Completed the doctoral coursework without degree at the Graduate School of Social Sciences, Hitotsubashi University. Holds a Ph.D. in Sociology.
Major publications and works include: The Frontier of Religion and Society: Contemporary Japan from the Perspective of Sociology of Religion (co-authored, Keiso Shobo, 2012), Immigrants, Religion, and Homeland: The Experience of Japanese Religions in Modern and Contemporary Hawaii (Harvest-sha, 2014), and Religion and Multicultural Coexistence in Contemporary Japan: Exploring the Relationships between Immigrants and Local Communities (co-edited, Akashi Shoten, 2018).
Served as President of the Japanese Association for the Sociology of Religion (2022–2024). Has also held various leadership positions, including Board Director for the Japanese Association for Religious Studies, the Association for Japan Journal of Migration Studies, and the International Society for the Sociology of Religion. Specializes in the sociology of religion and migration/refugee studies.