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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
May 29, 2010
Swallows hope replacement manager Ogawa can turn things around
Shigeru Takada's departure from the Tokyo Yakult Swallows on Wednesday leaves the struggling Central League team under the stewardship of head coach Junji Ogawa.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 28, 2010
Veteran Takahashi proves worth
At 35 years old, Yoshinobu Takahashi knows he can't race around the bases the way he used to for the Yomiuri Giants.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 25, 2010
Chono, Kamei ignite triumphant Giants during eighth-inning rally
The Yomiuri Giants media guide lists outfielder Hisayoshi Chono as a first-year player.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
May 25, 2010
Time ripe for slumping Swallows, Takada to part ways
The vote of confidence the Tokyo Yakult Swallows gave manager Shigeru Takada on Friday served only to underscore how much the team is in need of a new voice.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 5, 2010
Giants cruise past slumping Swallows
Yomiuri Giants captain Shinnosuke Abe wasn't in his normal spot behind the plate, but he still made a big difference for starting pitcher Dicky Gonzalez.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
May 4, 2010
Recent run of success gives BayStars glimmer of hope
While it's too early to proclaim the winds of change have swept over the suddenly surging Yokohama BayStars, for the first time in a long while, there's something in the air.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 4, 2010
Swallows pay price as Fujii fuels Giants
Shugo Fujii may be a pitcher by trade, but he taught the Tokyo Yakult Swallows an important lesson with his bat on Monday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 1, 2010
BayStars exhibit gumption in comeback triumph over Swallows
The 2010 Yokohama BayStars are out to show the NPB they can't be knocked around anymore.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Apr 27, 2010
Game takes backseat as Giants, Carp pay their respects to Kimura
Sometimes a baseball game can be about more than strikeouts and home runs. About more than wins and losses.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 25, 2010
Tani pays tribute to Kimura with dramatic pinch-hit grand slam
The last time Yoshitomo Tani hit a grand slam, it helped send Takuya Kimura to his second Japan Series.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Apr 24, 2010
Big Unit empathizes with Kudo's struggle to get back on mound
As Randy Johnson stood on the mound at Tokyo Dome on Tuesday night, Chiba Lotte Marines leadoff hitter Tsuyoshi Nishioka could be forgiven for thinking he dodged a bullet.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 21, 2010
Yamasaki, Nagai provide spark for Eagles in victory over Marines
Future MLB Hall of Famer Randy Johnson took the mound in a Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles jersey, but the 46-year-old pitcher said his playing days are behind him.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Apr 20, 2010
Streak's end could signal new beginning for Kanemoto
As he had done for the past eight years, Tomoaki Kanemoto arrived at the stadium on Sunday, put on an ash gray Hanshin Tigers road uniform, laced up his spikes, grabbed his hat and went about his preparations to play the Yokohama BayStars.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 14, 2010
Tigers stage dramatic comeback against Giants
The Hanshin Tigers were rude hosts to Shugo Fujii when they faced him a week ago.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Apr 13, 2010
Improved pitching helps power Marines' surprising start
The season is young, but it's hard to dismiss what the Chiba Lotte Marines are doing.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 11, 2010
NPB commissioner Kato has big plans for game
Nippon Professional Baseball commissioner Ryozo Kato has a vision for Japanese baseball that stretches far beyond the nation's borders.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 10, 2010
Yoshimi, red-hot Dragons defeat rival Giants in series opener
Kazuki Yoshimi was running on fumes when the Yomiuri Giants began chipping away at his lead.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 7, 2010
Amaya's sensational defense, clutch bat carry Carp past Swallows
Soichiro Amaya made a pair of diving plays in center field to prevent the Tokyo Yakult Swallows from driving in a go-ahead run.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Apr 6, 2010
Steady play needed from mercurial Sato
A pretty good pitcher will toss a great game on occasion. The elite hurlers are the ones who make a habit out of it.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 4, 2010
Kawamoto's clutch homer ends wild game
There wasn't a lot of quality pitching on Saturday, but the Yokohama BayStars and Tokyo Yakult Swallows put on one heck of a show at the plate.
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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