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Featured in the Trade Magazine!

My professional portrait featured in the trade media, “Magazine for International Communicators: Journal” (#IKAROS Publications Ltd.) in Japan. I overcame my shyness and dared to contribute an article on an opening spread called “Voices of

Seize the Day (while you can)

Stay-at-home economy, revenge consumption and what's next ? “Consumption for a moment of lull” or, put simply, “spend money while you can”. This is another catchword I read in a Japanese newspaper recently. It was only a month ago that I w

Small-talk capable AI?

I never thought of AI doing small talk until I took part in a breakout session during the DJW (Japanese-German Business Association Symposium) 2021 last week. 💬 The session deals with the use of AI-based chatbots in customer service and co

Cultural Connotations in Looking at the Harvest Moon

Tonight, many people will be marvelling at the perfect full moon over the Japanese sky. 🌝 September's full moon has been cherished for centuries as an aesthetic object for public (nowadays family) viewing in Japan. 🍡 I am all ready for

Overview of Translation Industry in Japan (Trade Survey)

A quick report on the webinar on 9 June 2021 by the JTF (Japanese Translation Federation) on their survey of the translation and interpreting industry in Japan conducted in autumn of last year: The survey comes in two parts: LSPs and trans