Category: Live
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Japan Travel Podcast
As part of my work for Japan Travel KK, I created and hosted a travel podcast during the covid-19 pandemic (and Japan’s closed borders). I covered mainstream topics such as the cherry blossoms and ski in Japan as well as professional events such as the Japan Tourism Showcase in Osaka, Kansai and Tokyo Tokyo Delicious…
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Christian Pilgrimage To Goto Archipelago
I spent a few days in Goto Archipelago to do consulting and help develop religious tourism related to the UNESCO world heritage “Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region“. The officials wish to develop Christian pilgrimages, a topic for which difficulty of access is less a problem than for more generic tourism (more alternatives). Still,…
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Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games – Official News Writer
I thoroughly enjoyed the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games as a member of the press, despite the COVID-19 pandemic and governmental restrictions on events. I was the sole on-site full-time news writer for the French version of the official website. I covered the whole period of the Games (24 August to 05 September 2021) as well…
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Kaminari-okoshi – Cooking Class To Export Rice
I tested a cooking class featuring kaminari-okoshi sweet crackers, a rice-based traditional food of Tokyo’s Asakusa district. As instructed, I focused my consulting work on western tourists, and attended a meeting aiming to increase Japan’s rice exports. One of the results was to enable a vegan variation of the cooking class (plant-based butter instead of…
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Hope Tourism – 2 Days Near Fukushima Nuclear Plant
I spent 2 days near Fukushima nuclear plant to help develop “hope tourism” during a mission for the Japanese Reconstruction Agency (founded in the wake of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake & tsunami and Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster). The goal of hope tourism was/is clearly to provide emotional & financial support to local communities following the…
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9-Day Road Trip In Central Japan
I visited central Japan during a 9-day road trip as a consultant and writer for Japan Travel KK, going through the countryside of Fukui, Ishikawa, Toyama, and Gifu prefectures. I gave feedback all along then wrote articles in English “World-class Road Trip Between Tokyo & Osaka” (13,000+ views) and French “Voyage de classe mondiale entre…
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Go Tokyo – Advising About Media Strategy For Western Markets
Advising during a meeting, I helped Tokyo Convention & Visitors Bureau (TCVB) redefine the media strategy of the Go Tokyo official website and social networks. In addition to generic thoughts, I provided background information and advice related to western markets on behalf of Japan Travel KK. During this group interview, another company advised about Asian…
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Smart Clothing: Technology And Applications – Book Co-author
I co-authored the book “Smart Clothing: Technology and Applications” edited by Gilsoo Cho. I fully wrote chapter №7 “Humanistic Needs as Seeds in Smart Clothing” (pages 153-188).
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My Ph.D. Graduation from Sokendai (Japan)
On 24 March 2008, I culminated a rewarding journey of academic exploration by graduating from the doctoral program of the Japanese university Sokendai at Hayama campus. This momentous occasion was followed by a second ceremony on 28 March at the National Institute of Informatics (NII) in Tokyo, where I received a commemorative medal in recognition…