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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 28, 2015
Giants' Mikolas fans 10 in triumph over Lions
Miles Mikolas turned in a very good start for the Yomiuri Giants for the second consecutive week. This time, he even got something to show for it.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
May 25, 2015
Matsui finds comfort zone in ninth
When Yuki Matsui burst on the scene as a second-year player for Toko Gakuen at Summer Koshien in 2012, he was a sight to behold. He looked like one of the smallest players on the field, but the diminutive lefty's stature belied the fact that he was a giant with the ball in his hands.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 24, 2015
Lions' Akiyama staying grounded amid good start
Shogo Akiyama isn't quite ready to say he's better than he was last year. There's evidence Akiyama has taken his game up a level — the Seibu Lions outfielder is playing pretty well for a team that's also off to a decent start — but so far he's been content to look at his early results with little...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 22, 2015
Eagles southpaw Karashima triumphs in first appearance of season
It didn't take much time for Wataru Karashima to get his first win in 2015. The game wasn't too long either, which was probably icing on the cake for the weary Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
May 18, 2015
BayStars defy sorry reputation with strong start to season
The surprising Yokohama BayStars are 26-16 after 42 games and owners of both the best record in Japan and a three-game cushion over the Yomiuri Giants atop the Central League. The BayStars have also won seven consecutive series, which they haven't done since 1964, and each victory makes more fans wonder...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 16, 2015
Giants' Sugiuchi helps own cause at plate
The Yomiuri Giants lost a two-run lead on Toshiya Sugiuchi's watch. So it was only natural that the left-hander be the one to put the Kyojin back on top.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 14, 2015
Carp pitcher Johnson putting it all together in Japan
Good luck trying to describe Hiroshima Carp pitcher Kris Johnson's first few weeks in Japanese baseball.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 14, 2015
Messenger, agent disappointed with how Hanshin handled demotion
Matt Sosnick, the agent for Hanshin Tigers ace Randy Messenger, says both he and his client are very disappointed in the way the Tigers handled the right-hander's demotion to ni-gun earlier this week.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 12, 2015
Triumphant Giants stage seventh-inning comeback against Carp
The Yomiuri Giants beat Kenta Maeda in a close game again, and this time he helped them do it.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 12, 2015
Chiba Lotte's Cruz finding NPB easier to adjust to second time around
Luis Alfonso Cruz Sr. has been around the block. He was a heck of a ballplayer in his day, putting together a solid 16-year career in the Mexican League — and there were chances to play in the U.S., but he stayed close to home for his family. These days, he's a hitting coach for Tomateros de Culiacan...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
May 11, 2015
Lions cub Mori beginning to show tremendous potential
In his last nine games, Tomoya Mori, the Seibu Lions' 19-year old sensation, has 14 hits (and at least one in nine straight contests), four home runs and has driven in seven runs. For the young season, he's hitting .325 with seven home runs and 20 RBIs.
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May 10, 2015
Fujimitsu outsprints field for 200-meter triumph
One week after helping the Japan men's 4x100 meter relay team punch its ticket to the 2016 Rio Olympics with a third-place finish in Nassau May 3, sprinter Kenji Fujimitsu shouldered the load all by himself and raced to a little more success on Sunday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 8, 2015
Lions rout Marines, stretch winning streak to seven games
The Seibu Lions and Chiba Lotte Marines traded errors and three-run half innings in the opening frame of their matchup on Friday night.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
May 5, 2015
Hawks closer Sarfate savors 100th save in Japan
Fukuoka Softbank Hawks closer Dennis Sarfate joined an impressive club with a strikeout of Ikuhiro Kiyota on Monday night.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
May 4, 2015
Giants still looking for more power from cleanup hitters
Hall of Famer Shigeo Nagashima was the 25th player in the history of the Yomiuri Giants to hit fourth in the Kyojin's starting lineup, according to the team's records. Sadaharu Oh was the 28th, and Hideki Matsui the 62nd. Taishi Ota, in the cleanup role for the past four games, is the 81st.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
May 2, 2015
Nippon Ham's Yoshikawa off to resurgent start
When Yu Darvish left for the major leagues after the 2011 season, the prevailing thought was the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters' pitching staff would be a rudderless ship.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 30, 2015
Murata stays hot at plate as Giants defeat Dragons
The Yomiuri Giants may have a new power-hitting third baseman on the way, but Shuichi Murata wants to show everyone the old model is still working just fine.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 24, 2015
Swallows' Balentien makes season debut, leaves with possible injury after fifth inning
Wladimir Balentien scored from second on a single in the second inning, motoring around third past the waving arm of base coach Kazuki Fukuchi, who urged him forward, to cross home plate for the first time this season.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 21, 2015
Lions' Togame records first home victory since July 2013
Ken Togame waited a long time for another win at home. Actually, it'd been a while since he'd won anywhere else either.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Apr 20, 2015
Saito stumbles again in quest to find success as pro
Yuki Saito has spent most of the past two seasons off the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters' ichi-gun roster and with the farm team. His poor showing so far this year makes one wonder just how many days he'll spend with the top team going forward.
Demystifying the manufacturing success of China
China’s massive scale, strong education system and competitive local governance have enabled it to reach the technological frontier and dominate high-tech manufacturing despite its low per capita gross domestic product.
Japan to revise romanization rules for first time in 70 years
The Agency for Cultural Affairs is recommending replacing the government’s long-standing Kunrei system with more widely used Hepburn-style spellings.
Japanese manufacturers moving headquarters out of central Tokyo
A building in Kawasaki housing Toshiba's new headquarters
Is sumo becoming a victim of its own popularity?
A training session at Shikoroyama stable in June 2016. Sumo training sessions are increasingly simulated or the preserve of group tours.
Japanese man suspected of ordering double murder in Manila
Two suspects arrested over the killing of two Japanese last week are held in restraints in Manila on Tuesday.
Tokyo crowned No.1 'workation' spot
Workations were a burgeoning trend in the corporate world for years before the COVID-19 pandemic turbocharged it.
Atsushi Kitagawara’s exhibition finds poetry in architecture
The inverted cone, one of Atsushi Kitagawara’s six signature elements in architecture, is a key feature of the Nakamura Keith Haring Collection museum building.
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.

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