returns to upper pageJames B.Noah Profile
| 1956 | Born in St. Paul, Minnesota |
| 1974 | Graduated from Highland Park High School in St. Paul. I was very active in sports including distance running, skiing, boxing, and karate. |
| 1974 | Visited Japan for the first time, travelling to Kobe, Kyoto, and Hyogo. Returned to Japan to study Zen Buddhism in Fukui Prefecture. After three years I travelled to Okinawa to train in karate. |
| 1980 | Returned to the U.S. to complete my degree in education and teach karate at the St. Paul YMCA. Graduated from the University of Minnesota and began teaching Japanese and Physical Education at Apple Valley High School in Minnesota. I later taught Japanese at Century College in Minnesota. |
| 1982 | Northwest Airlines -Customer Service/ Interpreter |
| 1993 | Moved to Akita, Japan to work for Akita Nissan Motor Co. in sales and marketing. I transferred to partner company Sanden Trading in 1995 to work in the Imported Products Division. |
| 1999 | Moved to Indianapolis, Indiana to work as a training coordinator and interpreter for Hirata Corp. of America, a custom automation manufacturer. |
| 2006 | Became assistant general manager at Hisada America, a tier-II automotive supplier. |
| 2009 | Joined the project team at Philo Urban-Metal Technology |
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