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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
Aug 5, 2011
Utsumi brilliant in Giants' victory over Tigers
It wasn't always pretty, but a win is a win, and the Yomiuri Giants
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Aug 2, 2011
Hara needs to show patience as Giants try to bounce back
One could only imagine the thoughts running through Tatsunori Hara's mind as he watched his Yomiuri Giants blow a five-run lead against the Tokyo Yakult Swallows on Sunday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 31, 2011
Leach happy to get second chance with BayStars
Brent Leach had already made history by the time he stepped on the mound at Tokyo Dome Thursday night.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 29, 2011
BayStars' Leach loses season debut to Giants
Yokohama BayStars pitcher Brent Leach's belated debut was almost like something out of a dream.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Jul 26, 2011
Japan's new wave challenged NPB's best in All-Star Series
On the surface, the All-Star Series mostly seems like an exercise without much benefit for veterans.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 25, 2011
Popular Fighters star Inaba ignites PL in All-Star finale
Atsunori Inaba may have crashed Yoshinori Sato's homecoming party, but at least he did it in style.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 25, 2011
Confidence, hard work help Balentien reach goal
Wladimir Balentien was smiling for what seemed like the entire three-game All-Star Series. And who could blame him?
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 24, 2011
Lions' Nakamura slugs two HRs in PL's Game 2 victory
Takeya Nakamura put in a day's work long before the start of the second All-Star game. He had practiced, won the home run derby, collected his winner's check and posed for pictures with the commissioner.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 24, 2011
Nakamura thrills fans, impresses fellow All-Stars
Takeya Nakamura put his stamp on the All-Star Series on Saturday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Jul 19, 2011
Former Carp, Marines pitcher Minchey happy to be involved in game
Nate Minchey hovered near the home dugout at Tokyo Dome as the Yomiuri Giants practiced, but there was no missing him. Being conspicuous isn't exactly a trait of many 203 cm and above.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jul 18, 2011
Nakamura thriving despite new baseball
Takeya Nakamura is making a mockery of the NPB's new ball.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 17, 2011
Giants end winless streak against Swallows
It took Kentaro Nishimura a little longer than normal to meet the media after beating the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 16, 2011
Cool-headed Muranaka fells Giants in return to mound
Kyohei Muranaka made his return to the Tokyo Yakult Swallows under the bright lights at the Big Egg.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 15, 2011
Rogge says Pyeongchang win will not affect Tokyo's bid for 2020 Summer Games
International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge lauded Pyeongchang, South Korea's victory in the race for the 2018 Winter Olympics as a win for Asian sport.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Jul 12, 2011
Carp pitchers Bullington, Sarfate making most of first year in Japan
Sometimes an open mind can be as valuable to a pitcher as a good fastball.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 6, 2011
Marines' Castillo makes eyecatching return to Japan
Wearing a wide grin and bright yellow-trimmed sunglasses, Jose Castillo said he was happy to be back in Japan before his first game with the Chiba Lotte Marines.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Jul 5, 2011
Wins don't paint accurate portrayal of lefty Takeda's season
Hokkaido Nippon Ham pitcher Masaru Takeda may not have the record of an All-Star, but that's exactly what he is.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 1, 2011
Home field advantage helps Giants tie Swallows
After a night spent blowing chances, the Yomiuri Giants may have gotten their biggest assist from the Tokyo Dome turf.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Jun 28, 2011
Buffaloes hope to erase memory of '10 slide
Since its inception in 2005, interleague play has often been a shot in the arm for Pacific League teams. Slow starts and patches of rough play have routinely been smoothed over after a few rounds of knocking around Central League squads.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 26, 2011
Swallows heap more misery on last-place BayStars
It took the Tokyo Yakult Swallows a little while to get going in their first game after the interleague break.
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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