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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.
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BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Jan 8, 2012
Nakajima's predicament illustrates why posting system needs changes
Hiroyuki Nakajima is one of the top shortstops in Japanese baseball, possibly even the best at the moment. A versatile infielder with a good bat and a slick mix of power and speed, Nakajima would seem to have the tools necessary to carve out a niche for himself in the major leagues.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Dec 24, 2011
Iwakuma, Chen intriguing options for major league clubs
Yu Darvish and Tsuyoshi Wada have been spoken for, but there are still two high-profile NPB pitchers looking to make the jump to the majors next season.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 20, 2011
Seagulls beat Frontiers to win X Bowl
An impressive number of fans came out to see the 25th Japan X Bowl. What they got instead were tickets to the Noriaki Kinoshita show.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Dec 20, 2011
Wada must adjust to have success in majors
A picturesque start by Tsuyoshi Wada in Game 1 of the Japan Series in November was marred by one bad pitch to Kazuhiro Wada that allowed the Chunichi Dragons to steal a win in the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks' home park.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Dec 6, 2011
Uchikawa's MVP win shows voters favor team over player
If Seiichi Uchikawa's win in the race for the Pacific League MVP award says anything, it's that the ultimate individual honor is really a team award in disguise.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 2, 2011
Asao, Uchikawa win league MVP awards
Chunichi Dragons reliever Takuya Asao and Fukuoka Softbank Hawks outfielder Seiichi Uchikawa had the same reaction to being named MVP of their respective leagues.
Japan Times
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Nov 30, 2011
Jackson relishing return to Japan for UFC bout with Bader
Quinton "Rampage" Jackson could only smile as a translator struggled to convert something he'd said into Japanese. He tried to explain it twice before giving up, shaking his head and laughing.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 25, 2011
Ochiai bows out after eight years in charge of Dragons
There was no secret that Hiromitsu Ochiai's days as the Chunichi Dragons manager were numbered. The team had, after all, announced in September it would not renew his contract after the season.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 21, 2011
Hawks capture 2011 title
The Fukuoka Softbank Hawks had been waiting for this for years.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 20, 2011
Dragons edge Hawks; series tied 3-3
Standing on the brink of elimination, the Chunichi Dragons couldn't afford to lose.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 19, 2011
Hawks look to Wada to close out Japan Series at home
Fukuoka Softbank Hawks second baseman Yuichi Honda will celebrate his 27th birthday on Saturday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 18, 2011
Pitching carries Hawks to third straight win
For three nights, the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks were extremely rude house guests to the Chunichi Dragons.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 18, 2011
Bullpens are invaluable part of game in low-scoring series
When all is said and done, the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks and Chunichi Dragons may look back at the sixth inning of Game 4 as the turning point in the Japan Series.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 17, 2011
Hawks beat Dragons, extend series to at least six games
The Japan Series has gone from a best-of-seven to a best-of-three.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Nov 17, 2011
Slump frustrates batting champ Uchikawa in Japanese Fall Classic
As soon as wood met rawhide, Seiichi Uchikawa sped out of the batter's box. He struck the ball well, and it had to be a relief, as he watched it sail to wall in center field, to finally have something go right at the plate.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 16, 2011
Houlton excited to pitch in Japan Series spotlight
D.J. Houlton isn't feeling any pressure ahead of his Japan Series debut. It's the waiting that's the hardest part.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 16, 2011
Hawks show mettle with Game 3 win
After losses in the first two games of the Japan Series, Fukuoka Softbank Hawks captain Hiroki Kokubo told reporters, "we're not dead yet."
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 14, 2011
Dragons take Game 2, halfway to the series title
The Chunichi Dragons just don't know how to do anything the easy way. Which is a bit ironic, since their path to the Japan Series title just got a whole lot clearer.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 13, 2011
One mistake proves costly for Softbank's Wada
If circumstances conspire to make this Tsuyoshi Wada's last start in a Fukuoka Softbank Hawks uniform, he'll leave with mixed feelings.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 13, 2011
Dragons' Koike smacks game-winning blast in 10th
Masaaki Koike didn't get all of Takahiro Mahara's forkball in the 10th inning, but he got enough it. And that's all the Chunichi Dragons needed.
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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