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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
Apr 13, 2011
Eagles triumph in dramatic opener
The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles wanted to win this game. They wanted to win for themselves, but mostly they wanted to win in order to give their fans in Tohoku a little something to feel good about.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 13, 2011
Matsui, Rakuten want to be positive force this season
Kazuo Matsui saw firsthand the damage caused by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami when he and the rest of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles visited Sendai on Friday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 12, 2011
Tigers ready to make run at title
The following is the second of a two-part preview for the upcoming NPB season. Team-by-team previews of the six Central League clubs are in order of predicted finish.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Apr 12, 2011
Japanese baseball finally ready to get season under way
"Gambaro Tohoku.''
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 11, 2011
Hawks poised to take flight in '11
The following is the first of a two-part preview for the upcoming NPB season. Team-by-team previews of the six Pacific League clubs are in order of predicted finish.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Apr 10, 2011
Bannister in no man's land after move by Giants
Brian Bannister may not pitch a single regular-season inning for the Yomiuri Giants this year.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Apr 5, 2011
Swallows could have what it takes to challenge CL's Big Three in '11
Norichika Aoki led Japanese baseball with a .358 batting average and turned out the second most single-season hits (209) in Central League history last year.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 3, 2011
NPB unites for common cause on field
Jingu Stadium was alive for the first time in weeks.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Apr 1, 2011
Athletics showing commitment to Japan
Oakland Athletics slugger Hideki Matsui and Seattle Mariners superstar Ichiro Suzuki, have already contributed to the ongoing relief efforts in Japan. With the help of the A's, they'll be able to do a little more.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Mar 29, 2011
Arai plays vital role in helping baseball do right thing
Years from now, when fans look back at the 2011 NPB season, it should be noted somewhere that Hanshin Tigers third baseman Takahiro Arai's biggest hit came before the season, when the Central League finally relented and shifted its season openers to April 12.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 25, 2011
Ramirez to salute disaster victims after HRs
Alex Ramirez's generally jovial, gregarious disposition sometimes makes it easy to forget there's a more serious side to the Yomiuri Giants star.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Mar 22, 2011
Central League's reputation takes hit in scheduling row
The show must go on. At least so says the Central League.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 20, 2011
MLB family reaching out to help Japan
The relationship between Japan and Major League Baseball stretches back over a century with a number of highs and lows dotting the landscape along the way.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Mar 15, 2011
Many in sporting world reach out to Japan
One can only imagine the thoughts going through the minds of the athletes from Miyagi Prefecture's two major sports teams, Nippon Professional Baseball's Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles and Velgata Sendai from the J. League, right now.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 12, 2011
Giant earthquake rattles players, fans at ballpark
There was nothing amiss at Yokohama Stadium.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Mar 8, 2011
Foreign hurlers face pivotal season after recovering from injuries
Seth Greisinger walked off the field at Tokyo Dome on Thursday looking relaxed and at ease. At the same time, Alex Graman had his glove tucked under his arm as he chatted with a reporter and teammate Dee Brown in front of the visitors' dugout.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Mar 7, 2011
Marines putting faith in young duo in 2011
While Tsuyoshi Nishioka prepares for his first year with the Minnesota Twins, the Chiba Lotte Marines are about to begin their season with a noticeable hole at shortstop.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Mar 1, 2011
Terahara could make big difference for Orix
As the promise of yet another spring swirled around him, Hayato Terahara took the mound for the Orix Buffaloes on Sunday.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Feb 22, 2011
Pitchers in command on mound could make big strides this year
In a preview of the upcoming MLB season, through the prism of fantasy baseball, ESPN's Tristan Cockcroft argued that looking past wins, losses and ERA and at a pitcher's command numbers (strikeouts, walks etc.) was a great way of predicting future performance.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Feb 11, 2011
Dragons counting on Chen for solid season
The upcoming season figures to be an especially important one for Chunichi Dragons pitcher Chen Wei-yin, with many of his future options dependent upon his performance.
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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