The 30th Anniversary report, which I was involved in producing, has been published in English and Japanese. (links to both)You can see how the centre developed and contributed to the
I’ve submitted my final report before the Christmas holidays! I conducted a thematic analysis on Japan’s declining birthrate, analysing Japan’s shrinking workforce, economic scale, international standing and so on.
I had a meeting at the Shibuya Sakura Stage Starbucks for the first time. This branch has a wide selection of tea drinks ✨ I’d always thought Starbucks was all
A narration recording today was for Kita Ward in Tokyo. The length was 90 minutes! Long! I haven’t read many narrations for that Ward before, but I’ve now memorised most
A friend of my friend, who spent primary and secondary schools in Alaska as a returnee child, visited Japan and we went out for a dinner together. (The photo above
I was invited to the preview of the film “Glorious Back Home”, depicting the life of former Hanshin Tigers player Shintaro Yokota, who passed away in 2023 due to a
I was invited to a talk show featuring famous former professional baseball players: Daisuke Matsuzaka (Dice-K, D-Mat in Bostson Redsox and New York Mets) and Tsuyoshi Wada (Chicago Cubs). I
This week’s narration recording was for Taito ward. Taito Ward has several tourist spots such as Asakusa and Ueno, so I often visit there when my friends come to Japan.
As I mentioned earlier, my coursemate at the University of Sussex in the UK visited Japan!We’re both studying Sustainable Development from the last year. Having other friends and we went
I am studying at Sussex University in England now and for undergraduate, I graduated from University of Essex also in England. I had an Essex alumni gathering in Tokyo last
I submitted another assingment! I chose about the Japanese government’s Individual Number card (My Number card) with health insurance certificate. I analysed it from the perspectives of co-production and democracy.
. I’m one of models in the guidebook ‘Shonan Chill Walk’ published by Asahi Shimbun Publications. It introduces routes for exploring the area on foot or by bus. Have a
I recorded the narration for Nerima Ward again this week. Reading it every week/month is enjoyable as I can follow the progress of the content such as events and political
There was an alumni gathering for my old school (junior high and high school) and I had a lunch after that near there with my junior and her child. The
I narrated administrative content for Nerima Ward in Tokyo this week.I’m quite familiar with the place names as several friends from secondary school and those I met through work, live
A friend from my university visited Japan again.This time, we explored and had a shopping in Ginza and headed to Shinjuku.We enjoyed some quality pork cutlet, tonkatsu. She also brought
At the request of the Chiba Prefectural High School Baseball Federation, I again taught the team staff members from several high schools how to announce during the games, house announcer.The
I submitted another paper for my postgraduate studies last week, and this week I conducted a peer review!This was actually my first time doing a peer review.
This week I narrated for a ward in Tokyo.Most of the pieces were sports-related so I delivered with energy and cheerfulness. There was also a bit of war-themed reading, which
I attended the annual gathering for my annoucement school where I learnt Japanese annoucement before I started working. In Japan, university students who want to be announcers usually go to
Japanese yen remains weak. Friends from overseas visit Japan every month. An Australian friend I met during my university days in the UK came to visit last month. She was
This week I narrated for a local authority in Saitama Prefecture. Almost no time to read the scripts beforehand, it’s good practice to read them seeing for the first time.
I wrote another assignment for my postgraduate studies in August.I choose a case study of the Great East Japan Earthquake. I analysed the Tohoku region (northern Japan) post-disaster from a
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Tomoko is a news and sports anchor and reporter, with about 20 years of experience in television and radio journalism. Also, she is a communication specialist at international organizations.
She is a graduate of Essex University in England and received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics. Along with her work, she is now a Masters candidate for Sustainable Development at the University of Sussex Business School.
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