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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 / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jul 2, 2010
High-powered Giants, Tigers renew fierce rivalry
Fans of low-scoring pitching duels would do well to avoid the Tokyo Dome this weekend.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Jun 29, 2010
Streaking Fighters firing on all cylinders in Pacific League
Yu Darvish has been dominant, the pitching staff has followed his lead, and the offense is finding a way to drive in runs.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD UNIVERSITY BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
Jun 29, 2010
Waseda pitcher Saito to lead student charge
Waseda University pitcher Yuki Saito has done nearly everything there is to do in college baseball.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 27, 2010
Abe powers Giants past lowly BayStars
The month of June has sure been kind to Shinnosuke Abe.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jun 27, 2010
Catchers stepping up contributions at plate
What a month it's been for catchers.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 23, 2010
Consistent Ramirez reaches a milestone
To reach his latest milestone, Alex Ramirez went back to where it all began.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Jun 22, 2010
JPBPA needs to follow through on free agency proposals
The Japan Professional Baseball Players Association (JPBPA) has a chance to do some good by proposing more changes to the free agency system.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 20, 2010
Blanco delivers bold reminder that dedication is key to success
Tony Blanco's game-tying home run to right field was the result of hard work during batting practice.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 19, 2010
Yomiuri's Utsumi hurls two-hit masterpiece
The only thing Tetsuya Utsumi had to worry about were a pair of errors made by teammate Michihiro Ogasawara.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 16, 2010
Inaba, teammates rough up Yakult's Tateyama
The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters' first hit was a home run.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jun 15, 2010
Intrepid Ruiz enjoying start to Eagles career
Randy Ruiz's career had already taken him to a myriad of places by the time he signed with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles earlier this month.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 13, 2010
Higashide, Otake ignite Carp to win over Lions
TOKOROZAWA, Saitama Pref. — Kan Otake might've been on the road, but it probably felt like a home game at times.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 12, 2010
Sikorski says flexibility key to his success in Japan
TOKOROZAWA, Saitama Pref. — It's a wonder Brian Sikorski's arm hasn't fallen off by now.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 10, 2010
Eagles eyeing interleague bounce
The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles would be happy to win the interleague title. So long as it helps get them back on track for the title they really want.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 9, 2010
Takahashi adjusting to new spot in order
It's easy for young ballplayers to take their youth for granted and envision themselves being on top of the world forever.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Jun 8, 2010
Maeda giving Carp fans reason to cheer
The Hiroshima Carp don't have much going for them, but there's one good reason to take in a game at Mazda Stadium.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 6, 2010
Takahashi-led Giants rally past Fighters
Yoshinobu Takahashi taught the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters a harsh lesson on Saturday night.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 5, 2010
Giants' Sakamoto hits winning homer in 9th
One swing of Hayato Sakamoto's bat erased a week's worth of bad memories for the Yomiuri Giants.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 2, 2010
BayStars break out of slump, defeat Lions
TOKOROZAWA, Saitama Pref. — The Yokohama BayStars finally found some offense.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Jun 1, 2010
Fighters' hitters not getting job done for team or Darvish
The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters are getting what they paid for in terms of power numbers this season, which unfortunately for them isn't a whole lot.
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.
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.
Toyota chairman proposes record buyout of its supplier at $42 billion valuation
Toyota Motor Corp. Chairman Akio Toyoda after a meeting in Beijing last month
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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