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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
Oct 1, 2011
Deadline passes for Japan-WBC deal
Major League Baseball is beginning to prepare for a 2013 World Baseball Classic without Japan, but the door is open for a change of heart from the two-time defending champions.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 1, 2011
Yano, Giants clobber Carp
A fan fell out of the stands and had to be stretchered off. Four players were hit with pitches, including one who had to be carried off, and one fan got more than she bargained for when a foul ball came hurtling toward her from above.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Sep 27, 2011
Ochiai given raw deal by Chunichi despite his successful run in dugout
A few years ago, before an All-Star game at Yokohama Stadium, while most players were relaxing, then-Chunichi Dragons slugger Tyrone Woods was feverishly fielding grounders at first base hit by his manager, Hiromitsu Ochiai.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 25, 2011
Lions stay in hunt for playoff spot
The surging Seibu Lions didn't lose, but they didn't get the result they were searching for either.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Sep 20, 2011
Fighters keep focus on PL pennant after Nashida bombshell
Bobby Keppel's translator stood at the ready, but the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters pitcher didn't need him.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 16, 2011
Nashida announces plan to step down after 2011 season
Masataka Nashida is stepping down as manager of the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters at the end of the season.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 14, 2011
Inaba supplies spark as Fighters blank Marines
The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters returned to their old stomping ground just in time to change their fortunes against an old nemesis.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Sep 13, 2011
'Ma-kun' has left Saito behind in rise to top
The look on Masahiro Tanaka's face after his victory over the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters Saturday said it all.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 11, 2011
Giants' Ramirez produces only run in win over Carp
Alex Ramirez did the one thing no one else could at Tokyo Dome on Saturday night.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 10, 2011
Carp get back on track with victory over Giants
A bad week left the Hiroshima Carp on the outskirts of the Central League pennant race. On Friday, they set about giving their slim chances a shot in the arm.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Sep 6, 2011
Fighters would be wise to hang on to manager Nashida
Baseball is a funny sport sometimes in that no one ever seems content to live in the present.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 5, 2011
MLB scouts doing due diligence on Fighters' Darvish
The press box at QVC Marine Field isn't exactly state-of-the-art. Upfront are three sections of long desks topped with aging, faded wood looking out onto the field from ground level, behind a net and tinted glass. The rear resembles a school cafeteria, with an old television resting on a filing cabinet...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 31, 2011
Naruse goes distance as Fighters struggle
With one out between him and a complete-game victory, Yoshihisa Naruse finally cracked. Unfortunately for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters, it was too little, too late.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Aug 30, 2011
Itoi fast becoming one of Japan's best players
In 2006, at about the same time the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters were watching Tomoya Yagi, who would later be named Pacific League Rookie of the Year, and a right-handed fireballer named Yu Darvish develop on the mound, another pitching prospect was at a crossroads.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Aug 29, 2011
Eagles soar into race for final playoff spot
The gauntlet the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles faced the past 11 games, could've all-but ended their season.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Aug 23, 2011
Sweat and effort pay off as Gonzalez claws way back from disastrous 2010
Dicky Gonzalez looked like he had just run a marathon on Friday afternoon. Gonzalez was spent, and it showed. He rested his hands on his hips and breathed deeply, while beads of sweat rolled down his forehead despite the relative coolness of the air-conditioned Tokyo Dome.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 20, 2011
Timely hits, strong pitching carry Giants past first-place Swallows
Though it was close, Hirokazu Sawamura wasn't quite the best pitcher on the mound Friday night.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 17, 2011
Fukuura delivers big hit to ignite Marines
The Chiba Lotte Marines' vintage uniforms might not start any baseball fashion trends, but they suit Kazuya Fukuura just fine.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Aug 9, 2011
Challenging 'road of death' easier on current Tigers than past squads
The Hanshin Tigers on Aug. 1 played the first of what will become a long string of games away from their home stadium, which is currently being used for the National High School Baseball Championship.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 7, 2011
Standridge cites Kubo as key factor in success this season
Jason Standridge may have just begun to be recognized by Japanese baseball for his work on the mound, but he's been building toward his success this season for a while now.
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.
Japan to resist Trump efforts to form trade bloc against China
As Japan gears up for the trade talks, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is also seeking to cushion the blow that the U.S. tariffs may have on the domestic economy.
As many as nine dead after driver plows into Vancouver festival crowd
An ambulance is parked at the site of the Lapu Lapu day festival, where a vehicle drove into a crowd killing several people in Vancouver on Saturday.
Japan’s legal system struggles to deal with AI-made child sexual abuse images
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.
How to bring up bad news in Japanese
As in other cultures, when someone shares bad news in Japanese it’s best to respond with supportive words.
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.
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
Japan weighs using U.S. rice imports as tariff negotiation tool with Trump
A restaurant owner pours California-grown Calrose rice into a rice cooker at his restaurant in Tokyo
Is Japan’s parliament ready to welcome more youth to its ranks?
Lower House lawmaker Kai Odake in his Tokyo office on Wednesday
Crow meat, goat tartare: Mauvaise Herbe raises its game
Crow meat, shaped into a ball and attached to a foot of the bird, is one of the peculiar offerings of game at Mauvaise Herbe.

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