Chika Kietzmann was born in Hokkaido, Japan and studied English literature at Waseda University in Tokyo. After obtaining her diploma, she worked at Sony monitoring and translating English language media for management perusal. In 1990 Kietzmann moved to Germany to expand her knowledge of foreign languages and cultures. To this end, she studied cultural anthropology at the University of Cologne while concurrently managing a translation office together with her husband. She also worked as a Japanese language teacher at the Japanese Cultural Institute in Cologne.

Kietzmann is an accomplished and versatile translator of technical and economic works - and even includes Manga in the numerous areas she has covered. Additionally, she is a successful book author and writer capable of diverse writing styles. In addition to her journalism skills, she specializes in culture-based problems of international business and in intercultural communication between Europe and Asia. Although Kietzmann’s native language is Japanese, she speaks flawless German and English.