Joseph Shaules (PhD) has worked in intercultural education in Japan, Mexico and Europe for more than 25 years. He spent ten years as a tenured faculty at Rikkyo University, as well as 5 years as a special associate professor at the Graduate School of Intercultural Communication. He is currently the director of the Japan Intercultural Institute (JII). He also teaches at the Rikkyo College of Business and the Keio University International Center. He is a co-presenter on the NHK Television program "Nyuusu de Eikaiwa". He is the Japan specialist for Intercultures, a consulting and training company based in Germany. With the International House of Japan he has developed seminars in leadership skills for intercultural professionals. His books include Identity (Oxford University Press), Deep Culture: The Hidden Challenges of International Living (Multilingual Matters) and Beneath the Surface: The Beginner's Guide to the Deep Culture Experience. (Intercultural Press) He is proficient in English, Japanese, French, Spanish, and Indonesian. He is currently living in Tokyo.
