Who is Hiroshi Takada?

Name: Hiroshi Takada
Occupation: City Councillor, Atsugi City Council
Date of Birth: 28 January, 1964

I was employed as a sales engineer at a trading company in Tokyo until the end of January, 1995. In July, 1995 I contested the Atsugi City Councul election and was succesful, becoming the youngest councillor(31) in Atsugi. In addition, I am the private secretary to currrent Distinguished Visiting Profrssor at the University of Edinburgh.

Educational Background
March, 1987 Graduated from Tokyo International University with a Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in International Politics

Personal Achievements
1984 : Second Place, Two Hour Endurance Motocross Race, Student Motorcycle Association of Japan.
1984: Second Place, Forty Minute Sprint Motocross Race, Student Motorcycle Association of Japan.
1985-1986: Travelled around Australia(31,500km) on a motorcycle.
1988: Awarded Level 2 Certificate, The Society for Testing Proficiency, Tokyo.
1991:Travelled the Silk Road, China(1,700km) on a motorcycle.

1992:Visited Long neck people's village in Thailand.
1996: Participated in the Japan-China Conference in Beijing.
1997: International Conference for Asia-Pacific Peace Disarmament in Beijing.

Countries Visited
Australia, Austria, America, Bolivia, Cambodia, China, Belize, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Guatemala, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Italy, South Korea, Mexico, Myanmar(Buruma), Nepal, Peru, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, and Thailand.　

Hobbies/Interests
Communication with different cultures, Music, Photograghy, Languages, C amping, Movies, Travel, Motorcycle(I now have a Yamaha XTZ750 Super Tenere).

Sports
Tennis, Snorkelling, Swimming, Jogging, Motocross, Cycling.

I can give you information about the City of Atsugi, and also be happy to provide information about Japan in general. I look forward to your mail. Thank you.