| Year | Education |
| 1980 | B.A. Economics, Kyoto University |
| 1993 | Doctor of Economics, Kyoto University
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| 1980-1990 | Researcher, Institute of Developing Economies(IDE), Tokyo |
| 1990-1998 | Associate Professor, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University |
| 1998- 2002 | Associate Professor, Institute of Oriental Culture, The University of Tokyo |
| 2002- | Professor, Institute of Oriental Culture, The University of Tokyo |
| 2010- | Vice Director, Network for Education and Research on Asia (ASNET), The University of Tokyo |
| 2011- 2013 | Vice Director, Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, The University of Tokyo |