Seminar: Trends in Corporate Japan: What's Changed, What Hasn't

Book:Business Passport to Japan

Sue Shinomiya (formerly Kallenbach), is a consultant, corporate trainer, coach, author, webinar leader and entrepreneur specializing in global business effectiveness for corporations and individuals. Her 20 plus years in the intercultural field have included 9 years working and living in Japan, and nearly 6 years on-site at Intel Japan. She speaks Japanese and has studied Mandarin Chinese. Among her other clients are HP, Nike, Microsoft, The Gap, Proctor and Gamble, NEC, Hitachi, Anritsu, Dade Behring, Starbucks, Toyota and FedEx. She is currently a Board Member of SIETAR USA and is a certified Global Diversity Workforce practitioner. She is the co-author of "Business Passport to Japan: Revised and Updated," an essential guide for anyone doing business in Japan.

Eileen Foster-Sakai

Eileen Foster-Sakai is the main facilitator for "Building Bridges between the USA and Japan." This interactive seminar includes the following topics:

Eileen is the co-founder and Vice President of Pacific Dreams, Inc. She specializes in consultation and instruction regarding cross-cultural relations between the US and Japan. Eileen has over 10 years of consulting and work experience with Japanese companies. She developed this highly effective and has presented it at various companies and seminars well as to academic groups, industry associations, and state and local governments for over a decade.

Ken Sakai is the co-founder and President of Pacific Dreams, Inc. Ken came to Oregon in 1987 with Mitsubishi Silicon. In addition to cross-cultural business training, Ken also provides American HR practices training for Japanese companies both in the US and Japan. With his extensive business experience on both sides of the Pacific, Ken provides insightful perspectives to both Japanese and non-Japanese clients alike. His areas of expertise also include strategic planning and partnership development.

Shintaro Tominaga

Shintaro Tominaga specializes in intercultural business consulting and communication training/coaching for businesspeople working for Japanese and non-Japanese firms which operate business globally centering around Japan. He has traveled and worked in more than 20 countries throughout his career.

Born and raised in Sasebo Nagasaki-ken, Japan, Mr. Tominaga had the opportunity to work at the U.S. Navy base located there, where he honed his English skills and was exposed to US culture. He majored in international economics at Nagasaki Prefectural University from which he graduated in 1974. In 1986 he passed the English Proficiency Test conducted by the United Nations Association of Japan with Special A. In 1990 he received five months of distributor management training from a Fortune 500 listed company in Boston, Massachusetts in the US. Through this training, he learned theories, methodologies and practical know-how of American style of sales management and presentation skills.

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Rochelle Kopp

Managing Principal of Japan Intercultural Consulting in Chicago, IL, B.A. summa cum laude in History from Yale University, MBA with honors from University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. Ms. Kopp is a noted speaker and author of the intricacies of Japanese business and society. She speaks, reads, and writes Japanese fluently, and has experience working in Japan. Her specialty is in helping Americans understand how to be optimally effective when working with Japanese. She consults with prominent Japanese companies such as Sony, Honda, Toyota, NEC, Toshiba, Sanyo and TDK. She is the author of U.S. Business Buzzwords and numerous books in Japanese. See her catalog!