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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.
Satoshi Maruo cools down during the men's 35K race walk during the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Saturday.
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Race walkers brave gripping humidity in opening event of world championships in Tokyo
Organizers at the World Athletics Championships pushed up the start time for the race walk and marathon events on Saturday in Tokyo amid the heat.
Canada's Evan Dunfee celebrates after winning the the gold in the men's 35k race walk at the 2025 World Athletics Championships on Saturday morning at Tokyo’s National Stadium.
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Sep 13, 2025
Evan Dunfee captures first gold of world championships as Japan earns first medal
Japan's Hayato Katsuki took bronze in the men’s 35-kilometer race walk at the 2025 World Athletics Championships.
Defending champion javelin thrower Haruka Kitaguchi is likely to be the center of attention for Japanese fans during the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.
SPORTS / Athletics
Sep 12, 2025
10 stars to look out for at the 2025 World Athletics Championships
The world championships are back in Tokyo for the first time since 1991.
Evan Dunfee competes during the 35-kilometer race walk during the world championships in Budapest on Aug. 24, 2023.
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Sep 11, 2025
Canada's Evan Dunfee hopes to create race walk to remember at world championships
Having won bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Dunfee will be vying for gold when the 2025 World Athletics Championships begin on Sunday.
Tigers manager Kyuji Fujikawa is tossed in the air as the team celebrates winning the Central League pennant at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, on Sunday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Sep 8, 2025
Roaring Tigers had no equal in CL on way to winning pennant in record time
The club took a step toward becoming the best team in Japan by clinching the Central League pennant in record time with a 2-0 victory over the Hiroshima Carp on Sunday.
Hawaii kicker Kansei Matsuzawa celebrates after making the game-winning field goal against Stanford in Honolulu on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Aug 29, 2025
Hawaii kicker Kansei Matsuzawa walks unique path in college football
The Chiba native picked up the sport just over five years ago as a 20-year-old, learning to kick through YouTube.
Hawks pitcher Livan Moinelo has a 1.13 ERA in 19 starts this season.
BASEBALL / Sac Bunts
Aug 18, 2025
Candidates preparing to make final pitches for Sawamura Award
The prize’s committee did not deem anyone worthy last year and simply did not name a winner.
Masahiro Tanaka walks off the field after the end of the fifth inning during the Giants' game against the Dragons at Tokyo Dome on Wednesday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 14, 2025
Masahiro Tanaka still two giant steps away from Meikyukai
The Giants pitcher's pursuit of 200 career victories between NPB and MLB remains stuck at 198.
The Tigers' Teruaki Sato connects on his 31st home run of the season during the third inning against the Swallows at Kyocera Dome Osaka on Sunday.
BASEBALL / NPB NOTEBOOK
Aug 11, 2025
Red-hot Tigers slugger Teruaki Sato sets himself apart with home run surge
Reaching 30 home runs this season was just the latest benchmark for the Hanshin Tigers slugger, who has set himself apart from the crowd this season.
The Carp's Sandro Fabian hits an RBI single against the Swallows during the first inning at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on July 21.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 5, 2025
Central League votes to adopt designated hitter rule from 2027
The change means NPB’s two leagues will operate under the same set of rules for the first time since the Pacific League adopted the designated hitter in 1975.
Swallows slugger Munetaka Murakami celebrates after hitting a home run against the BayStars in Yokohama on July 29.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Aug 4, 2025
Return of Munetaka Murakami could get hearts racing at Jingu Stadium again
The Swallows have not been good this year but have a chance to end the season on a positive note.
The Angels David MacKinnon runs to first after recording an RBI single for his first MLB hit on June 22, 2022.
BASEBALL / Sac Bunts
Jul 31, 2025
Former Seibu player David MacKinnon hopes to connect baseball world with new podcast
MacKinnon decided to retire earlier this year after playing in MLB, NPB and KBO during his career.
Ichiro Suzuki, one of the most iconic players in NPB and MLB history, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote.
BASEBALL / Longform
Jul 26, 2025
With Hall of Fame induction, Ichiro makes himself heard loud and clear
Across his 28 seasons of professional baseball, Ichiro grew to become a superstar — first in Japan and then in North America — and then an icon.
Ichiro presents then-Hall of Fame President Jeff Idelson with the bat he used to break the single-season hits record in 2004.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 24, 2025
Hall of Fame always held deeper meaning for Ichiro
Ichiro, who will be inducted into the Hall on Sunday, is so familiar with the storied museum that he could probably lead the tour that new inductees receive.
The BayStars' Trevor Bauer pitches during a game at Jingu Stadium in May.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 29, 2025
BayStars' Trevor Bauer dejected and searching for answers as slump continues
Bauer has lost four straight decisions and allowed 19 runs in his last 20⅓ innings. 
The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani joined Yankees slugger Aaron Judge as being the first two players to earn nods for next month’s All-Star Game in Atlanta.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 27, 2025
Shohei Ohtani selected for All-Star Game after leading fan vote in NL
The Yankees' Aaron Judge led all MLB players in the voting and earned a starting spot in the American League.
Goldin Auctions CEO Ken Goldin speaks to a collector in Ikebukuro on Saturday.
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Jun 17, 2025
Ken Goldin brings his sports memorabilia from Netflix to Tokyo
Goldin Auctions CEO Ken Goldin brought some high-end sports memorabilia for the public to see on his first trip to Japan.
The Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani throws against the Padres during the first inning at Dodger Stadium on Monday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 17, 2025
Shohei Ohtani makes Dodgers pitching debut
Ohtani made his long-awaited return to the mound — and his first pitching outing in Dodger Blue — as an opener against the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium on Monday.
Junto Nakatani celebrates after defeating Ryosuke Nishida to unify the WBC and IBF bantamweight titles at Ariake Coliseum on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Boxing
Jun 9, 2025
Junto Nakatani remains on collision course with Naoya Inoue after latest win
Nakatani will have to move to a higher weight class to challenge Inoue.
Junto Nakatani (right) fights Ryosuke Nishida during the fifth round of their bout for the WBC & IBF world bantamweight titles at Ariake Coliseum on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Boxing
Jun 8, 2025
Junto Nakatani wins slugfest against Ryosuke Nishida to unify WBC and IBF titles
Nakatani improved to 31-0 with his fourth successful title defense.
Typhoon Halong to cause windstorms, heavy rain and high waves on the Izu islands
Typhoon Halong is moving north near the Izu Islands, with strong winds, high waves and heavy rain expected as it passes early on Thursday, prompting warnings from the weather agency.
Japan to move toward five-year integrated bachelor's-master’s programs
Japan plans to introduce nationwide five-year bachelor's-master's programs to raise graduate school enrollment and train more highly skilled professionals amid a shrinking workforce.
Chemistry Nobel winner Kitagawa says downtime helped him think up new material
Susumu Kitagawa speaks to reporters at Kyoto University on Wednesday after receiving the news that he had been awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry the same day.
After 26 years, Komeito may be showing signs it will break with LDP
Komeito leader Tetsuo Saito (left) and LDP counterpart Sanae Takaichi meet in Tokyo on Tuesday.
LDP and Komeito's shaky ties throw doubt on Takaichi becoming prime minister
Komeito head Tetsuo Saito and the party's executives (left) meet with the LDP's Sanae Takaichi and counterparts in Tokyo on Tuesday.
A Japanese comedian walks into an Aussie bar … and stays there
Takashi “Waka” Wakasugi stopped by the Tokyo Comedy Bar in Shibuya Ward last month following his stint at Edinburgh Festival Fringe performing his show “Comedy Samurai.”
Chemistry Nobel winner Kitagawa says downtime helped him think up new material
Susumu Kitagawa speaks to reporters at Kyoto University on Wednesday after receiving the news that he had been awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry the same day.
University of Tokyo lands its highest spot ever in global higher education ranking
The University of Tokyo in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward
Tokyo named world’s best big city for second straight year
Tokyo was ranked the world's best large city for the second year in a row in the Conde Nast Traveler's 2025 Readers' Choice Awards.
With nuclear sub proposal, Japan faces array of political and tech challenges
The Jingei, the third of the Maritime Self-Defense Force's Taigei-class submarines, was commissioned in March last year. It is equipped with lithium-ion batteries, enabling it to have a longer diving time and cruising distance than older models with lead-acid batteries.

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