It was love that drew Masako Nemoto-Deacon to her current home, London, in 1997 but she believes that her leaving Japan had been inevitable. After spending a year living in former West Germany as a child and listening to her father¡¯s experiences as a researcher in Europe, Australia and India, the Chiba Prefecture native had an intuitive curiosity to settle abroad.
¡°I had seen the world via my father¡¯s stories and realized we weren¡¯t living in a box but instead were all connected,¡± Nemoto-Deacon says. ¡°I also knew in my gut that if I wanted to pursue a career it would be better to go somewhere outside Japan.¡±
Despite holding a degree in Japanese history from Japan Women¡¯s University, Nemoto-Deacon found few career options on graduation in 1990.
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