Jonathan Tarbox spent 14 years living and working in Japan. While working for NFL Japan (the National Football League’s Tokyo office), he was recruited to join the staff of Coamix Inc., the publisher of Weekly Comics Bunch, as the communications director and editor of their new manga magazine for the North American market, Raijin Comics. This made him the first foreigner to work in a Japanese manga production house. He was promoted to Vice-Editor-in-Chief, and oversaw translation, design and production for this weekly 200-page magazine, the first of its kind in North America. As Senior Editor for the full line of Raijin Comics, Jonathan managed the team of translators, writers, designers and editors who produced trade paperbacks including Fist of the North Star, Slam Dunk and City Hunter.
During this time, he founded the GAIJIN-KAI, an industry association of foreigners working in the manga, anime and television industries in Tokyo.

From 2000 to 2002, Jonathan was a cast member on a hit Japanese TV panel-discussion show. KOKO GA HEN DA YO! NIHONJIN (This is strange, Japan!) is hosted by award-winning Japanese actor and director "Beat" Takeshi Kitano, and broadcast on Tokyo Broadcasting System.
In 2004, Jonathan joined WildStorm Productions to manage CMX, a new manga line, for DC/WildStorm. He oversaw the creation and production of the manga line, and produced over 20 volumes of graphic novels, including Gals, Land of the Blindfolded, and Tenjho Tenge.

In the summer of 2005, Jonathan formed Arashi Productions, an independent manga and anime production company. His current clients include DC Comics and Viz Media.

Jonathan has been a popular panelist and guest at conventions, including Big Apple Anime Festival, Anime Expo, Comic Con, Project A-Kon®, and Animazement.

Jonathan also a martial artist, holding black belts in Aikido, Hontai Yoshin Ryu Jujutsu, and Toyama Ryu Iaido.