Hiroyuki Fujiwara
Beer Analyst, Beer Judge, and Illustrator

Born in Osaka, 1958
Chief Editor of “The Beer & Pub” magazine, 2005-2006
International Beer Judge for Great American Beer Festival and World Beer Cup
Writing 6 beer books

Links:
http://fujiwarahiroyuki.blog38.fc2.com/
http://twitter.com/#!/beer_hiroyuki
http://fujiwarahiroyuki.jp/news/index.html
Wikipedia
Amazon

Kengo Ishiguro
Author and Editor
Born in Kanazawa, 1961
Senior Beer Lover
Worked on articles tied-up with beer manufacturers when editor in Kodan-sha
Published “Belgian Beer Taizen (The Belgian Beer)”; co-author Kazunori Miwa
Working on beer articles for magazines and websites

Links:
http://www.blueorange.co.jp/blog/
http://twitter.com/#!/ishiguro_kengo

Kazunori Miwa
President of Belgian Beer Japan and CEO of Kiya Co., Ltd. (liquor store opened in 1891)
Born in Nagoya, 1967
Deeply loves to Belgian beer and visits there every year
Brings enormous passion to Belgian beer promotion, not only as a job but also as lifework
Teaching Belgian course in Aichi University since 2008
Published “Belgian Beer Taizen (The Belgian Beer)”; co-author Kengo Ishiguro

Links:
http://www.belgianbeer.co.jp/owner/owner.htm
http://www.beerlife.net/
http://twitter.com/#!/kazunorimiwa

Koji Nomura (Michael)
Writer and Owner of “Craftheads” Bar

Born in Kanagawa, 1968
Photographer of Harley Davidson since 1992
Opened “Bar Sal’s” in 1999 and “Craftheads” in 2009, bourbon and craft beer bar
Visits distilleries and breweries in US for coverage, importing and drinking since 2000
Writing articles monthly about US craft beer for Lightning Magazine since 2008
Will write articles on Bourbon and US Craft Beer with Photos

Links:
http://craftheads.jp/craftheads/Welcome.html
http://twitter.com/#!/craftheads

Ikuko Noda
Writer and Editor
Beer Taster

Chief Editor and author of “Let’s drink Ultra-Premium Beers!” (annual magazine since 2007)

Links:
http://twitter.com/#!/iknoda