Asami grew up in Saitama, Greater Tokyo area. Having completed degrees both in Japan (BA in Social Psychology) and the UK (MA in Translation), she is fluent in both languages to an academic level. 

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Asami has worked and studied in Cairo (2010 - 2012) and London (2012 - 2020) and has good insights into cultural differences and linguistic comparisons, and can engage with learners from different backgrounds.

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Asami is certified both as a Japanese and English teacher having completed the Japanese Teacher Training Course at the Japan Foundation Cairo Office and the Cambridge CELTA (Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) at International House London. She has been professionally teaching languages since 2012 and this experience includes teaching at: the British Council Egypt (Taught English to speakers whose first language is not English), the Embassy of Japan in the UK, Imperial College London, International House London, Credit Suisse & EY as well as 5 secondary schools across England.

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Her entrepreneurial venture starts in 2015, when she was endorsed by her alma mater, SOAS, University of London, as one of the 3 graduate entrepreneurs of the year for her "Teaching Japanese to Dyslexic Learners as a Second Language" project. She then set up a limited company ASAMI LANGUAGE SERVICES LTD. to circulate Japanese language and culture to learners of all ages and socio-economic backgrounds in the UK.​ 

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In her free time, Asami loves to cook, learn languages and read about psychology. She is currently studying French for the DERF B1 exam. She also completed a UK Level 3 diploma in Counselling Skills in 2024 and is keen to explore the field further to better listen to and understand people around her.