Claire Kohda is a writer and musician from Margate, England. She writes about books for the Times Literary Supplement, the Guardian, the Observer, the Financial Times, The Economist, and other outlets, specializing in publications from and about Japan and Korea. As a violinist, she has performed with the English Chamber Orchestra, London Contemporary Orchestra, and Chineke! Orchestra, with musicians including Jessie Ware, Ella Eyre, RY X, Pete Tong, Deep Purple, and Paul Weller, and has contributed to various film soundtracks. She also plays the koto, a traditional Japanese zither.
