Comment: In Japan since 1979, started out as an opera-singer/protest singer/songwriter (a person of extremes it may seem, but not really). Majored in Scandinavian things (for no particular reason) and then took a Masters in Teaching English as a Second Language. Teach at the university level, also am the person behind the TokyoProgressive? website, which is http://tokyoprogressive.org in case you want to visit. Yoroshiku (hi!). paul