Kiriko Nishiyama

„Wherever yo go, go with all your heart”

(Confucius)

Kiriko is a senior trainer, coach and moderator of cross-cultural dialogues with over a decade of experience. Being native Japanese, she spent her childhood and adolescence solely in Japan. Wanting to see what’s outside, she moved abroad and studied journalism and sociology at Ithaca College in the USA, earning a BA with honours. She returned to Japan and worked as an English-language reporter for the international news agency Agence France-Presse (AFP) in Tokyo. Her fascination for working in the international media industry and communicating what happens in the Japanese society led to the discovery of her passion of working cross-culturally in Europe. Based in Munich, Germany, Kiriko has been entrusted for seven years as an official representative of Shiga Prefecture to forge German Japanese regional partnerships in industry and culture. Certified as a cross-cultural trainer and moderator (DGKIT) and a systemic coach (ISTOB), she serves also as a board member of German Japanese Society in Bavaria (DJG in Bayern e.V.), responsible for launching and moderating cultural events.

 Key Training and Consulting Aspects

• Speechs and short workshops for cross-cultural management
• coaching for leadership development
• Cross-cultural change management
• Cross-cultural teambuilding
• Cross-cultural preparation for international assignments, also for family members
• Cross-cultural training for Japan
• Cross-cultural training on Germany for international expats