I'm chiefly an illustrator, a good part of my career was in Japan, where I lived for over 20 years. But recently I translated a Japanese folktale つるのおんがえし (Tsuru no Ongaeshi)) for an ESL app. It was an interesting challenge, the reading age is quite young so many subtle nuances and requirements.

Picked up a mint condition Technics SL1210 turntable at auction. Grief over my wife's death led me to abandon all my vinyl in Japan when I returned to the UK, it's 20 years since I've spinned discs. But now, maybe pick up the pieces again. All I need is another deck, a mixer, and some records!

I left Musk's miasma a year ago for exactly these reasons.

At a population of 340.1 million in the US, that would be 113 million people? Oooh!

Autumn is absolutely one of the best times to visit Japan, I miss the golden fauna.

Hello Brian, what an inspiring theme, thank you for sharing the call-out! Here's a few wintery samples from previous book commissions. Website is johnshelley.com

V&A East Storehouse is a fabulous new museum, utterly unique, with the addition of another building next year. I visited before the Bowie section had opened, so another trip to be planned.

I used to draw a web comic many years ago, long since discontinued, so thought maybe the experience could be valid for the survey, however it's really for people creating comics right now isn't it!

本当にありがとうございます。素敵な物語を描かせていただきました。本物の舞台と衣装を描きたかったのですが、当時はインターネットが普及する前だったので、東京でスロバキアの歴史的な資料を見つけるのは大変でした。スロバキア大使館から、この地域の伝統的な建築を扱った素晴らしい本をいくつか借りることができて、本当に助かりました。

Les langues étrangères sont toujours interprétées de manière flexible au Japon :) La réponse est quelque chose que seul l'hôtel connaîtra ! nirasaki.chateraisehotel.jp :)