Shikama Mamoru

Sports journalist. Born in Nagasaki in 1965. Started writing for a Japanese sports newspaper in 1990. Assigned to cover the Tokyo Giants in 1993 and then Major League Baseball in 1998. Has interviewed top players in Japan and the US major leagues, including Matsui Hideki, Suzuki Ichirō, and Matsuzaka Daisuke. Went freelance in 2008. Works include Mejā ni habataku yume Ichirō 2 (Major League Dreams: Ichirō 2). Based in Arizona.