(since age 7 ...)

- 2 and 4 hand piano

- Favorite composers: Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Mussorgsky, Debussy, Ravel, Stravinsky, Prokofiev, Rachmaninov, Messian,...

- Worldwide experience of hotel lobby pianos due to amount of travelling!

(since age 12 ...)

- now run a personal weather service (since 2001) 
(Meteore Service)

- weather given for 6 days in advance, updated daily (for Paris West area)

-  check out on meteoreservice.com !

- Sightseeing in Japan
(often in connection with conferences, see also Kyoto)

- Japanese language, calligraphy
(see also studies on Japanese language: 
- La gymnastique cérébrale du Japonais
- L'écriture et les mystères du cerveau japonais

- Japanese music
(koto music, kabuki music,...)

- Japanese cooking  

- Japanese gardens (see Kyoto, bonsai)

Calligraphy, enjoying sightseeing with wife Christiane

- Planting and arranging flowers, plants,...

- Landscaping

A Japanese corner in my backyard, in summer, fall and ...

- My favorite golf course: Needwood (Rockville, MD)