Experience

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  International westminster bank, paris

  Oct 1984 - Apr 1985

  Bank clerk

  Assistance of British customers in the bank.

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  Hanasaki tokuharu high school

  May 1991 - Jun 1993

  English teacher
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  Office of the mayor, nagoya city, japan

  Jul 1993 - Jul 1995

  Translator

  Translation of city documents, welcoming foreign dignitaries to the city

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  Market behaviour limited

  Aug 1995 - Dec 1996

  Qualitative market research executive

  Organised and moderated focus groups in Europe, Japan and other Asian markets, analysed findings and reported to clients.

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  Sharp laboratories of europe

  Dec 1996 - Sept 2021

  Technical translator

  Translation of Japanese, German, French documents to English in research fields such as optoelectronics, semiconductors, hydroponics, health, energy, lighting devices, automotive display, robotics, 3D imaging and environmental technology. I also initiated courses in the Japanese language for researchers to aid communication with Japanese colleagues and for their personal enjoyment.

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  Defence academy of the united kingdom

  Oct 2021 - Jul 2022

  Teacher of japanese

  Teacher of Japanese to British diplomat prior to deployment to Tokyo.

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  Faringdon community college

  Sept 2023 - now

  Secondary school modern languages teacher

  A former professional translator of Japanese at Sharp Laboratories Oxford, I have retrained as a teacher of modern foreign languages in order to inspire (hopefully) the next generation of linguists.