1962–1965

librarian degree at the libraries in Bremen and Hamburg

1965–1967

employed in the German National Museum in Nürnberg

1967–1970

employed as librarian at Goethe-Institut in Oslo

1971–1975

employed as librarian at Goethe-Institut in Tokyo;
study of the Japanese language – evening classes

1975–1977

further stay in Japan; continued study of Japanese and work on the book Kanji & Kana

1977–2004

employed as librarian in the East Asian Department of the State Library of Berlin, specializing in the cataloging of Japanese books, and as Japan-related information/materials consultant

since 1975

further publishing of textbooks and dictionaries of the Japanese language: Books, CD-ROM, and online; articles on lexicography; reviews; co-compiler of the Bibliography of Japan

::::: Further Japan-related Activities :::::

Jan. 1970 – Oct. 1977

stay in Japan

April 1981

stay in Japan

1981

founding of Ostasien-Verlag, Berlin (dissolution 1987)

Nov. – Dec. 1988

stay in Japan

1989

founding of JAPAN Media Publishing, Berlin (dissolution 1999)

1986–1990

editor and publisher of “nihongo. Informationsblätter für Japanischlehrer und -lernende” (“nihongo. Information Bulletin for Teachers and Students of Japanese”

1981–1982

teacher of Japanese language at highschool Berlin-Zehlendorf

2001

awarded JaDe-Prize (Japanese-German Prize), together with Mr. Tsuji Hikaru by the “Association for Advancement of Japanese-German Cultural Relations” of Cologne

::::: Memberships :::::

German-Japanese Association Berlin (Deutsch-Japanische Gesellschaft Berlin)
www.djg-berlin.de

East-West Association for Studies on Language and Culture (Ost-West-Gesellschaft für Sprach- und Kulturforschung e.V.)
www.ost-west-gesellschaft.de