Hello
こんにちは
Guten Tag
My name is Yuki Itakura. I was born in Tokyo, Japan, and live in Lüneburg (near Hamburg), Germany. I am pleased to be an advocate of Kaizen – a Japanese business philosophy – to support and foster strong cooperation between Europe and Japan.
Professional experience
25 years of professional experience in the field of consulting, coaching, training, business development coordination, executive assistance and human resources in Japan, Germany, US institutions and international organizations. I speak Japanese, English, German and am learning Italian.
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- Consultant & Coach
Facilitating European – Japanese business cooperation Independent consultant (Lüneburg, Germany) - Business development coordinator
Sales projects for Japanese and European pharmaceutical companies Independent consultant (Hamburg, Germany) - Trainer in Japanese business culture
References: International Olympic Committee, Robert Bosch, NEC, etc. Independent consultant (Switzerland, Germany, Japan) - Corporate development project coordinator
Robert Bosch Steering (Schwaebisch Gmuend, Germany) - Executive assistant
United Nations Environmental Programme (Bonn, Germany) - Assistant to Director
International Fund for Animal Welfare Non-governmental organization (Hamburg, Germany) - Human Resources administrator
US governmental institution (Tokyo, Japan)
Academic qualifications
M.A. in European Studies
EU economics, law and politics
University of Bonn, Centre for European Integration (ZEI), Germany
B.A. in International Relations
Subsidiary courses in Business & Management, Psychology
University of Maryland, International Campus in Germany
Memberships and Networks
German – Japanese Business Circle
(Deutsch-japanischer Wirtschaftskreis)
German Japanese Association in Lüneburg