She spent nearly 25 years as Tokyo correspondent for the Financial Times, writing about Japanese business, industry, finance, politics, social trends and much more. Her interests include architecture, art, design, film, literature, music and photography. She enjoys traveling and meeting people who make beautiful things, including pottery, textiles, washi and woodcarvings. Although she grew up eating hamburgers and lasagne and drinking milk, these days she prefers grilled fish and miso soup and has a weakness for red wine.