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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 / Sac Bunts
Oct 10, 2022
Hawks' Yuki Yanagita continues to thrive under bright lights
Yanagita homered for the Hawks in both games of the first stage in the climax series.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 4, 2022
Roki Sasaki and Munetaka Murakami highlight Samurai Japan's November squad
Manager Hideki Kuriyama's men will face the Fighters and Giants at Sapporo Dome on Nov. 5 and 7, respectively, before a pair of games against Australia on Nov. 9 and 10.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Oct 4, 2022
Munetaka Murakami earns place in NPB history with dominant season
The Swallows slugger broke new ground for a Japan-born player on Monday when he finished the regular season with his 56th home run, wrapping up the Triple Crown in the process.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Oct 3, 2022
Warriors and Wizards look ahead after Japan trip
While the Wizards are hoping to improve enough to earn a spot in the playoffs, the Warriors will be hoping to defend their NBA title.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 3, 2022
Buffaloes rise to occasion to claim Pacific League pennant
The way everything fell in place over the weekend felt miraculous, but do not let that obscure the fact the Buffaloes made this happen.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 26, 2022
Swallows overcame various challenges to repeat as Central League champions
The Swallows went from back-to-back last-place finishes to consecutive Central League titles.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Sep 25, 2022
Red-hot Liudmila Samsonova sweeps past Zheng Qinwen in Pan Pacific final
The Russian swept to her third title in four tournaments and briefly slowed the rise of teenage supernova Zheng, who earned a spot in the WTA's Top 30 by reaching the final in Tokyo.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Sep 24, 2022
Rising star Zheng Qinwen reaches Pan Pacific Open final
Zheng Qinwen and Liudmila Samsonova will meet for the title at the Pan Pacific Open
Japan Times
TENNIS
Sep 23, 2022
Garbine Muguruza's difficult season continues with loss in Pan Pacific Open quarterfinals
Another day, another seeded player out of the Pan Pacific Open.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Sep 23, 2022
With COVID rules relaxed, tennis stars and fans soak up Pan Pacific Open
The atmosphere at this year's Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo is in stark contrast to what players faced last year at the same venue during the spectatorless 2020 Games.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Sep 22, 2022
China's Zheng Qinwen looks set to be next big thing in tennis
The 19-year-old Zheng burnished her already growing reputation by blowing past No. 4 Paula Badosa 6-3, 6-2 in the second round of the Pan Pacific Open.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Sep 22, 2022
Naomi Osaka pulls out of Pan Pacific Open with abdominal pain
The tennis star was due to face Brazil's Beatriz Haddad Maia in the second round.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Sep 21, 2022
Zhang Shuai hungry for more wins after leading parade of upsets
The Chinese world No. 28 took out recent U.S. Open semifinalist Caroline Garcia in Ariake as a number of other WTA heavyweights saw their Pan Pacific Open campaigns come to an end.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Sep 21, 2022
Garbine Muguruza senses improvement in Tokyo after difficult season
After a year of struggles on the court, the former world No. 1 is hopeful a strong performance at the Pan Pacific Open can springboard her to a potential WTA Finals title defense.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 20, 2022
Giants keep up pressure in race for third with victory over Swallows
Home run leader Munetaka Murakami remained stuck on 55 after going 0-for-3.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Sep 19, 2022
Paula Badosa adjusting to life among tennis' top class
Badosa is currently ranked No. 4 in the world and enters the Pan Pacific Open this week as the top seed.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Sep 19, 2022
Naomi Osaka feels right at home as the Pan Pacific Open gets underway
She has a good track record at the tournament — with one title and three appearances in the final — and the tennis star hopes the good vibes can help carry her to another triumph.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 17, 2022
Giants turn up heat in race for playoff spot with win over Tigers
The Giants gained ground on the Tigers in the race for third place in the Central League
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Sep 16, 2022
From Quiet to cinematic director, Stefanie Joosten’s career is leveling up
Formerly known as the voice behind Metal Gear's Quiet, Joosten now has a bigger role — and much bigger ambitions.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Sep 16, 2022
Wanted, Wo Long and remakes lead Tokyo Game Show’s return
After three years, the Tokyo Game Show is finally back to normal. But did this year's demos make it worth the wait?
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.
Social media helps fuel growing 'sex tourism' in Japan
People walk down a street in the red-light entertainment area of Kabukicho in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo on March 31.
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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