1976 | Bachelor of Niigata University, Faculty of Agriculture |
1976 | Researcher, Crop Science Department, Chugoku National Agricultural Experiment Station |
1982 | Researcher, Department of Physiology and Genetics, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences |
1987 | Senior Researcher, Department of Genetic Resources, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences |
1991 | Head of Generation Advancement Laboratory, Okinawa Branch, Tropical Agriculture Research Center |
1993 | Doctor of Agriculture, Kyushu University |
1995 | Team Leader, Plant Conservation Research Team, Department of Genetic Resources II, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences |
1999 | Team Leader, Plant Exploration Research Team, Department of Genetic Resources I, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences |
2001 | Team Leader, Plant Genetic Resources Team, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences |
2002 | Senior Scientist, Genebank, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences |
2004 | Director of Crop Development Department, Western Region Agricultural Research Center, National Agriculture and Bio-oriented Research Organization |
2006 | Director of Research Support Center and Crop Development Department, Western Region Agricultural Research Center, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization |
2007 | Director of Research Planning and Management, Institute of Crop Science, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization |
2010 | Director General, Western Region Agricultural Research Center, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization |
2013 | Vice President, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences |
2016 | Vice President, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization |
Agronomy (diversity analysis, breeding and cultivation for mainly rice)
Japanese Society of Breeding, Crop Science Society of Japan, Japanese Society for Tropical Agriculture
2009 Paper Award by Japanese Society of Breeding