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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
May 27, 2008
Giants hold off Fighters on evening of milestones
Alex Ramirez broke a record, Marc Kroon reached a milestone and Takuya Kimura took care of the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 27, 2008
Giants' Gonzalez gets one-year suspension
Yomiuri Giants infielder Luis Gonzalez has been suspended for one year for violating Nippon Professional Baseball's drug policy, the league announced Monday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 25, 2008
Nishioka scores winning run on Imae's 'sayonara' sac fly
CHIBA — A stiff neck kept Tsuyoshi Nishioka from starting in the Chiba Lotte Marines' game against the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
May 24, 2008
Iwakuma flying high for Eagles
Hisashi Iwakuma seems to have finally arrived for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 24, 2008
Swallows take advantage of Marines' costly fielding miscue in 12th inning, eke out 2-0 win
For nine innings Yoshihisa Naruse and Masanori Ishikawa were almost mirror images of each other.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
May 23, 2008
Departure of Collins latest sign Buffaloes are in disarray
Something stinks in Kansai.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 21, 2008
Ramirez's three-run blast powers Giants past Marines
CHIBA — Yomiuri Giants manager Tatsunori Hara usually greets Giants that hit home runs with a double-fisted handshake just outside of the dugout. Alex Ramirez's shot on Tuesday was so big that Hara went with a bear hug instead.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 18, 2008
Takahashi gives Carp big boost
With the Hiroshima Carp reeling from back-to-back losses, Ken Takahashi picked a great time to remind everyone why he's one of the top pitchers in the Central League.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 18, 2008
Valentine impressed with rookie hurler Karakawa
Hours before the Chiba Lotte Marines' game against the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters on Tuesday, pitcher Yoshihisa Naruse was the first player out of the dugout for stretching, with 18-year-old Yuki Karakawa hot on his heels.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
May 17, 2008
Shimoyanagi's renaissance having impact for Tigers
For Hanshin Tigers pitcher Tsuyoshi Shimoyanagi, the last two seasons have been more or less average.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 14, 2008
Marines give Valentine plenty to celebrate on his 58th birthday
So what do you get the manager that has everything on his birthday?
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 11, 2008
Ramirez clubs game-winning hit
Alex Ramirez didn't get to do his home run dance against the Chunichi Dragons, so he gave Yomiuri Giants fans something to dance about instead.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
May 10, 2008
Kamei, Sakamoto capitalize when given chance to shine with Giants
While the Yomiuri Giants' All-Stars have gotten off to a slow start this season, two unheralded players have stolen the spotlight.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 30, 2008
Emergency starter Sweeney gives Fighters big lift in win over Lotte
CHIBA — The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters suffered a big loss before their game against the Chiba Lotte Marines on Tuesday. Hichori Morimoto and Brian Sweeney made sure they celebrated a big win after it.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 26, 2008
Lions enjoying winning under Watanabe
During his playing days, Saitama Seibu Lions manager Hisanobu Watanabe was among the flashiest players in Japanese baseball.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 23, 2008
Otsuka homers in Lotte's rout of Seibu
CHIBA — The Chiba Lotte Marines threw everything but the rule book at the Seibu Lions on Tuesday night. Good thing their manager was there to back them up.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 20, 2008
Tuffy blasts pair as Buffs win
Orix Buffaloes manager Terry Collins said that Tuffy Rhodes "is swinging the bat really well right now."
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 16, 2008
Omatsu, Hashimoto lead Marines past Eagles in slugfest
CHIBA — Shoitsu Omatsu made sure he put the Chiba Lotte Marines in position to win their third game in a row. Late in the contest, Tasuku Hashimoto made sure they did just that.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 12, 2008
Miura earns first win of season
YOKOHAMA — Daisuke Miura didn't want to wait too long to pick up his first win of the season. So he made Hanshin Tigers slugger Tomoaki Kanemoto wait at least one more night before reaching his own goal.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 5, 2008
Tigers send punchless Giants to sixth loss in seven games
The Hanshin Tigers had Tokyo Dome rocking on Friday night.
JICA to designate four Japanese cities as 'hometowns' for African nations
The Japanese flag (left) with the flag of the African Union
Osaka fire kills two firefighters and leaves four injured
Firefighters work at the scene of a fire in the Dotonbori district in the city of Osaka on Monday.
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.
Two Japanese nationals shot dead in Manila
Commuters cross the street through traffic in Manila.
A factory town in crisis shows Japan’s fading manufacturing era
Nissan workers walk outside its Oppama plant in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture. Nissan plans to shut the plant by the end of fiscal 2027.
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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Members of the nonprofit group Japan Youth Memorial Association search for the remains of dead soldiers in a cave in Okinawa Prefecture in February.
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