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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 25, 2011
Whitesell delivers winning HR in 10th
Yuichi Matsumoto may have kept the Tokyo Yakult Swallows in the game, but Josh Whitesell won it for them.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jun 24, 2011
PL struggled at gate in interleague
The Pacific League, led by the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks, got the best of the Central League on the field, but couldn't keep pace in the stands.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Jun 21, 2011
Memory of Japan Series glory lives on for all-time saves leader Iwase
Moments after becoming Japan's new all-time saves leader, Hitoki Iwase took a brief trip down memory lane.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jun 20, 2011
Hawks, Pa. League stage another dominant interleague campaign
Another interleague season is in the books and, as has been the case in each of the previous seven years, a Pacific League team is raising the interleague pennant.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 16, 2011
Marines' Ishimine comes through again in clutch
Rookie Shota Ishimine gave the Chiba Lotte Marines a win at home with a three-run homer on June 12.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 15, 2011
Marines edge Giants in 10th on Kim's sac fly
Kim Tae Kyun's 10th-inning drive didn't go deep enough to get out of the park or even past center fielder Hisayoshi Chono.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Jun 14, 2011
Darvish second to none since shock loss on Opening Day
Even in a season that's shaping up to be the Year of the Pitcher, Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters ace Yu Darvish still stands out among the crowd.
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Jun 12, 2011
Ishikawa's goal still putting on green jacket at Masters
Ryo Ishikawa doesn't own a crystal ball. Nevertheless, the teenage golf star says he knows where his future is going to lead him.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 11, 2011
Ramirez confident despite slow start at plate this season
Alex Ramirez isn't worried about his numbers.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 9, 2011
Sawamura learning from mistakes in debut season
Before a recent game against the Yomiuri Giants, a rival Central League player remarked that rookie Hirokazu Sawamura might become the Giants' best hurler once he really learns how to pitch.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 8, 2011
Fighters' Wolfe impressed by team's pitching
Brian Wolfe knows good pitching when he sees it.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Jun 7, 2011
Fighters, Hawks flying high as Carp slump to new low
A few NPB teams have gone streaking over the past few weeks, putting on display results, both good and bad, that have made for some historical moments on the diamond.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 7, 2011
Fighters repel Giants to chalk up another shutout win
The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters have discovered the one undeniable constant in all of sports.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 4, 2011
Ramirez, Tono guide Giants to win over Eagles
Brand new ball, same old Rami-chan.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
May 31, 2011
Veteran Hawks running out of time to add title to legacy
The Fukuoka Daiei Hawks' caging of the Hanshin Tigers in Game 7 of the 2003 Japan Series seemed at the time as if it would be the heralding of a new dynasty in the Pacific League.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
May 30, 2011
Falkenborg feels right at home with Hawks
Fukuoka Softbank Hawks reliever Brian Falkenborg raised a few eyebrows with his performance on the mound last season. And not just in Japan.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 27, 2011
Cabrera, Houlton lead Hawks past Giants
D. J. Houlton did everything he could to keep the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks within striking distance of the Yomiuri Giants.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 24, 2011
Yamasaki plays hero for Buffs again
Koji Yamasaki got a hero interview out of his game-winning hit against the Yomiuri Giants in the first game of their interleague series.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
May 24, 2011
Lotte's Kim suffering from power outage
The curious case of Kim Tae Kyun's power outage began on Sept. 18, 2010. That night in Sendai, the Chiba Lotte Marines slugger homered off Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles ace Hisashi Iwakuma in the sixth inning of a 4-3 Lotte loss.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
May 23, 2011
Sledge: PL franchises expect to top CL rivals
Since the interleague format was introduced in Japan in 2005, the Pacific League has gotten the better of the Central League.
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.
Japan doubles down on stimulus to counter effects of Trump tariffs
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks about U.S. tariffs in Tokyo last week.
Tokyo court fines Amazon Japan ¥35 million over counterfeit products
Takahiro Fujii (center), the president of Try and E, and his lawyers speak during a news conference on Friday in Tokyo after a ruling was handed down in a case against Amazon Japan.
Francis laid to rest as 400,000 mourn pope 'with open heart'
Pallbearers carry the coffin of Pope Francis at the end of the funeral ceremony in St. Peter's Square in the Vatican on Saturday.
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.
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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