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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

Mar 30, 2012

Fire in veteran Miyamoto still burning strong

There were a handful of NPB players in their 40s last season, and they performed at varying states of effectiveness.

BASEBALL / MLB

Mar 29, 2012

Ceremonial first pitches shine spotlight on people affected by 3/11

The four people who threw out the first pitch prior to the first game of the MLB season each came from a different walk of life, before a terrible tragedy brought them together.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Mar 29, 2012

Fighters keen to emerge from Darvish's shadow

An enterprising bookie could probably make a killing taking wagers on what will be bigger this year: the number of reporters covering Yu Darvish or the number assigned to his former team, the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters.

Japan Times

BASEBALL / MLB

Mar 29, 2012

Mariners defeat A's in 11th

Ichiro Suzuki was the center of attention from the time the Seattle Mariners arrived in Japan.

BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN

Mar 27, 2012

Miyaguni makes most of his chance to face A's

The nerves began to kick in shortly after Ryosuke Miyaguni's first pitch to Jemile Weeks.

Japan Times

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Mar 27, 2012

Iwakuma shaky as Giants beat Mariners

This probably wasn't quite the homecoming Hisashi Iwakuma envisioned when he returned to Japan as a member of the Seattle Mariners.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Mar 27, 2012

Kawasaki's personality winning over Mariners

Without his familiar jet-black hair, Munenori Kawasaki looked more like a high schooler than a major leaguer as he sat between Seattle Mariners manager Eric Wedge and catcher Miguel Olivo.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / 2012 BASEBALL PREVIEW

Mar 26, 2012

Giants favored in Central League

Capsules in order of predicted finish

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / 2012 BASEBALL PREVIEW

Mar 26, 2012

Lions set to roar in '12

Capsules in order of predicted finish

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / 2012 BASEBALL PREVIEW

Mar 26, 2012

Players still split about ball's effect on offense

It would be an understatement just to say there was a decline in offense in Japanese baseball last season.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / 2012 BASEBALL PREVIEW

Mar 26, 2012

Yankees fiasco hasn't altered Nakajima's outlook

A bemused smile played across Hiroyuki Nakajima's lips as he entered a suite in the upper reaches of Seibu Dome.

BASEBALL / MLB

Mar 25, 2012

Mariners, A's begin preparations for opening series

The first day of the major league season is only a few days away, and the Seattle Mariners and Oakland A's arrived in Japan ready to get things started.

BASEBALL / MLB

Mar 23, 2012

Ichiro in spotlight as MLB opens '12

Yu Darvish leaving Japan was the major story of the MLB offseason. When the season begins later this week, the headlines will all be about Ichiro Suzuki coming back.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Mar 23, 2012

NPB, players embrace normalcy ahead of upcoming season

Fans in the stands supporting their favorite teams and players this spring signalled more than just the return of baseball. It was the beacon of a slight return to normalcy.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Mar 11, 2012

Tanaka earns victory as Japan routs Taiwan in charity baseball game

On the eve of a day sure to bring back a lot of painful memories, the members of Samurai Japan made it their mission to offer a little bit of relief, if only temporarily.

BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN

Feb 7, 2012

Giants may live to regret letting prolific slugger Ramirez leave

The Yomiuri Giants hit fewer singles, doubles, triples and home runs in 2011 than they did in 2010. The Kyojin also drove in fewer runs and struck out more.

BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN

Jan 31, 2012

Iwakuma may thrive in shadows with spotlight on Darvish

It's doubtful Hisashi Iwakuma's debut in the major leagues with the Seattle Mariners will make a big splash in many locales outside Seattle, unless of course it comes against the Oakland A's at Tokyo Dome in March. Though in that case, outfielder Ichiro Suzuki will be the player in the spotlight.

BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN

Jan 21, 2012

Darvish deal yet another wakeup call for the NPB

Yu Darvish got his wish, the Texas Rangers got their man and the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters got their money.

Japan Times

BASEBALL / MLB

Jan 18, 2012

Griffey pitches in to aid Japan

If there was one thing former MLB superstar Ken Griffey Jr. was known for during his playing days — well aside from that oh-so sweet swing and his wall-climbing antics in center field at the Kingdome in Seattle — it was his smile.

BASEBALL / MLB

Jan 17, 2012

Mariners, A's get set for season-opener in Japan

Ichiro Suzuki is coming home.

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Visitors walk past Sou Fujimoto's Grand Ring, which has been recognized as the largest wooden structure in the world.

Can a World Expo still matter? Japan is about to find out.

By Tomoko Otake

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

Looking ahead to Yokohama’s Green × Expo 2027

Looking ahead to Yokohama’s Green × Expo 2027

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