æɾ ˈeɪtiːn, tˈænɚ wʌz sˈɛnt tə dʒəpˈæn baɪ ðɪ ˈɛdɪɾɚ bɹˈaɪən pˈɛntən tə wˈɜːk æt bˈiːkˈɑːn ðɪ ˌɑːkjʊpˈeɪʃən fˈoːɹs nˈuːzpeɪpɚ æz ɐ kɑːɹtˈuːnɪst ænd dʒˈɜːnəlˌɪst.
At eighteen, Tanner was sent to Japan by the editor Brian Penton to work at BCON – the Occupation Force Newspaper – as a cartoonist and journalist.