Chairman

Simul International, Inc.

Kowa Bldg. No. 9
1-8-10 Akasaka
Minato-ku, Tokyo 107

TEL: (03) 3586-3281
FAX: (03) 3582-4224
HOME: (045) 783-1711
FAX2: (045) 783-1150

CAN BE INTERVIEWED FOR: Print, Radio, TV

INTERVIEW LANGUAGES: English, Japanese

SPECIALIZATIONS:

• BUSINESS, TRADE AND ECONOMICS
  comparative business management; corporate culture
• COMMUNICATION, INFORMATION AND MEDIA
  translation and interpretation
• EDUCATION
  foreign language instruction in Japan
• LANGUAGE
  language learning; simultaneous interpretation
• SOCIETY, CULTURE AND PSYCHOLOGY
  cultural and social change; cultural stereotypes; gender, sex roles, women; intercultural communications; internationalization; Japanese perceptions of the US; minority and ethnic groups; racial and psychological aspects of US-Japan relations

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Research Assistant, Research Director, US-Japan Trade Council, 1960-65.

IN US: 1961-65 - study; 1956-65 - interpreter; 1960-65 - research; repeated brief trips.

MAJOR PUBLICATIONS:

"The Perils of an Interpreter: When is a Joke not a Joke," Speaking of Japan (Keizai Koho Center,1990); Japanese Humor (Look Japan, 1988); The Joy of English: How Humor Helps Communication (Simul Press, 1986); I Couldn't Speak English Either (Simul Press, 1978).