1987: M.D. Mie University School of Medicine, Mie, Japan

1992: Ph.D. Nagoya University School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan

1992-1994: Post-doctoral Fellow, Vollum Institute, Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, OR, USA.

1995-1997: Research Associate, Dept. of Pharmacology, Nagoya University, School of medicine, Nagoya, Japan

1997-2000: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Pharmacology, Nagoya University, School of medicine, Nagoya, Japan

2001-2006: Associate Professor, Dept. of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan.

2006-          Full Professor, Dept. of Pharmacology, Showa Pharmaceutical University, Machida, Tokyo, Japan