I was born in Hong Kong on 9/11 (!) 1947 and arrived in Tokyo at the age of 5 months, on 29 February 1948.  I have lived here ever since. My father at that time worked for the Hong Kong government and was sent to Tokyo to open a Hong Kong government office.  He eventually began his own business, in trading and licensing.  He passed away in 1998. I belong to the Class of '65, and attended ASIJ from kindergarten through junior year.  I graduated from Sophia University. Wish you could promote my books but they are out of print.  "Too Far East Too Long" co-authored with my mother Vivienne Kenrick (1977).  "Gems of Japanized English"(1988) and "More Gems of Japanized English (1991) were published by Tuttles and went into several editions but are no longer out there. I am a great traveller: have been in every area of the world, including the Antarctic, and have visited 161 of the 191 countries of the UN plus a further 87 non-sovereign states.