Tim HornyakA native of Montreal, Tim Hornyak moved to Japan in 1999 after watching Kurosawa’s Ran too many times. Since then, he has written on Japanese culture, technology and history for titles including CNET News, Scientific American, and Far Eastern Economic Review. He has played bass in a rock band in Tokyo, lectured on Japanese robots at the Kennedy Center in Washington, and traveled to the heart of Hokkaido to find the remains of a forgotten theme park called Canadian World.

As the author of Loving the Machine: The Art and Science of Japanese Robots, his favorite robot is Astro Boy, but he firmly believes that the greatest Japanese invention of all time is the onsen (hot spring).

 

 




 

Tim has also consulted and provided writing, editing or translation services in the fields of communications, medicine, cultural exchange, and travel for clients including the following groups: