COLUMNS
| Jack Gallagher Sports Editor |
Jack Gallagher is the sports editor of The Japan Times. Named a top 10 columnist by the Associated Press Sports Editors for his work in 2004, he has been a sports journalist in Japan for more than 15 years. He has covered numerous events both domestically and internationally, including the Super Bowl, World Cup and Olympics. He was previously an executive in public relations in both the NBA and NFL Europe. He is a native of San Jose, Calif., and a graduate of the University of Southern California.
E-mail Jack at jack@japantimes.co.jp
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
ICE TIME
Coming off the best season of her long career, one might think world bronze medalist Akiko Suzuki could be content to retire from competition and turn to show skating.
Sunday, April 8, 2012
ICE TIME
Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012
SPORTS SCOPE
Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012
ICE TIME
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| Ed Odeven Sports Editor/Writer |
Ed Odeven covers basketball for The Japan Times. He previously worked for the Arizona Daily Sun in Flagstaff, Ariz., reporting on high school, collegiate, professional and Olympic sports (Flagstaff is a major international Olympic training site due to its high elevation) and writing a weekly column. A native of the Bronx, N.Y., Odeven is a graduate of Arizona State University. His articles have also appeared in Venezuela Online News, the Jamaica Gleaner, the Monitor (Uganda), The Moscow Times and Swimming World Magazine.
E-mail Ed at edward@japantimes.co.jp
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Tuesday, May 22, 2012
HOOP SCOOP
Seven seasons are in the record books now, and the only numbers that truly resonate are championships.
Sunday, April 29, 2012
HOOP SCOOP
Friday, April 20, 2012
HOOP SCOOP
Saturday, March 31, 2012
HOOP SCOOP
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| Jason Coskrey Sports Editor/Writer |
Jason Coskrey is a sports writer for the Japan Times. His primary focus is Japanese baseball but he also has experience covering 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.
E-mail Jason at jason@ml.japantimes.co.jp
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Tuesday, May 29, 2012
SPORTS SCOPE
For all the fuss that's sometimes made about where a player bats in a team's lineup, when you get right down to it, managers want players who hit, wherever that happens to be.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
SPORTS SCOPE
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
SPORTS SCOPE
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
SPORTS SCOPE
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| Andrew McKirdy Sports Editor/Writer |
Andrew McKirdy is a sports writer for The Japan Times. His main beat is soccer, but he has also previously covered rugby, tennis, volleyball, golf, and even tug-of-war. A native of the Scottish Borders, he has written for The Scotsman newspaper and organized filming for a program on Japanese soccer for ITV television.
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Thursday, May 17, 2012
SOCCER SCENE
Alberto Zaccheroni may have blotted his copybook with defeats in Japan's last two competitive matches, but the national team manager will only have eyes for the here and now as he begins his preparations for the final round of World Cup qualifiers this week.
Thursday, May 3, 2012
SOCCER SCENE
Thursday, April 5, 2012
SOCCER SCENE
Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012
SOCCER SCENE
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| Wayne Graczyk Baseball Columnist |
Wayne Graczyk has written the "Baseball
Bullet-In" column in The Japan Times since 1976. A native of New Jersey, he came to Japan in 1969 with the U.S. Air Force and
is a 1977 graduate of Tokyo's Sophia University. Wayne was the long-time (1977-2004) sports editor of the Tokyo Weekender
newspaper, he covers Yomiuri Giants baseball games for Nippon TV and, since 1976, has compiled the Japan Pro Baseball Fan
Handbook & Media Guide. He is a member of the Tokyo Sportswriters Club and the Foreign Sportswriters Association of Japan.
E-mail Wayne at Wayne@JapanBall.com
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Sunday, May 27, 2012
BASEBALL
The Fukuoka Softbank Hawks had hoped to absorb the loss of three top pitchers and their starting shortstop to free agency and maintain their high standards, but it appears the defending Japan Series champions may be sinking into mediocrity as the 2012 season approaches its one-third mark.
Sunday, May 20, 2012
BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Sunday, May 6, 2012
BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Sunday, April 15, 2012
BASEBALL BULLET-IN
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| Mark Buckton Sumo Columnist |
Mark Buckton covers the world of sumo for The Japan Times Online. A long-time contributor to a wide range of the English-language print media in Japan as well as magazines and newspapers across Asia, the EU and North America, Buckton is also co-founder and editor-in-chief of the online Sumo Fan Magazine, which is published in four languages. He has even wrestled on a amateur level but hung up his mawashi many years ago.
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Tuesday, May 29, 2012
SUMO
In recent years it has been possible to start the regular post-basho article several days before a tournament wraps up.
Thursday, May 3, 2012
SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
Saturday, March 31, 2012
SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
Saturday, March 10, 2012
SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
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| Peter Vecsey Basketball Columnist |
Peter Vecsey of the New York Post is the most prominent baskeball columnist in the world. He has covered the NBA for the past 30 years, and has been an expert analyst on both network and cable television in the United States. His inside information and access to the league's top players, coaches and executives have helped earn him recognition as one of the "Most Powerful People in Sports" by The Sporting News.
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Thursday, May 24, 2012
NBA REPORT
OK, now what?
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
NBA REPORT
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
NBA REPORT
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
NBA REPORT
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| Christopher Davies Soccer Columnist |
Christopher Davies of the London
Daily Telegraph is one of Britain's most prominent soccer writers. He regularly covers Premier League powers Arsenal and
Chelsea in the Champions League, and the Republic of Ireland internationally. Davies has covered eight World Cups and is a
former chairman of the Football Writers' Association in England.
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Saturday, May 26, 2012
PREMIER REPORT
New manager, same old England. Or Englantalia.
Saturday, May 19, 2012
PREMIER REPORT
Saturday, May 12, 2012
PREMIER REPORT
Saturday, May 5, 2012
PREMIER REPORT
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