Peter Nierenberg

Peter Nierenberg’s eclectic four-decade career in Japan includes a weekly study column in the Shinano Mainichi newspaper and contributions to the Hokushin Times and other local newspapers. He has published several English textbooks and was given the Nagano Prefecture award for educational service and the Nagano City Nursing College award for education. He had a long-running weekly radio show on the Fuji Radio and Television Network and also worked on corporate communications, commercials, videos for international Japanese brands and even a stint as an actor with numerous operas. He and his wife Shigeyo ran two popular New York-style bistros in Nagano for more than 18 years.