Kim and Junko Knudsen's house is full of American primitive country decor they brought back from their honeymoon in the U.S. South. The couple love country music, too, and plan to live in the United States or Canada in the near future.
Kim, 41, who was born in Panama of a Panamanian mother and Danish father, was raised in Panama City until he was 18. Later, he lived in Florida for a year and went to university in Victoria, British Columbia, where he studied Japanese. He first came to Japan in 1992 and worked as an English and Spanish teacher in Osaka for two years, went to Denmark for six years, and then returned to Tokyo. Kim has lived in Japan for 11 years now, and married Junko, 37, who hails from Nara Prefecture, two years ago.
The couple live in Nerima Ward, Tokyo, with their dog, Tuffy, and cat, Kogoro.