Graduated from the University of Tsukuba with a major in Psychology, College of Human Sciences, Second Cluster of Colleges. Completed the doctoral program at the Graduate School of Japanese Applied Linguistics, Waseda University. Holds a Ph.D. in Japanese Language Education.
After working as a Japanese Language Education Specialist for the Japan Foundation and the Society for Promotion of Japanese Diplomacy (dispatched to Lomonosov Moscow State University, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Baku State University, and Tashkent State University of Oriental Studies), and as an Associate Professor at the International Center of Shiga University, currently serves as a Professor in the Department of International Culture and Communication Studies, Faculty of Letters at Toyo University. Also oversees the Japanese Language Teacher Training Program within the Faculty of Letters. Specializes in Japanese language teacher training and international cooperation.
Major publications include: Japanese Teachers Called "Natives": Questioning the Qualifications of Native-Speaking Japanese Teachers Teaching Abroad (sole author), Women on the Move: Around Overseas Japanese Language Education and International Volunteering (sole author), and Reconsidering "Global Human Resources": Thinking About Japan's Internationalization through Language and Education (co-edited and co-authored).