Interviews

interview with Feathered Quill (December 2024)
FQ: Did the writing process of Tokyo Tempos evolve your prior perspective on Tokyo’s identity?
PRONKO: Absolutely. It’s an ongoing process of reevaluating. I’m constantly changing my ideas about Tokyo. “Ha! Wrong again!” I think—or worse, half-wrong. Identity is tricky to pin down. Read More

Interview With Feathered Quill
”I had a set of flash cards for learning Japanese that my father had. He was stationed in Japan for a while working in an army hospital and brought back other things, too, like geta wooden sandals. So maybe that was part of it.”

Interview with Reader Views (January 2023)
“The world they live in is Tokyo with all its back alleys, complex relations, and secrets layered on secrets. The sheer size and complexity of the city frustrates their efforts every time.”

Interview with Indie Reader (October 2022)
”When I Get Discouraged, I Open Ralph Waldo Emerson’s ‘Self-Reliance’ and Reboot”

Interview with Literary Titan, Azabu Getaway (October 2022)
Greed Trickles Down

Interview with Indie Reader, Tokyo Zangyo (December 2021)
Advice from IR Approved Writer, Michael Pronko

Interview with Feathered Quill, Tokyo Zangyo (October 2021)
Tokyo’s Work Culture, Murder and More

Interview with Literary Titan, Tokyo Zangyo (September 12, 2021)
What Can that Do to People?

Interview with Literary Titan, Tokyo Traffic (July 4, 2020)
Aren’t We All Some Kind of Contradiction?

Interview with Indie Crime Scene, Tokyo Traffic (June 29, 2020)
Interview With Michael Pronko, Author Of Tokyo Traffic

Interview with Alexandra Amor, The Moving Blade (March 30, 2020)
Murder, Memoir, and Music in Tokyo with Michael Pronko

Interview with Feathered Quill, The Moving Blade (2020)
Author Interview: Michael Pronko

Interview With New In Books, Grant (October 30, 2018)

Interview with Awesome Gang, The Moving Blade (October 24, 2018)
Michael Pronko

Interview with Literary Titan, The Moving Blade (October 20, 2018)
A Different Kind of Curiosity