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Noriko Tanabe
Location: Japan |
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| Ms. Tanabe earned her bachelor's degree in language and literature from the University of the Sacred Heart in Tokyo, Japan, and received a certificate in the teaching of Japanese from Kokusai Kaiwa Gakuin, also in Tokyo. She began teaching with the Asian Division in 1989 after conducting Japanese language classes at the Tokyo Culture Center and for officers and enlisted personnel at Yokosuka Naval Base. Ms. Tanabe also has experience in teaching Japanese life and culture to members of the Yokosuka military community through base-sponsored programs. | |
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Thomas Thompson
Location: Japan |
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| Mr. Thompson received his B.A. in political science and economics from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, and his M.A. in East Asian Studies from the University of Washington at Seattle, where his master's thesis dealt with the Soviet Union and Japanese foreign policy. Subsequently he took additional graduate work in political science at the University of Washington. While a graduate student he was able to spend considerable time in Japan conducting research, and also gained teaching experience at the University of Washington. Mr. Thompson joined the Asian Division faculty in 1981 and has taught in Midway Island, Misawa, Iwakuni, Korea, and Okinawa, and for an extended period in the Tokyo area. | |
