Although born in Japan, since the age of 3, Jiro was brought up in Malaysia, the United States, China and Hong Kong. He returned to his home country for high school, and graduated from the University of Tokyo with a bachelor's degree in Chinese history*.
Brought up in multiple cultures, Jiro is a professional media coordinator and translator / interpreter, who has worked with organizations such as SVT (Swedish Public Broadcast), and the Shibuya Image Forum Theatre.
On stage, Jiro regularly performs stand-up comedy and improv comedy, both in English and Japanese, exploring his identity stuck in between Japan and elsewhere.
*Jiro unfortunately doesn't speak business Chinese but can introduce Chinese language professionals in Japan!