ɪt wʌz ɪn dʒəpˈæn, ðæt lˈɛs tˈænɚɹ ˈɔːlsoʊ mˈɛt hɪz lˈaɪflɔŋ fɹˈɛnd ænd fˈɛloʊ ˈɑːɹɾɪst, ɡˈʌs mək lˈæɹən, wˌɛn hiː wʌz sˈɛnt tʊ ˈɪntɚvjˌuː hˌɪm ɐbˌaʊt hɪz ɹˈoʊl ɪn tˈiːtʃɪŋ ˈɑːɹt tə ðə dʒˌæpənˈiːz ɪn ɑːsˈɑːkə.
It was in Japan, that Les Tanner also met his lifelong friend and fellow artist, Gus McLaren, when he was sent to interview him about his role in teaching art to the Japanese in Osaka.