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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
Oct 7, 2011
Abe powers Giants past 'Stars
Shinnosuke Abe was on fire from the time he stepped in the batter's box, and it was going to take a lot more than the Yokohama BayStars could muster to cool him off.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Oct 4, 2011
Hawks euphoric after triumph, focused on winning Japan Series title
For a few precious hours, the rigors of a demanding season were forgotten as the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks sprayed one another with bottle after bottle of beer.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 2, 2011
Hawks wrap up PL pennant
The Pacific League pennant is staying in Fukuoka.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 2, 2011
Uchikawa savors moment of glory
Seiichi Uchikawa couldn't stop tears of joy from streaming down his face.
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.
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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