Writer Alex Kerr first came to Japan in 1964, since when he has worked as a translator, art dealer and in real estate during the "bubble" economy.
He has also founded traditional arts programs in Japan and Thailand.
In 1994 he was the first foreign winner of the Shincho literature prize for "Utsukushiki Nihon no Zanzou" (later translated as "Lost Japan").
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