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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
Oct 19, 2009
Sour feelings linger as Nomura marches on
SENDAI — For all the new beginnings the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles' win in the first stage of the Climax Series signified, there was an unmistakable sense of finality lingering in the air at Kleenex Stadium.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 18, 2009
Pitching riches stoke Tohoku Rakuten's ambitions
SENDAI — One of Japanese baseball's marquee pitchers will be missing from the second stage of the Pacific League Climax Series.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 18, 2009
Eagles sweep Hawks
SENDAI — They say you can't teach an old dog new tricks.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 17, 2009
Hawks' Houlton embraces challenge of Climax Series start against Eagles
Sendai D.J. Houlton has been waiting almost two weeks to get back on the mound.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 17, 2009
Eagles rout Hawks in opener
SENDAI — It took two pitches for Yosuke Takasu to get the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles' message across.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 15, 2009
Dragons, Swallows prep for playoff tilt
The Chunichi Dragons completed the 2009 season as one of the most complete teams in Japanese baseball. A pair of pitchers with superb ERAs and a lineup that cranked out 605 runs has Dragons fans dreaming of a Japan Series run.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 15, 2009
Uncertainty surrounds first-stage teams in Pa. League Climax Series
Established in 2004, the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles may be making their maiden voyage into the postseason but manager Katsuya Nomura's club has the pieces for a successful run.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 10, 2009
Ishikawa, Swallows clinch playoff berth
All the Tokyo Yakult Swallows had to do was beat the Hanshin Tigers to wrap up a spot in the Central League Climax Series.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Oct 9, 2009
Fighters dependent on Darvish in playoffs
Now that the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters have taken care of the pennant, it's time to take care of Yu Darvish.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 6, 2009
Valentine tight-lipped over rumors of Marlins post
CHIBA — Bobby Valentine's return to television may not last that long after all.
BASEBALL / SPORTS SCOPE
Sep 29, 2009
Pitching holds key to PL shakeup
Gaudy pitching numbers may bring home awards and adoration. But it's coming through in the clutch that leads to titles.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 27, 2009
Nishioka gives Lotte fans reason to smile
CHIBA — On a day Chiba Lotte Marines manager Bobby Valentine gave back to the fans, Tsuyoshi Nishioka gave the Orix Buffaloes nothing but headaches.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Sep 26, 2009
Hara moved by third straight title
Yomiuri Giants manager Tatsunori Hara almost got choked up after his club clinched the Central League pennant on Wednesday.
BASEBALL / SPORTS SCOPE
Sep 24, 2009
New challenge awaits Kyojin after triumph
With the Central League pennant secured, the Yomiuri Giants have a huge challenge ahead of them.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 23, 2009
Gonzalez puts Giants on brink of another pennant
Chunichi Dragons pitcher Chen Wei-yin was looking unflappable in his bid to keep the Yomiuri Giants from getting closer to claiming the Central League title.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 22, 2009
Giants eye pennant as Tani, Ramirez slay Dragons
At this point, it may take a small miracle for the Chunichi Dragons to stop the Yomiuri Giants from claiming the Central League pennant.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 20, 2009
Houlton enjoys reversal of fortune at Seibu Dome
TOKOROZAWA, Saitama Pref. — The Saitama Seibu Lions went from a fifth-place team in 2007 to Japan Series champions in 2008.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 18, 2009
Dominican hurler Obispo continues to make big impact for Giants
Not too long ago, Yomiuri Giants pitcher Wirfin Obispo was what is known in Japanese baseball as a "triple-digit" (developmental) player.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Sep 18, 2009
Kudo hoping to find team for next season
Before Kimiyasu Kudo was reduced to mop-up duty on the worst team in Japanese pro baseball, he was one of the aces on a dynasty.
BASEBALL / SPORTS SCOPE
Sep 16, 2009
Ichiro certain to be a first-ballot Hall of Famer
There were a number of doubters nine years ago when Ichiro Suzuki became the first Japanese position player in Major League Baseball.
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.
Naked man’s rampage in Saitama linked to one fatality and 10 injured
Police believe Daisuke Nishimura may have been involved in roughly 20 incidents in the 90 minutes leading up to his arrest, including a fatal hit-and-run and multiple assaults.
Japan set to fine cyclists on the spot for rule violations from 2026
Under new rules, those who use smartphones while riding a bicycle would be subject to the maximum fine of ¥12,000.
Japan brings forward deadline for electronic travel authorization system
Japan is planning to implement by March 2029 a new online screening system in which foreign visitors who don’t need a visa apply for a certification before entering the country.
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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