What was your first job as a journalist?
My first paying assignment was a feature for the Big Issue about the homeless living in Tokyo's Ueno Park.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Any time is good by email.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
I can't remember a specific worst pitch, but anything that isn't personalized gets deleted.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That you can't make a good living doing it. You can, and have a lot of fun in the process.