I came to Japan in 1986, lived in Tokyo for 17 years, worked in the medical office at Tokyo University Hospital, preparation of scientific reports for publication, taught business and personnel management at Sumitomo Shoji, NEC, Matsushita and Marubeni for the University of Maryland, International Business and Management Institute, I am married with three kids, and we also have a papillon dog, my Japanese is not so good but I can usually understand most things.