User:Heaventree

I have worked as a journalist, producer, teacher and artist and am now a "salaryman" for a media company. I studied Japanese literature in college and lived at various times in Osaka and Tokyo; in college I wrote my honors thesis on the author Junichiro Tanizaki. Re-reading his novel the Makioka Sisters, I was inspired to look up a few things about his career and, ultimately, to add to the Tanizaki entry: my first writing on him in many years. Since then, I've used Wikipedia regularly but contributed sporadically. Lately I've become more familiar with community rules and guidelines and have resolved to improve on the nature and quality of my contributions. My talk