In Dutch we have a saying: “If you judge, you stop watching”. The intercultural training given by Masako Kato makes you wise and curious. This training is a must to be able to make an unprejudiced judgment in different parts of the world. Not only for the expats, but also for everybody who lives in this “small” world.

This Sunday I am travelling to Japan because of my Sales Mission in Osaka & Tokyo. I am really looking forward to meet our dear current & new Travel Trade partners of the Mauritshuis. The upcoming sales mission will be even more unique because thanks to Masako Kato, company owner and teacher of Many Truths, I am able to do my introduction and other small textual parts in Japanese language!! In a one day workshop, after explaining the cultural differences between Japan and The Netherlands (which is the base of learning Japanese!), the second part of my workshop was all about the Japanese language. Masako is the best in explaining the cultural differences between Japan & The Netherlands in an informal but interactive communicative way.

The training made us aware that we behave typically Dutch by more-or-less ignoring the existence of hierarchy. This probably confused our Japanese partner. Also the need to check the other person is not part of our culture, but we learned it is necessary in other countries and cultures. The need to built personal relationships was known (in theory) but with hands-on tips we learned how to do this. The investment in the services by Masako Kato has been not only financially worthwhile, but also contributed to our personal enrichment.

I took an Intercultural Communication Training of Ms. Masako Kato together with a few colleague HBO lecturers Cross Cultural Management and some Japanese businessmen and also Dutch businessmen who work for Japanese companies. She has a deep understanding in the Dutch way of communication as well as the Japanese, and gives a lot of examples of conflicts and conciliations that are from real business situations. Everyone can recognize the situations she tells. So, we can now take lessons from our own experiences. The communication exercises (having a short conversation and writing an e-mail) unveil our hidden weaknesses in our communication. It was inspiring and exciting but also nice and cosy. We learned a lot and we laughed a lot.

We organized two Cultural Trainings of Ms. Masako Kato. One training was short (but sweet) version with the focus on writing emails with Japanese colleagues. The other training was a full day and was attended by colleagues who travel to Japan or have management positions.

The first thing that struck me was the very high interest and attendance. All invitees were there and stayed. The training was very well received and colleagues made a point of emailing their positive feedback.

The training did not only give a very good and practical understanding of working in and with the Japanese culture but did not leave it at that. It was a day of insight on cultures; our own culture and how we reacted to different cultures.

Ms. Masako Kato is a very professional trainer. It is a joy to see her in front of a group. Her humor and very apt feeling for the group dynamics made her training very inspiring.

Thank you for your enthusiastic and open-minded guidance. The two course days were a treat and I have learned a lot!

SARU TEC and G-Kracht, a consortium established by two Dutch companies Gebr. de Koning and Van Gelder and a Japanese company Giken Europe, collaborated with Many Truths (Masako Kato) for a professional Cultural Awareness Training. Each participant had to make an online assessment prior to the commencement of the training sessions. Various plenary training sessions were conducted in Dutch and Japanese languages in the spring of 2022. The last and final session was a combined Dutch - Japanese session which delivered the final results to all participants. The individual evaluation of this training was overwhelming. Lots of thanks and credits toward the professional training by Many Truths.

Many thanks for your great cultural training sessions! Myself and the team definitely learned a lot and we shared some great laughs while doing so! The engagement was great, especially considering they were virtual sessions. All around positive feedback 😊.

Meeting Masako was a joy from the first moment. Masako coached an emerging partnership which I was part of. I very much enjoyed Masako's creative thinking, integrity, non-judgment, and how she expertly caught nuances in our system we missed.

I would highly recommend Masako as an organization and systems coach if you are looking for a professional with a 40,000 feet view!

Masako will help you transform your teams in ways few consultants can!

I am grateful to have been Masako’s client. The insights that she had, and the connections she made between diverse topics I presented, were uncanny. She cut to the heart of the matter and brought a focus to our coaching. In just a few sessions I felt a huge difference and had real clarity on what I needed to do, and why. It was so much simpler, easier, and yet profound, all because of her gentle guidance. I was worried English as second language might hamper us, but instead found Masako’s command of subtle emotional and development language expressed what was going on more precisely than my own thoughts. You are lucky if Masako is your coach!