Italian, born in Rome. Started as a lawyer, ended up as journalist, writer, filmaker. 40 + years in Asia (mostly Japan), traveled in most EU, Asia (including DPRK) and South America countries. Strongly convinced China will “take over” (peacefully) and that this is not necessarily evil. We simply have to deal with it. In 1983 played a double tennis game against former Emperor of Japan ( then Crown Prince) Akihito and won 6:3. Currently East Asia correspondent for SKYTG24, based in Tokyo Unforgettable people met and interviewed: Dalai Lama, Frank Zappa, Lou Reed, Charles Bukowski, Kakuei Tanaka, Shichiro Fukazawa, Benazir Bhutto, Imelda Marcos, Cory Aquino&Johnny Enrile, Prince Norodom Sihanouk, Lech Walesa, Mikhail Gorbaciov, Aung San Suu Kyi, Muhammad Yunus, Lula, Richard Gere, Wuer Kaixi, Oliviero Toscani, Mario Brunello, Yasuhiro Nakasone, Yasuo Nakaya, Lee Teng Hui, Shih Ming-Teh, Kenzaburo Oe, Shigeaki Saegusa, Shinya Tsukamoto, Yasuyuki Nambu, Naoto Kan, Junichiro Koizumi, Ai Weiwei. Still workin on: H.M the Emperor, Tsukasa Shinobu (boss of Yamaguchi-gumi), Kim Jong Un, the Pope. Founder of BARPIO virtual “aperitivo” (Every Sunday, 19:00 JST Got COVID-19 in October 2020 and survived. Motto: There must be a way around