of the Hanshin Tigers' season because of a strained hamstring.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 6, 2012
Brazell hands spotlight to Ando as Tigers down Swallows
Craig Brazell certainly earned the right to share the stage with teammate Yuya Ando, he just didn't feel up to it.
JICA to designate four Japanese cities as 'hometowns' for African nations
The Japanese flag (left) with the flag of the African Union
103-year-old remembers Soviet attack right after WWII
Shoichi Takahashi holds a photo of himself when he was younger, in Otaru, Hokkaido, on May 17.
Schools get students involved in revision of unreasonable ‘black rules’
At Yawata Junior High School in Nagoya, there are no more rules on clothing and hairstyles. Students are free to wear either the school's uniform or clothes of their own choosing.
Tokyo crowned No.1 'workation' spot
Workations were a burgeoning trend in the corporate world for years before the COVID-19 pandemic turbocharged it.
Japanese man suspected of ordering double murder in Manila
Two suspects arrested over the killing of two Japanese last week are held in restraints in Manila on Tuesday.
Tokyo crowned No.1 'workation' spot
Workations were a burgeoning trend in the corporate world for years before the COVID-19 pandemic turbocharged it.
Atsushi Kitagawara’s exhibition finds poetry in architecture
The inverted cone, one of Atsushi Kitagawara’s six signature elements in architecture, is a key feature of the Nakamura Keith Haring Collection museum building.
Candidates preparing to make final pitches for Sawamura Award
Hawks pitcher Livan Moinelo has a 1.13 ERA in 19 starts this season.
Winning warship bid gives Japan confidence boost as Tokyo eyes more exports
Australia’s decision to select Japan's upgraded Mogami-class warship, seen in this computer-generated image, has been “well received across Japanese industry," a Defense Ministry official said.
In Paris, chefs Chizuko Kimura and Kei Kobayashi make their mark
Chef Kei Kobayashi is France's only Japanese chef with three Michelin stars.

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