Reporter and DigiCon6 ASIA jury member. Takeuchi Kanae has reported from more than 100 countries around the world over the last 30 years in her role as a Mystery Hunter for the Japanese TV program “Discovery of the World’s Mysteries.” She is still active as a reporter in Japan and abroad, and also produces hats, bags and shoes using the expertise gained from her many years of traveling. She is the author of books including Afurika no Onna (Women of Africa) (Gentosha, 1999), Oshiri no Shippo: Tabisuru Watashi no Fushigi na Seikatsu (Tail End: My Strange Life as a Traveler) (Shueisha, 2004), and Attoiumani (In the Blink of an Eye) (KK Bestsellers,
2016).
