Minoru TSUNODA

1952: Born in Tokyo.

1977: Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Tokyo, Japan (B.A.).

1981: Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan (M.A. in linguistics).

1985: Laval University, Québec, Canada (Ph.D in linguistics).

1973: Japan Interpreter Training School, Tokyo, Japan (English).

1978: Institut Franco-Japonais, Tokyo, Japan (French).

1979-1983: Government of Canada Scholarship, International Centre for Research on Bilingualism, Laval University.

1977-1996: Teaching and research in Japanese and Canadian universities.

1976: Society for Testing English Proficiency

First Grade English, recognized by the Japanese Ministry of Education (No. 312-131648).

1976: Japanese Ministry of Transport

State Examination for professional interpretation and guiding in English (No. 5478).

1977: Japanese Ministry of Transport

State Examination for professional interpretation and guiding in French (No. 201).

1998: Certified translator, Quebec Order of Translators, Terminologists and Interpreters (No. 4584):

1998: Certified translator, Canadian Translators and Interpreters Council (by affiliation).

1999: Official interpreter for the Minister for International Trade, Government of Canada (Team Canada).

2005: International Federation of Translators (No. 167)

English®Japanese, French®Japanese, Japanese®English, Japanese®French.

The only translator in Canada certified for all four of these language combinations.