Staff

Reiko Sassa, Director, Toyota Language Center
Mika Inoue, Deputy Director, Toyota Language Center
Rie Smethurst, Head Librarian/Language Center Assistant

Reiko Sassa

Reiko Sassa joined Japan Society as Assistant Librarian in 1977. Soon after, she began cultivating the organization's modest language class offerings into a flourishing program. In 1982, Sassa was appointed Language Education Coordinator and Head Librarian and featured in a New York Times article about Japanese women succeeding professionally in New York.

Sassa became Director of Toyota Language Center in 1986, when the center became an official Japan Society department. Over the past 24 years, she has continued to maintain the library's exceptional collection of English and Japanese books. She holds a BA in Japanese Literature.