My research interest covers following topics mainly through field work approach:
・Strategic management in farm business
・Organization and human resource management in farm business
・Marketing and branding of agricultural products
・Information, technology and knowledge management in farm business
・Sustainable rural development in the less favored areas
・Farm business and land use in peri-urban and urban agriculture

• 2009.4-present Associate Professor, Farm Business Management & Rural Development Lab. Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
• 2016.9-2016.11 Fulbright Researcher, Agricultural Issues Center, U.C. Davis, Davis, CA. U.S.A
• 2016.4-2016.7 Visiting Researcher, Centre for Rural Economy, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K.
• 2009.4-2010.3 Visiting Lecturer, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, U.C. Davis, Davis, CA. U.S.A
• 2007.4-2009.4 Lecturer (full-time), Farm Business Management & Rural Development Lab. Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
• 2001.4-2007.3 　　Research Associate, Regional Planning Lab. 　　National Institute for Rural Engineering, Tsukuba, Japan
• 2005.12-2006.12 JPSP Postdoctoral Fellow for Research Abroad, Centre for Rural Economy, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K.
• 2000.4-2001.3 　　Research Associate, Land Use Lab. 　　National Agricultural Research Centre, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Tsukuba, Japan.

• 2005/03 University of Tokyo, Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics
• 1998-2000 University of Tokyo, M.Sc. in Agricultural Economics
• 1994-1998 University of Tokyo, B.Sc. in Agricultural Economics