Jason Coskrey

Tokyo

Assistant Chief/ Sports Writer at The Japan Times

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Articles

Ken Goldin brings his sports memorabilia from Netflix to Tokyo

1 week ago | japantimes.co.jp | Jason Coskrey

Just before the doors opened on Goldin Auctions’ first-ever showcase in Japan, founder and CEO Ken Goldin surveyed the scene one final time. This is his first trip to Japan, and he brought some high-end sports memorabilia for the public to see, along with two of his employees — Head of Sports Consignment Dave Amerman and Ryan Krupa, one of the company’s consignment directors — to help collectors who want to do consignments with the famous auction house.
Ken Goldin brings his sports memorabilia from Netflix to Tokyo

1 week ago | japantimes.co.jp | Jason Coskrey

Just before the doors opened on Goldin Auctions’ first-ever showcase in Japan, founder and CEO Ken Goldin surveyed the scene one final time. This is his first trip to Japan, and he brought some high-end sports memorabilia for the public to see, along with two of his employees — Head of Sports Consignment Dave Amerman and Ryan Krupa, one of the company’s consignment directors — to help collectors who want to do consignments with the famous auction house.
Shohei Ohtani makes Dodgers pitching debut

1 week ago | japantimes.co.jp | Jason Coskrey

Shohei Ohtani was a force of nature in his first season with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He hit lots of home runs and he stole lots of bases. He won an MVP award and a World Series title. He nearly won a Triple Crown. The Japanese superstar shone so brightly it was almost enough to make you forget one very important part of the Ohtani experience — the part where he can also be an elite pitcher on top of everything else.
Junto Nakatani remains on collision course with Naoya Inoue after latest win

2 weeks ago | japantimes.co.jp | Jason Coskrey

When Junto Nakatani stepped into the ring to face Ryosuke Nishida with each man’s bantamweight world title hanging in the balance, he also had to contend with an unseen force whose presence was felt almost as heavily as the punches the boxers traded for six rounds. Naoya Inoue was not in the ring at Ariake Coliseum on Sunday night — although he was in the front row watching from behind a pair of sunglasses — but he might as well have been.
Junto Nakatani wins slugfest against Ryosuke Nishida to unify WBC and IBF titles

2 weeks ago | japantimes.co.jp | Jason Coskrey

Junto “Big Bang” Nakatani stopped Ryosuke Nishida in six rounds into an electric fight to retain his WBC bantamweight world championship, relieve Nishida of the IBF belt and remain on a collision course with Naoya Inoue. The hard-hitting Nakatani overcame a spirited and brave challenge from Nishida and dished out more punishment than he took to unify the WBC and IBF titles.
Junto Nakatani wins slugfest against Ryosuke Nishida to unify WBC and IBF titles

2 weeks ago | japantimes.co.jp | Jason Coskrey

Junto Nakatani did not need anyone to tell him that Naoya “Monster” Inoue was sitting ringside for his WBC and IBF bantamweight unification bout against Ryosuke Nishida. “I saw him while I was looking up at the big screens,” he said with a chuckle. Nakatani (31-0 put on a show for Japan’s most famous fighter, winning an electric and hard-hitting bout to retain his WBC title, relieve Nishida of the IBF belt and remain on a collision course with Inoue.
What you need to know ahead of NPB interleague play resuming

3 weeks ago | japantimes.co.jp | Jason Coskrey

This week’s slate of NPB games marks the start of the 20th edition of interleague play in Japan. Japanese baseball introduced interleague competition in 2005, giving fans a chance to see Central and Pacific League teams compete outside of the annual Japan Series matchup. It happens during a set period each year — June 3 to 22 this season — and the team with the best record is crowned champion at the end.
Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima dies at 89

3 weeks ago | japantimes.co.jp | Jason Coskrey

Shigeo Nagashima, a Yomiuri Giants legend who was so revered that he was known to many as “Mr. Pro Baseball” died on Wednesday due to pneumonia at the age of 89, according to an announcement by the Yomiuri Shimbun. Long before the rise of Shohei Ohtani and Ichiro Suzuki, Nagashima was arguably the most famous player in Japanese baseball history.
League backed by Nets owner looks to raise profile of college basketball in Asia

4 weeks ago | japantimes.co.jp | Jason Coskrey

The NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments have morphed from mere sporting events into cultural phenomena in the United States. Each year from March until early April, talk of brackets, cinderellas, Sweet 16s and Final Fours fill the air as “March Madness” rumbles to life on Selection Sunday and dominates the sports landscape until the champions cut down the nets. Thanks to the tournaments, college basketball becomes the most popular sport in the U.S. for about three weeks each year.
Fighters already showing last season's playoff run was no fluke

1 month ago | japantimes.co.jp | Jason Coskrey

Tsuyoshi Shinjo showed up for his first news conference as Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters manager in November 2021 wearing sunglasses, a gaudy red suit and a white shirt with an impossibly large popped collar. He said he wanted to be called “Big Boss” instead of “manager,” a stance he later doubled down on by changing his registered name in NPB to “BIGBOSS,” which he wore on his uniform. That was the beginning of a yearlong spectacle.