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May 25: Walking and Writing Japan

Date: May 25 (Friday)
Time: 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Attendance fee: SWET members 1,000 yen; nonmembers 1,500 yen.
Place: Rm. 204, Wesley Center, 6-10-7 Minami Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo (map)

Mary King talks about her new book Japan on Foot (foreword by Donald Richie), as well as the 7,500-km. "roving reporter" walk she made from Hokkaido to Okinawa. The veteran journalist, who has been based in Beijing for two years, returns to Japan to promote her latest book, just out from Fine Line Press.

Profile
Mary King hails from the U.K. and has 30 years experience as a journalist. Specialising as a travel writer and photographer for a number of years, she covered news and features stories in more than 60 countries – from Australia to Zimbabwe. Adventure and challenge are lifeblood to her. In Japan, Mary was travel editor and writer for the Asahi Shimbun. In 2009, she moved from Tokyo to Beijing to join China Radio International as a multimedia journalist. She presently hosts China Now, a daily three-hour features show.