1999
Graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan International High School. One-third of the students were foreigners, one-third were returnees, and one-third were Japanese-born and raised in Japan, like myself. I was amazed by the diversity that was taken for granted in this environment.
2003
Graduated from Aoyama Gakuin University, Department of International Politics, Economics, and Communications, Faculty of International Economics. I belonged to the Ono Seminar on Asian Economics and conducted a survey of the awareness of street vendors in Bangkok in collaboration with students from Thammasat University. My thesis focused on the night market in Hua Hin, Thailand, and I spent several months in Hua Hin to complete the research and write the paper.
2005
Assigned to Bangkok, Thailand. Worked at the Embassy of Japan in Thailand, the Japan Foundation (an independent administrative institution), and a Japanese food manufacturer. At the food manufacturer, I collaborated with a Thai sales team to propose products to supermarkets and convenience stores, aiming to expand distribution channels in the Thai market.
2012
Passed the Japanese national qualification exam for tour guide interpreters (Thai language).
2015
Translated visa application documents for Thai exchange students. Translated visa application documents for approximately 100 exchange students per year.
2021
Registered as a tax accountant with the Tokyo Tax Accountants Association, No. 147141. Worked as a tax accountant at a tax accounting firm in Tachikawa City, Tokyo. Handled tax returns for small and medium-sized Japanese companies as well as overseas companies expanding into Japan.
2023
Registered as a Notary Public with the ‘Gyoseishoshi’ Lawyers (Certified Administrative Procedures Legal Specialists, Administrative Documentation Lawyers) of Tokyo, Registration No. 23081774.
2025
Established Hasegawa Eriko Tax Accountant Office.