 Takahashi was the guest of honour at the Finnish role-playing and anime fan convention Tracon in Tampere on September 3 and 4 2011.It was his first visit to Finland and most likely his first time being a guest of honour outside Japan; he visited Finland for the second time in 2012, participating in the Animecon event in Kuopio.Francis Calley Gray

Francis Calley Gray (September 19, 1790 – December 29, 1856) was a politician from Massachusetts.