Tuttle, the Japan specialist for more than 70 years, has numerous authors that are well versed in “all things Japan.” If interested in interviewing any of our authors or requesting a review copy of a book, please email publicity@tuttlepublishing.com.
POP-CULTURE, TATTOOS, SAKÉ AND WHISKY
Brian Ashcraft, senior writer for the popular video gaming site Kotaku is the author of Japanese Whisky, Japanese Tattoos, Japanese Schoolgirl Confidential and The Japanese Saké Bible. Called “one of the most well read and well written experts of Japanese culture that the internet has to offer” by Tofugu.com, his work has been featured in The Japan Times, The Guardian and more.
JAPANESE CULTURE, SPIRITUALITY & PHILOSOPHY
Héctor García has called Japan home for over fourteen years. His popular blog kirainet.com led to his internationally successful book A Geek In Japan. He is the author of The Magic of Japan (summer 2021)and also the co-author of the international bestseller, Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life, The Ikigai Journey and Forest Bathing: The Rejuvenating Practice of Shinrin Yoku. Available for interviews in English and Spanish.
BENTO BOXES & JAPANESE COOKING
Marc Matsumoto and Maki Ogawa are the hosts of the acclaimed NHK World television series Bento Expo. In their new book, Ultimate Bento, they show readers how to mix-and-match 85 different recipes to make 25 bento box lunches. Available for interviews in English and Japanese.
ZEN TEA CEREMONY
Randy Channell Soei moved to Japan from Canada in 1985 to study martial arts. To balance his training, he soon began to study Chanoyu, the "Way of Tea." Though he no longer teaches martial arts, he is now the highest-ranked non-Japanese teacher within the Urasenke tea ceremony tradition in Japan, actively spreading the way of the traditional tea ceremony to both Japanese and foreigners in Kyoto, Japan. He is the author of the upcoming A Beginner's Guide to the Zen Tea Ceremony (October 2021).
GARDENS & HISTORIC SITES
John Dougill has taught in the Middle East, the UK and in Japan for the past twenty years, where he is currently professor emeritus at Ryukoku University in Kyoto. His books include Japan's World Heritage Sites, Zen Gardens and Temples of Kyoto and 100 Kyoto Sights. He blogs about Shinto, runs a poetry in translation group and founded the Writers in Kyoto group.
JAPAN TRAVEL
Abby Denson, an International Manga Award-winner, has scripted for The Amazing Spider-Man Family, The Powerpuff Girls and many other comics. She is the author of the award-winning books Cool Tokyo Guide and Cool Japan Guide. Her blog City Sweet Tooth reviews New York City's best sweets and treats in comic book form.
GEEK CULTURE
Gianni Simone is a Japan correspondent for Vogue Italia and regularly contributes to a number of Italian, French and English newspapers, magazines and websites including The Japan Times, Metropolis, Animation Magazine and CNN Go. He is the author of Tokyo Geek’s Guide and the forthcoming Otaku Japan Travel Guide (June 2021). He is active in the mail art community and opened the Stickerman Museum - Tokyo Annex, which focuses on the art. Available for interviews in English and Italian.
THE CELEBRATION OF PEACE
Masahiro Sasaki, brother of Sadako Sasaki, has been a peace activist since his teens. For the last two decades, he has dedicated himself to keeping his sister’s memory alive by sharing her true story. The Complete Story of Sadako Sasaki and the Thousand Paper Cranes is a recount of this story and was co-authored with Sue DiCicco, a prolific author and illustrator of children's books and founder of The Peace Crane Project.
HISTORY & RELIGION
Christopher Harding, named one of BBC’s “New Generation Thinkers,” has written numerous articles about Japan and appears regularly on radio and TV (BBC, ABC). He’s the author of A History of Modern Japan.
WESTERNER LIVING IN JAPAN
Julie Blanchin Fujita arrived in Tokyo for what she thought would be a short one-year stint and ended up never leaving, now there for more than a decade. She is the author of Tokyo Love Story: A Manga Memoir of One Woman's Journey in the World's Most Exciting City. Available for interviews in English and French.
CULTURE, LEGENDS & YOKAI (GHOSTS)
Jonathan Clements is the author of many books on East Asian history, including A Brief History of Japan, as well as biographies of emperors, foreign visitors and outcast rebels. His works have been translated into over a dozen languages, including French, Spanish, Korean and Dutch. He's been a consultant and talking head on TV programs including Emperor's Ghost Army (PBS/Nova), Raiders of the Jade Empire (Smithsonian) and, in 2016, he became the presenter of Route Awakening (National Geographic).
SAMURAI HISTORY & CULTURE
Jonathan Lopez-Vera has a PhD in Japanese History and an MA in World History from Pompeu Fabra University (Spain). In 2011 he launched the website historiajaponesa.com to bring Japanese history to anyone who was interested. He is the founder of Asiadémica, an academic journal of studies on East Asia and the author of the book A History of the Samurai. Available for interviews in English and Spanish.
