EDUCATION
B.A, M.A., and Ph.D. in International Relations, Hitotsubashi University; Tokyo, Japan.

OCCUPATION
April 1990 – March 1993: Policy and Research Officer (Part-time), Japan NGO Center for International Cooperation (JANIC)
April 1993 – March 1995: Assistant Professor of International Relations and Development Studies: Department of International Relations, Faculty of Foreign Studies, Kitakyushu University; Kitakyushu, Japan
March 1995 – September 2002: Associate Professor of International Relations and Development Studies: Department of International Relations, Faculty of Foreign Studies, Kitakyushu University
July 1997 – October 1997: Visiting Researcher, The North-South Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
October 2002 – Current: Professor of International Relations and Development Studies, Faculty of Global and Intercultural Studies and Graduate School of Global and Intercultural Studies, Ferris University; Yokohama, Japan.
April 2009 – Current: Policy Advisor, JANIC