Kawabata Daishi

Freelance journalist, editor, and search-and-rescue dog handler. Joined Shōgakukan in 1984, where he worked with creators including Tezuka Osamu on Big Comic. In 1989, accepted a position at Asahi Shimbun, where he worked as a reporter and editor for Shūkan Asahi, covering the economy. After taking early retirement in 2020, he put a tent and sleeping bag on the back of his bicycle and proceeded to cycle the length of Japan. Starting in Hokkaidō and ending in Kagoshima, the trip performed in several stages, each ranging in length from two to six weeks. He is currently circumnavigating Japan by bicycle. He is active on Twitter (now X) under the handle Coco and Bike, posting on bicycle-touring search and rescue dogs.