Yakitori Column
- Clayton was born in Winnipeg in the state of Manitoba, Canada
on December 4, 1970 where he lived up until 1991. Brought
up on jazz music, Clayton studied music theory and business
etiquette at Brandon University
after which he worked for several years as a financial
adviser before traveling to Japan in 1999. In 2002 Clayton
married Kaori, and is currently
teaching English and working as a musician in Japan. Interests
include weightlifting, motor bikes, wind surfing, golf
and performing jazz (Clayton
also performs live in bars). His favorite
foods include sashimi and kawara sob
- Robert was born on June 3, 1985 and raised in Auckland, New
Zealand. He started learning Japanese in 1998 and spent nine months as
an exchange student at the Fukuoka Daiichi High School where he gained
an interest in Japanese culture and cuisine. His favorite Japanese foods
included oyakodon and umeshu (plum wine). He still occasionally makes
oyakodon back home in Auckland where he is now based. Robert graduated
from the University of Auckland in 2007, and currently works for an organization
dedicated to improving the laws, private sector companies and the financial
markets of developing countries on islands in the Asian Pacific. Robert
speaks both the standard and the local Fukuoka dialect and dreams of one
day working in Japan. His favorite sports include rugby and the WWE.