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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.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Dec 4, 2012
NPB players should speak out about posting system
The Japan Professional Baseball Players Association showed rare backbone two years ago when, in the aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake, the players banded together and succeeded in getting the start of the season pushed back as the nation dealt with the disaster.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Nov 27, 2012
Yoshikawa's MVP award puts pitcher in elite company
Last week, pitcher Mitsuo Yoshikawa became the first Pacific League MVP winner from the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters since 2009.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 23, 2012
New mental approach led to banner season, Yoshikawa admits
Mitsuo Yoshikawa didn't just come out of nowhere this season. That would be putting it too simply. Try nowhere taken to a whole new obscure level, then go even further. Somewhere on the outskirts of that is where you'd find Yoshikawa.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 22, 2012
Abe, Yoshikawa garner 2012 MVP honors
In a year that will be remembered for the huge triumphs by the Giants of both NPB and MLB, Yomiuri catcher Shinnosuke Abe finally won the big prize.
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.
JICA to designate four Japanese cities as 'hometowns' for African nations
The Japanese flag (left) with the flag of the African Union
103-year-old remembers Soviet attack right after WWII
Shoichi Takahashi holds a photo of himself when he was younger, in Otaru, Hokkaido, on May 17.
Schools get students involved in revision of unreasonable ‘black rules’
At Yawata Junior High School in Nagoya, there are no more rules on clothing and hairstyles. Students are free to wear either the school's uniform or clothes of their own choosing.
Tokyo crowned No.1 'workation' spot
Workations were a burgeoning trend in the corporate world for years before the COVID-19 pandemic turbocharged it.
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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