Fred Varcoe

Fred Varcoe was born in London and grew up in the west of England. After working for part of the U.K. government for two years, he lived or spent extended time in Saudi Arabia, Spain and Thailand before settling in Japan and becoming the Sports Editor of The Japan Times. After 15 years at The Japan Times, Fred moved on to other things, including becoming Sports Editor and auto writer at Metropolis magazine, stringing for Billboard, establishing an internet project with Nissan, writing and editing for J. League team the Yokohama F. Marinos and the Japan Football Association, and working with the International Volleyball Federation. He is the author of 'The Dark Side of Life in Japan,' co-author of 'Football Starts at Home' (also known as 'Soccer Starts at Home') and edited 'Passion,' the autobiography of former Japan national team coach Philippe Troussier. He lives near Tokyo with his wife and daughter, neither of whom share his passion for golf and heavy metal music.