Experience

After study at Leiden University, Nanjing University and Kyoto University, I worked a number of years at the Sinological Institute of Leiden University before joining the Japan Office of the Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency in Tokyo. My task was a very practical one: to attract Japanese companies to the Netherlands and inform them not only about the Dutch business climate, but also help Japanese businessmen conquer cultural differences.

Activities

During almost 20 years in Japan, I have traveled widely and soaked up Japanese culture from traditional art to contemporary manga, from ancient temples to cutting-edge architecture. In the past, I have translated a Japanese novel, Chinese poetry and contemporary stories and written book reviews on Japanese and Chinese literature. I write about various aspects of Japanese culture, old and modern. At the same time I am working as an intercultural consultant.

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