Misako Onoda
Japan Representative - Tokyo, Japan

Misako Onoda graduated from Meiji University with a degree in French and a French Baccalaureate. She then worked at an airline, before moving overseas for over 10 years, living in Seoul, Brussels, and New York. As a result, in addition to her native Japanese she speaks English, French, and Korean. While living in Belgium she studied Sociology at the Free University of Brussels and trained at that university's Phonetics research institute, and passed the government's highest level certification test in the French language. During her time abroad, as a freelance journalist she wrote on various political, social, and cultural topics for publications such as the Mainichi Newspaper, AERA, Sekai Shuhou, Fujin Koron and others. She has also written two books on Korea, Wanderland Seoul and Korea, Shokutaku a la Carte (Korean Gourmet a la Carte), and recently edited Chugoku de Seiko Suru Jinzai Management Manual (Human Resource Management Manual for Succeeding in China).

Misako joined Japan Intercultural Consulting in 1999, and currently directs all activities of the Branch. She also leads seminars on Korean culture, pre-departure training for spouses, and etiquette.

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