Yoshii Taeko

Journalist. Born in Miyagi Prefecture. Became a freelance writer in 1991 after working for 13 years at the Asahi Shimbun. Was awarded the Mizuno Sportswriter Award the same year for her book, Kaerazaru kisetsu: Nakajima Satoru F1 gonen-me no shinjitsu (The Season of No Return: The Fifth and Last Year of Nakajima Satoru’s F1 Racing Career). Other works include Kami no nikutai: Shimizu Hiroyasu (The Divine Physical Discipline of Shimizu Hiroyasu) and Hinomaru joshi barē: Nippon wa naze tsuyoi no ka (The Secret of the Japanese Women’s Volleyball Team’s Strength).