A freelance journalist based in Berlin, I mainly work for clients from Japanese media, but am happy to offer my services to English-language teams from around the world.
I cater to TV stations and production companies, as well as print media, researching for, preparing and organizing shootings, translating Japanese-German and Japanese-English.
Work:
Since 2019 –
Freelance journalist; researcher and coordinator, fixer
2002-2019
Researcher and coordinator at Yon’s Film & Video Productions GmbH, Berlin
2000-2001 Research scholarship at Kyoto university
1998-2000 Researcher at Centre for Social Research, Halle
1998 Research scholarship at Deutsches Institut für Japanstudien, Tokyo
1993-1998 Lecturer at Chair for Japanese Studies, Martin-Luther University Halle
1992-1993 Research scholarship at Kyoto University
Education:
1992 graduated from Berlin Free University (M.A., majors: Japanese studies and English Literature)
Languages:
German (native), English (professional level), Japanese (professional level) , French (school level, usable for working)