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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
Oct 15, 2010
First playoff series between Giants, Tigers certain to entertain
Expect Koshien Stadium to be rocking this weekend.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 13, 2010
Hawks, Marines poised for intriguing showdown in PLCS second stage
The Chiba Lotte Marines almost didn't make the playoffs. Now they've got their sights set on reaching the Japan Series.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 11, 2010
Satozaki mauls Lions to give Marines series sweep
TOKOROZAWA, Saitama Pref. — Tomoya Satozaki took the Seibu Lions' best shot in the bottom of the eighth inning. He showed them who hits harder in the ninth.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 11, 2010
Marines pull together for postseason push
TOKOROZAWA, Saitama Pref. — Japanese baseball historian and author Robert Whiting titled his most famous work "You Gotta Have Wa."
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 10, 2010
Fukuura's HR gives Marines win in 11th
TOKOROZAWA, Saitama Pref. — You just cannot count out these Chiba Lotte Marines.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 9, 2010
Stage set for intriguing Lions-Marines showdown in Climax Series
For a team that looked like the best in the Pacific League for most of the season, uncertainty has set in for the Seibu Lions at the absolute worst time.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 6, 2010
Murton breaks Ichiro's single-season hits mark
Hope Matt Murton has something big planned for an encore.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Oct 5, 2010
Road set up for Hawks to make run at title
There are no more excuses for the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 2, 2010
Marines beat Buffaloes, earn PL Climax Series spot
CHIBA — The Chiba Lotte Marines fans in the outfield stands sang and danced away two years' worth of frustration long after the final regular-season game of the year.
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TENNIS
Oct 1, 2010
Wozniacki waltzes into semifinals
Caroline Wozniacki is really pleased with herself at the moment and it's showing on the court. She just didn't have to show it for very long in her latest match.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 1, 2010
Will Murton get fair shot at hits record?
The single-season home-run record in Japanese baseball has been somewhat of a touchy subject for quite some time. Many associate the record of 55 with legendary Yomiuri Giants slugger Sadaharu Oh.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Sep 28, 2010
Scheduling quirks taking some excitement away from pennant races
Excitement and interest in Major League Baseball is at a fevered pitch as the remaining pennant races go down to the wire.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Sep 25, 2010
Ichiro's achievement testament to his drive
Baseball is the ultimate numbers game. Always has been, always will be.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 24, 2010
Harper, Castillo lead 'Stars to win
Brett Harper and Jose Castillo have done some of their best work this year against the Yomiuri Giants.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Sep 24, 2010
Sakamoto impressing with show of power
For pitchers facing shortstops, usually the main worry is letting them get on base, where their speed can create problems.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 22, 2010
Sakamoto's heroics carry Giants to win
Shortstop Hayato Sakamoto is becoming the Yomiuri Giants' go-to guy late in games.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Sep 21, 2010
PL pitchers Kaneko, Darvish making case to win Sawamura Award
There's nothing that says the Sawamura Award has to be given out.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Sep 18, 2010
Pitching down stretch puts Dragons in position to take CL pennant
The Chunichi Dragons got off to a slow start but they're sprinting toward the finish line.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 17, 2010
Yakult survives late meltdown
The Tokyo Yakult Swallows' chances of making the playoffs are slim, but they weren't about to let a little rain wash away their hopes.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Sep 15, 2010
Best move for Eagles to collect on Iwakuma while they can
Hisashi Iwakuma, the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles' best pitcher, is ready to see just how greener the grass is in Major League Baseball.
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.
Japan doubles down on stimulus to counter effects of Trump tariffs
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks about U.S. tariffs in Tokyo last week.
Tokyo court fines Amazon Japan ¥35 million over counterfeit products
Takahiro Fujii (center), the president of Try and E, and his lawyers speak during a news conference on Friday in Tokyo after a ruling was handed down in a case against Amazon 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.
Toyota chairman proposes record buyout of its supplier at $42 billion valuation
Toyota Motor Corp. Chairman Akio Toyoda after a meeting in Beijing last month
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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