Insiders Tokyo

by Angela Jeffs

280 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

Born in Worcestershire, raised in Warwickshire, Angela Jeff studied drama and Laban dance in Yorkshire, and then moved to London to work in publishing and raise her family. She went to Japan for a month or so in 1986, and stayed there 26 years, reinventing herself as a journalist and writer. She also developed a programme of creative writing, Drawing on the Writer Within, which led to the creation of HOUSEHOLD STORIES/Katei Monogatari (2017). Most recently she published Five of a Feather - a fable for our times. Angela moved into what had been her mother's home in Scotland with her Japanese husband in late 2012. She published Chasing Shooting Stars - her first independent venture - the following year. Here she continues to write, and facilitate courses and workshops. (www.angelajeffs.co.uk)

Reviews

[Angela Jeffs]

It took me two years to research and write this book. It was one in a series planned in Singapore to focus attention on capital cities. Sadly it was poorly designed, and then even more shamefully promoted and distributed in Japan; a shame as many have commented on the quality of the text Because Tokyo moves so fast, some of the stories are now 'history', but they are no less interesting, amusing and informative for that.