Wayne E. Arnold is an Associate Professor of American Studies at the University of Kitakyushu. His research focus is Henry Miller and Japan. This topic has brought him to more than 28 archive libraries around the world in an effort to uncover Miller’s relationship with Japan. Field research in Japan has uncovered letters from Miller to numerous Japanese individuals. Recent publications appear in NEXUS: The International Henry Miller Journal and DELTA: Studies on Henry Miller, Anaïs Nin and Lawrence Durrell, published by the Henry Miller Society of Japan.