TV Writer Born on Camp Zama Returns to Japan More Than 60 Years Later

By Ayako Watsuji, U.S. Army Garrison Japan Public AffairsAugust 3, 2026

“I still feel a connection to this place. It’s like a dream to come back and see it,” Frank Spotnitz, a TV writer and producer, said of Camp Zama.

Spotnitz is best known for his work on “The X-Files” and “The Man in the High Castle.” He was born on Camp Zama in 1960 when his father worked as a physician at the hospital that was then located here.

Spotnitz recently visited Japan for the first time since he left at 4 years old to revisit his birthplace and received a tour together with his wife.

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