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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
Aug 7, 2009
Kamei's play forces Giants to alter plans
Yomiuri Giants outfielder Yoshiyuki Kamei made one thing clear with his two-homer day against the Hiroshima Carp on Tuesday in Asahikawa, Hokkaido.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jul 31, 2009
Slugger Morino's tear keeps Dragons in Central League race
A few seasons ago, Chunichi Dragons third baseman Masahiko Morino earned the nickname "Mr. Three Run" for his uncanny penchant for hitting three-run homers.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 31, 2009
Dragons bounce back; Kawai's streak alive
The Chunichi Dragons couldn't hold on to their own winning streak, but Masaaki Koike saved one for Yudai Kawai.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 29, 2009
Red-hot Dragons keep heat on rival Giants
The Chunichi Dragons didn't just beat the Yomiuri Giants in their first game back after the All-Star break.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 26, 2009
Matsunaka powers PL to win
Takeya Nakamura won the home run derby that was held before the All-Star Game in Hiroshima.
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Jul 24, 2009
Alums happy to suit up once again for Fighting Irish
The Notre Dame Legends team offense had just botched a play when someone kicked a football across the field.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jul 24, 2009
Brazell making most of second Japan stint
During Hanshin Tigers first baseman Craig Brazell's recent stint with the independent league St. Paul (Min.) Saints, he got used to teaching and doling out advice to the team's younger players.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 18, 2009
Tigers' bats heat up in ninth vs. Giants
Takashi Toritani and the Hanshin Tigers taught Yomiuri Giants fans a valuable lesson during their most recent meeting.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / JAPAN NATIONAL BASEBALL TEAM
Jul 17, 2009
Top-of-the-class Kato powers Japan to title
Down to the their final out and trailing by three runs, Japan was looking for a miracle in the finale of the USA vs. Japan Collegiate Championships.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jul 17, 2009
Collegians get chance to put skills on display
While high school players usually get most attention as professional baseball's potential stars of tomorrow, the college kids took their turn in the limelight in front of fans and pro scouts this week.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 15, 2009
Washiya eyes quick climb to majors
Naoya Washiya had to wait a little longer than expected before seeing his name in the MLB Draft.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 14, 2009
'Prince' Saito recovers to lift Japan
Yuki Saito may not have gotten off to the best of starts, but college baseball's Prince Charming still got his storybook finish. Just barely.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jul 10, 2009
Solid pitching keeping Dragons in CL race
The Chunichi Dragons have had some rough beginnings this year, but as their pitching staff rounds into form, Hiromitsu Ochiai's team is setting itself up to make some noise in the Central League pennant race.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 9, 2009
Giants' Sakamoto ends slump with a 'sayonara' homer
Mired in a terrible slump, Hayato Sakamoto found the perfect cure for his ills at the plate.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 3, 2009
Obispo gets off the mark as Giants overwhelm Carp
The beer's on Kenta Kurihara tonight.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jul 3, 2009
Passed over by MLB, Inaba shines at home
Funny as it seems, being passed over for the major leagues might have been the best thing that could have happened to Atsunori Inaba.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 28, 2009
Itoi, Nioka ignite Nippon Ham
CHIBA — Yoshio Itoi and Tomohiro Nioka both played for Kinki University but never together on the same team.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 27, 2009
Closer Kroon ready to help Giants after return from injury
The Yomiuri Giants have ended the interleague season and are eager to return to extending their dominance of the Central League.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 27, 2009
Giants rap out 15 hits, end Tateyama's streak
With the King of Pop blasting through the sound system, the Yomiuri Giants reminded the Tokyo Yakult Swallows why they've been wearing the crown in the Central League for two years and running.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jun 26, 2009
Sugiuchi sure Hawks will contend in PL race
The Central League probably couldn't get rid of Fukuoka Softbank Hawks pitcher Toshiya Sugiuchi fast enough by the end of the 2009 interleague season.
JICA to designate four Japanese cities as 'hometowns' for African nations
The Japanese flag (left) with the flag of the African Union
103-year-old remembers Soviet attack right after WWII
Shoichi Takahashi holds a photo of himself when he was younger, in Otaru, Hokkaido, on May 17.
Schools get students involved in revision of unreasonable ‘black rules’
At Yawata Junior High School in Nagoya, there are no more rules on clothing and hairstyles. Students are free to wear either the school's uniform or clothes of their own choosing.
Tokyo crowned No.1 'workation' spot
Workations were a burgeoning trend in the corporate world for years before the COVID-19 pandemic turbocharged it.
Japanese man suspected of ordering double murder in Manila
Two suspects arrested over the killing of two Japanese last week are held in restraints in Manila on Tuesday.
Tokyo crowned No.1 'workation' spot
Workations were a burgeoning trend in the corporate world for years before the COVID-19 pandemic turbocharged it.
Candidates preparing to make final pitches for Sawamura Award
Hawks pitcher Livan Moinelo has a 1.13 ERA in 19 starts this season.
Winning warship bid gives Japan confidence boost as Tokyo eyes more exports
Australia’s decision to select Japan's upgraded Mogami-class warship, seen in this computer-generated image, has been “well received across Japanese industry," a Defense Ministry official said.
In Paris, chefs Chizuko Kimura and Kei Kobayashi make their mark
Chef Kei Kobayashi is France's only Japanese chef with three Michelin stars.
In preserving Japanese hospitality, ‘details are everything’
Beniya Mukayu, a traditional "ryokan" inn located in Ishikawa Prefecture, considers itself at "the heart of onsen towns, local residents, farmers, fishermen, sake brewers and artisans" — all of which need new, sustainable methods of serving visitors to survive into the future.

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