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James D. Letson
Having spent most of his twenties as a piano teacher and itinerant heavy metal musician in South Wales, United Kingdom, James Letson came to academia a little later in life. After relocating to Sapporo in northern Japan to study on Hokkaido University’s modern Japanese studies programme (MJSP), he became increasingly interested in the theory and practice of anthropology and ethnography. Despite this switch in focus, his musical and subcultural background still informs and influences his scholarship to a great degree. Currently operating as an independent researcher based in Sapporo, Letson maintains strong links with Hokkaido University and the MJSP, from whom he still receives invaluable advice and support.
Contact: 406 Kanzai Building, 1-2 North 2 West 25, Chuo Ward, Sapporo City, Hokkaido, 064-0822, Japan.