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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
Apr 24, 2009
Kanemoto, Rhodes aging like fine wines
Finding and identifying talented young players is a big part of the game of baseball.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 22, 2009
Matsunaka, Hawks use hit parade to beat Fighters
Rather than trying to slow down Japanese baseball's hottest offense, the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks just lit a fire under their own bats.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 21, 2009
Kaneko's streak gives Fighters double vision
If Nippon Professional Baseball is serious about speeding up games this season, it should stop Makoto Kaneko from batting.
Japan Times
SUMO
Apr 19, 2009
Hakuho remains student of sumo despite success
Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho says his style of sumo is nothing special.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 19, 2009
Eagles ace Iwakuma handcuffs Buffaloes
Hisashi Iwakuma turned in another stellar performance at Tokyo Dome.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Apr 17, 2009
Fighters enjoying extra clout with bat bonanza
The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters' pitching staff has looked surprisingly pedestrian early this season.
SUMO
Apr 16, 2009
Hakuho welcomes steroid testing, laments sumo's woes
The most common problem in the sports world today is about to slightly alter the landscape of one of the world's oldest sports.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Apr 12, 2009
'Stars should bring Pedro to Yokohama
The Yokohama BayStars won their first game of the season on Friday night and would do well to enjoy it.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 11, 2009
Kamei, Tsuruoka lift Giants
Yomiuri Giants players Yoshiyuki Kamei and Kazunari Tsuruoka combined to drive in five runs against the Hanshin Tigers on Friday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Apr 10, 2009
WBC experience inspires Kurihara
Kenta Kurihara was with Samurai Japan for just two games at the World Baseball Classic.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 7, 2009
Lotte fans step up to plate to keep Valentine
CHIBA — Bobby 2010.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 5, 2009
Marines show mettle in comeback victory
CHIBA — The Chiba Lotte Marines squandered a two-run lead in their first game against the Seibu Lions.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 4, 2009
Seabol, Carp beat Giants in opener
After more than a decade of disappointing finishes, the Hiroshima Carp feel they're ready to compete with the Central League's best.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / 2009 PACIFIC LEAGUE PREVIEW
Apr 3, 2009
Lions poised to continue reign in Pacific League
The following is last of a two-part preview for the upcoming Nippon Professional Baseball season. Team-by-team previews of the six Pacific League clubs are listed in order of predicted finish.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / 2009 CENTRAL LEAGUE PREVIEW
Apr 2, 2009
Giants aiming for third straight Central League title
The following is first of a two-part preview for the upcoming Nippon Professional Baseball season. Team-by-team previews of the six Central League clubs are listed in order of predicted finish.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Mar 29, 2009
The Japanese way carried the day in World Baseball Classic
Baseball may have been invented in the United States, but it's being perfected in Japan.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 25, 2009
Japan rules baseball world again
LOS ANGELES — Ichiro Suzuki was having the worst World Baseball Classic imaginable leading up to the WBC final.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 25, 2009
Familiarity breeds respect
LOS ANGELES — On a cool night in Chavez Ravine, the World Baseball Classic lived up to its name.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 25, 2009
Oh, Kato praise Samurai Japan's performances
LOS ANGELES — Even Sadaharu Oh is a little weary of watching Japan face South Korea in the 2009 World Baseball Classic.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 24, 2009
Japan dumps U.S. in semis
LOS ANGELES — Tatsunori Hara and Samurai Japan wanted to beat the United States at its own game almost as much as they wanted to defend the World Baseball Classic title.
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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