Noriko Norica-Panayota Kitano

Noriko Norica-Panayota Kitano is a freelance journalist and translator in Tokyo. She has lived and reported from the U.S. and Europe before moving back to Japan. Her writing has appeared in the AP and the New York Times. She is the author of "Monasteries in Romania" and "Cherished Product Design in Eastern Europe and Greece."

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