Executive Director

Catena Bunsai Center for International Education and Exchanges (CBC)

Royal Wakaba 606
1-22 Wakaba
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160

TEL: (03) 3359-2501
FAX: (03) 3359-2503
HOME: (03) 3209-3595
EMAIL: catenais@ma.kcom.ne.jp

CAN BE INTERVIEWED FOR: Print, Radio, TV

INTERVIEW LANGUAGES: English, Japanese

SPECIALIZATIONS:

• BUSINESS, TRADE AND ECONOMICS
  comparative business management;
• COMMUNICATION, INFORMATION AND MEDIA
  translation and interpretation
• EDUCATION
  bilateral educational and cultural relations; comparative educational systems; cross-cultural training; foreign language instruction in Japan; international educational exchange programs; Japanese language instruction in US; pre-collegiate education; teacher training
• POLITICS, GOVERNMENT AND DEFENSE
  non-government organization (NGO) activities
• SOCIETY, CULTURE AND PSYCHOLOGY
  comparative and cross-cultural studies; cultural exchange programs; intercultural communications; internationalization

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

IN US: 1965-67 - study; repeated brief trips.

MAJOR PUBLICATIONS:

Studying in Overseas High Schools (Haru Shobo, 1987); English Conversation Textbook for Beginners (Sangyo Kyoiku Center, 1986); Business English Conversation Textbook (Gloview, 1983); All-around English Conversation Textbook (Kenkyusya, 1980).