Atsuko Tsuchiya is the Founder and CEO of Atom Capital Management in Tokyo. Japanese equities have been her focus since starting her career at Kleinwort Benson in 1995. At Atom, she manages and advises on Japanese equity long/short strategies. She started her own firm in 2008 after having gotten a solid foundation in finance and investments through jobs at firms such as Citadel, Sparx, Gartmore and Merrill Lynch. The Hedge Funds Club’s Stefan Nilsson had a brief chat with Atsuko about her stock