Takenobu HARADA

Born on September 28, 1969

Interests/Special Abilities

• French conversation
• Music performance

Qualifications/Licenses

• First Kind of Junior High School Teacher License (English)
• First Kind of Junior High School Teacher License (English)
• TOEIC score 945
• Master of Science in Translation
• National Guide(Licensed guide interpreter) of Japan (in English)

Academic Background

in 1988
Graduated from Tottori Nishi High School

in 1994
Graduated from Department of English Language and Literature, School of Education, Waseda University

in 2011
Graduated from Business and Management Translation Major, Babel University Professional School of Translation (USA)

Career Track

in 1995
Teacher at Tottori Prefectural Tottori Higashi High School

in 2008
Training Coordinator for Japan International Cooperation Center
Established Harada Kotonoha Workshop

in 2011
Training Coordinator for Japan International Cooperation Agency

Others

in 2005
Instructor for Tokyo Academy (in Tottori School)

in 2007
Interpreter of Jamaica Team Camp in Tottori for 11th IAAF World Championships in Athletics Osaka 2007

in 2008
Started to work on translation of summaries of Tottori Prefectural Governor’s press conferences
Translation of materials of the 4th World Conference of Historical Cities (held in Kyoto in 1994)

in 2009
Translation of “Child Rights Programming” for Save the Children Japan (as a collaborator)
Interpreter for the Jury Conference of World Sand Sculpture Championship in Tottori
Translator and English Language Advisor at Education Support Division, Student Affairs Department, Tottori University
Career Counselor at Student Employment Division, Student Affairs Department, Tottori University