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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 / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC

Mar 10, 2009

Silent assassin Nakajima making mark under cover

While Ichiro Suzuki and Shuichi Murata were dominating the headlines, Hiroyuki Nakajima was quietly racking up hits.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC

Mar 10, 2009

Japan gives up top ranking

South Korea's Bong Jung Keun wanted at least one chance to face Japan in the World Baseball Classic.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC

Mar 9, 2009

S. Korea joins Japan in Asia qualification

Facing elimination, South Korea wanted to prove it was still a force to be reckoned with in the World Baseball Classic.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC

Mar 8, 2009

Ichiro ends slump, Japan routs S. Korea

Ichiro Suzuki called Japan's second loss to South Korea in the 2006 World Baseball Classic, "the most humiliating day of my baseball career."

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC

Mar 8, 2009

China surprises rival Taiwan

China's still alive on the third day of the World Baseball Classic.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC

Mar 7, 2009

Lee, South Korea trounce Taiwan

South Korea didn't have to work too hard to notch its first win of the 2009 World Baseball Classic.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC

Mar 7, 2009

Dice-K, Kim share spotlight

Daisuke Matsuzaka will undoubtedly be the star attraction before Japan takes on South Korea on Saturday night.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC

Mar 6, 2009

Japan makes steady start

With members of the royal family watching, Japan's home run king was downright regal.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC

Mar 5, 2009

Japan ready to defend title

When the second World Baseball Classic begins on Thursday, all eyes will be on Japan.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC

Mar 5, 2009

Japan hungry for second WBC title

Ichiro Suzuki expects Asian baseball to once again show the world its might on the international stage over the next two weeks.

Japan Times

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC

Mar 4, 2009

Japan gets in final WBC workouts

The upcoming World Baseball Classic has generated excitement throughout Japan.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC

Mar 1, 2009

Lions rout Samurai Japan

The World Baseball Classic finally made its return to Tokyo. Unfortunately for Samurai Japan, so did the Seibu Lions.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC

Feb 28, 2009

Iwakuma, Sugiuchi pick up slack for stars

After facing Australia in a pair of exhibitions, Samurai Japan is in Tokyo with two big wins and two nagging questions before the start of the WBC.

BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN

Feb 24, 2009

Darvish, young pitchers set to play vital role in WBC title defense

Established pitchers Daisuke Matsuzaka and Hisashi Iwakuma will lead defending champion Samurai Japan into the World Baseball Classic, but a host of young arms may end up deciding the nation's place in the baseball world.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC

Feb 23, 2009

Schiller not letting steroid issue damage fight to get baseball in Games

As bad as the steroid issue has been over the past several years, International Baseball Federation president Harvey Schiller thinks he can see the light.

Japan Times

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC

Feb 20, 2009

Schiller works to keep baseball on world stage

As Major League Baseball struggles to decide how to punish players who take performance-enhancing drugs, International Baseball Federation president Harvey Schiller made his opinion on the matter loud and clear as it pertains to the upcoming World Baseball Classic.

Japan Times

BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN

Feb 18, 2009

A-Rod's admission could hurt game on world stage

Less than a month after a thrilling Super Bowl all eyes are again on Tampa, Fla.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK

Feb 16, 2009

Tigers, Hawks busy breaking in new skippers during spring training

With spring training under way, fans in Osaka and Fukuoka are watching closely as their teams undergo a change.

Japan Times

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK

Jan 25, 2009

Iwakuma hopes to help Japan retain WBC title

In the midst of the greatest individual season of his career, Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma was left off Japan's Olympic roster.

Japan Times

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK

Jan 17, 2009

Fukumoto blazed quite a trail on bases before Rickey came along

Before the self-proclaimed (and arguably rightly so) "greatest of all time" and new MLB Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson was redefining the way leadoff hitters would be viewed, the Hankyu Braves' Yutaka Fukumoto was helping to set the standard.

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Visitors walk past Sou Fujimoto's Grand Ring, which has been recognized as the largest wooden structure in the world.

Can a World Expo still matter? Japan is about to find out.

By Tomoko Otake

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

Tsukuba massif granite, one of the world’s few heritage stones

Tsukuba massif granite, one of the world’s few heritage stones

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