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The Guardian - Life & Style • Feb. 15, 2026, 10 a.m.
The moment I knew: as soon as we parted I realised Hitomi was the one. I waited years to see her again
There was a language barrier, a mother who burned their letters and a record label manager who disapproved. But Kerry Cox was madly in love Find more stories from the moment I knew series Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email In my early 20s I quit my job in New Zealand and moved to Sydney to study martial arts.
In 1982, after competing in the World Pugilist championships in Hong Kong, I hitchhiked around Japan for a month or so, then headed for Korea via ferry in January 1983. I’d heard air fares were cheap from Korea.
No internet back then! While boarding, I was approached by a very attractive Japanese woman, with limited English, who told me that if I bought one box of bananas and a bottle of Johnnie Walker Black label, I could pay for most of my trip in Korea.
In 1982, after competing in the World Pugilist championships in Hong Kong, I hitchhiked around Japan for a month or so, then headed for Korea via ferry in January 1983. I’d heard air fares were cheap from Korea.
No internet back then! While boarding, I was approached by a very attractive Japanese woman, with limited English, who told me that if I bought one box of bananas and a bottle of Johnnie Walker Black label, I could pay for most of my trip in Korea.
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