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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 / HIT AND RUN
Nov 20, 2012
Japan gave Yamamoto something to build on against Cuba
Koji Yamamoto made it through his first two games in charge of the Japan national team with a pair of victories against Cuba, the world's top-ranked baseball team.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Nov 13, 2012
New faces should have opportunity to shine for Japan in WBC
Seattle Mariners star Ichiro Suzuki and Texas Rangers reliever Akinori Otsuka were the lone major leaguers on the roster when Japan won the 2006 World Baseball Classic.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Nov 11, 2012
WBC squad may be hurting for top-line pitching
Japan manager Koji Yamamoto said his World Baseball Classic team would mirror previous Japan squads and be built around pitching and defense.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Nov 6, 2012
Newly crowned Japan Series champs just getting started
Good luck beating these Giants next year.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 5, 2012
Giants' focus pays off in Japan Series
The Yomiuri Giants began the season by falling flat on their faces and languishing in the lower reaches of the standings for the first few weeks of the year.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 5, 2012
Title gives Abe perfect ending to 2012
After the season Shinnosuke Abe had, any other ending would've a felt a little empty.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 4, 2012
Giants capture Japan Series title
Shinnosuke Abe led the Yomiuri Giants to the Central League pennant, nearly won the Triple Crown, and will more than likely be named CL MVP in a few weeks.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 2, 2012
Game 5 marred by mistaken HBP call, Tadano ejection
For a few tense seconds it looked like Ken Kato had been hit in the head by a pitch.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 2, 2012
Giants crush Fighters, take 3-2 lead in Japan Series
John Bowker kept his torrid postseason run going, and Tetsuya Utsumi turned in another ace-worthy performance in game that was far more eventful than even the lopsided final score suggested.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 2, 2012
Kuriyama's handling of pitching staff pays off
Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters manager Hideki Kuriyama faced the type of decision that can decide championships during Game 4 of the Japan Series.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 1, 2012
Fighters even Japan Series 2-2 with win in 12th
Through out after out and missed opportunity after missed opportunity, the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters' resolve never wavered.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 1, 2012
Wolfe effective in unlikely Game 3 duel against ex-high school teammate Houlton
Brian Wolfe essentially had the season riding on his shoulders in the first Japan Series game of his career.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 31, 2012
Fighters come alive in Japan Series
A change in scenery got the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters back in their comfort zone and back in the Japan Series.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 30, 2012
Fighters face pivotal test at home after consecutive losses
The Yomiuri Giants are headed to Hokkaido with an eye on capturing the Japan Series title. The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters are headed home simply trying to come up with a way to earn a return trip to Tokyo.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 29, 2012
Sawamura, Chono lead Giants to win
Hirokazu Sawamura made his Japan Series debut by hitting a pair of batters in the first inning.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 29, 2012
Game 1 hero Bowker appreciates opportunity to play in postseason
One has to wonder what was going through John Bowker's mind as he rounded the bases after hitting a three-run home run during the fourth inning of Game 1 of the Japan Series.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 28, 2012
Japan Series helps put Canada on baseball map
Baseball is hardly the first thing that springs to mind when Canadian sports are discussed. Hockey is king in Canada, and slap shots and glove saves stoke the nation's fire more than home runs or diving catches ever could.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 28, 2012
Giants trounce Fighters in Game 1
Coming off a tough season, John Bowker was ready for his moment.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 27, 2012
Fighters, Giants ready for championship showdown
For the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters and Yomiuri Giants, it was business as usual on the eve of the 2012 Japan Series.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 26, 2012
Giants, Fighters inch closer to Japan Series clash
The dust has settled on the 2012 season and only the Yomiuri Giants and Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters are still standing.
China seizes disputed reef near key Philippine military outpost
China Coast Guard officers unfurl a national flag on Sandy Cay reef, near the Philippine-held Thitu Island, in disputed waters of the South China Sea this month in this screen shot taken from Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
Japan to resist Trump efforts to form trade bloc against China
As Japan gears up for the trade talks, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is also seeking to cushion the blow that the U.S. tariffs may have on the domestic economy.
As many as nine dead after driver plows into Vancouver festival crowd
An ambulance is parked at the site of the Lapu Lapu day festival, where a vehicle drove into a crowd killing several people in Vancouver on Saturday.
Japan’s legal system struggles to deal with AI-made child sexual abuse images
AI-generated content — including those made using pictures of real people, which are known as “deepfakes” — is not explicitly covered under Japan's current legal framework, nor are human-drawn illustrations that depict child abuse.
How to bring up bad news in Japanese
As in other cultures, when someone shares bad news in Japanese it’s best to respond with supportive words.
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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