Biography
I began studying Japanese in 1999, when I was accepted on the Japanese Studies course at Durham University, UK. This course gave me a thorough grounding not only in modern and classical Japanese but also in a wide range of areas relating to the history, archaeology, anthropology and sociology of Japan and East Asia as a whole. It was also during this time that I made my first visit to Japan on a one-year exchange programme at Kumamoto University.
Following graduation in 2003, I returned to Kumamoto to work as an in-house translator/English language instructor at a company providing language services to some of Japan’s major businesses and academic institutions. As a result, I gained extensive experience in translating and proofreading documents in diverse fields and disciplines, from automobile and semiconductor industries to general academic and institutional documents.
In 2008, I returned to the UK to take an MA in Cultural Heritage at the University of East Anglia. As part of this course, I undertook a compulsory three week work placement at the Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures (SISJAC). Here, I helped prepare for two exhibitions on Jomon clay figurines: one held at the British Museum in 2009 and the other at the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts in Norwich in 2010. This was followed by a supporting role in a London Society of Antiquaries symposium on gaining UNESCO World Heritage recognition for Jomon sites.
I have since been working as a full time freelance translator. Please see the Services section for details of my work and specialisms.
The latest online version of my CV is available for download here.
Following graduation in 2003, I returned to Kumamoto to work as an in-house translator/English language instructor at a company providing language services to some of Japan’s major businesses and academic institutions. As a result, I gained extensive experience in translating and proofreading documents in diverse fields and disciplines, from automobile and semiconductor industries to general academic and institutional documents.
In 2008, I returned to the UK to take an MA in Cultural Heritage at the University of East Anglia. As part of this course, I undertook a compulsory three week work placement at the Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures (SISJAC). Here, I helped prepare for two exhibitions on Jomon clay figurines: one held at the British Museum in 2009 and the other at the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts in Norwich in 2010. This was followed by a supporting role in a London Society of Antiquaries symposium on gaining UNESCO World Heritage recognition for Jomon sites.
I have since been working as a full time freelance translator. Please see the Services section for details of my work and specialisms.
The latest online version of my CV is available for download here.