Under the wave off Kanagawa by Katsushika Hokusai
Nick Hewer is president of The Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists, founded 75 years ago, and host of Channel 4’s Countdown
‘I relish travel to distant lands, but long shied away from Japan, the art and culture of whichas an icon of its art and culture. The Japanese people’s attention to detail in every aspect of life amazed me, from the presentation of food to calligraphy, from the way mundane goods are exquisitely wrapped to their sense of fashion. Everything is driven by the pursuit of excellence in design–apart from their ugly cars’
