A native of Iran, Nahid Yoshinari, 51, combines her work as an announcer and translator at NHK World Radio Japan with various activities that introduce her culture to people in the country. In addition to performing Persian music, dance and poetry with her two bands, she also conducts cooking classes. Yoshinari enjoys tennis and traveling in her spare time, and doesn’t like receiving prejudice based on nationality and religion.
1. What brought you to Japan? My Japanese husband. I worked for the Japan International Cooperation Agency and the Japan External Trade Organization in Iran, and we met when he was there for business.
2. What do you do at NHK Radio Japan? For over 20 years I’ve been translating the news, and music and cooking programs, from English into Persian. I read the narration for these programs, too.