Tony

Profession: I have worked as a lawyer for over 10 years and as a freelance translator of Japanese for over 30 years.

Interests: My interests are studying foreign languages, linguistics, reading fiction, travel, dabbling in Chinese philosophy and ping-pong. I have lived outside of Australia most of the time since 1983. I am now "trapped" in Jomtien Beach, Thailand due to the corona virus. It is not a bad place to be trapped! I have lived in Japan for about 7 years, China for 7 years and in Thailand for more than 20 years.

Education: I did a combined BA and LL.B at Sydney University in the 1970s and studied Japanese language and law for 4 years in the 1980s, completing my LL.M in 1987 at Hitotsubashi University (一橋大学) . I majored in French in my BA and also studied linguistics.

Spoken Languages: English (Native), Japanese (Fluent), Chinese (Conversational), French (Conversational), Thai (Fluent)

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