Background
Kaku, Haruki was born on November 21, 1951 in Singapore. Son of Eng Yue Kwok and Geok Ah Yeo.
Kaku, Haruki was born on November 21, 1951 in Singapore. Son of Eng Yue Kwok and Geok Ah Yeo.
Master of Arts in Journalism, Sophia University, Tokyo, 1982. Doctor of Philosophy in Chinese Linguistics, Tokyo University, 1986.
Part-time announcer Singapore television Station, 1971—1975. News reporter, editor Minbao, Singapore, 1976—1977. Part-time Chinese instructor Ministry of Foreign Affairs Japan, 1981—1986, Tsuda Business School Japan, 1982—1986.
Part-time Chinese announcer Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai, Japan Broadcasting corporation, 1985—1986. Assistant professor Hiroshima University, Japan, 1986—1992, part-time lecturer, 1992—2009. Chinese lecturer Nichu Gakuin Japan, 1984—1986.
Committee member Japan University Entrance Examination Center, Tokyo, 1995—2000. Deputy director, president office Hiroshima Shudo University, Japan, 1996—1997, director, international exchange center, 1996—1998, professor, since 1992. Visiting scholar Stanford University, California, 1998—1999, Chinese lecturer, 1999—1999.
Exchange professor Arizona State University, Tempe, 2004—2005.
Chairperson Japanese & Chinese Friendship Community, Hiroshima, 1989—2009. Committee member Hiroshima Singapore Association, 1995—2009, Hiroshima City International Exchange Association, 1997—1998. Member of International Society Chinese Language Teaching (Beijing) (board member 2002-2009), Chinese Education Society (Japan) since 2002, Japan Chinese Language Society 1995—2009.
Married Kumiko Kimura, March 21, 1982. Children: Yoshimi, Yoshie, Yoshika.