About the Author

Constance O’Keefe (1948–2011) taught English for a year in Japan. She worked at the Japan National Tourist Organization, the Japan Society, and the Consulate General of Japan in New York. With Eiji Kanno, she co-authored Japan Solo, a guide to Japan for foreign travelers and residents. She worked for twenty-five years as a lawyer in international aviation law, and as an adjunct law professor at several institutions on the East Coast. She was co-editor with Isako Imamura, Johnnie Johnson Hafernik, and Stephanie Vandrick of Shig: The True Story of an American Kamikaze–A Memoir by Shigeo Imamura.