Born in Kyoto. Worked for Japanese Government (MAFF), UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Professor/Dean of the Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Sophia University; Visiting Professor, University of Padova; Visiting Scholar, Cambridge University; Visiting Professor, Kasetsart University; Professor/Head of Holistic Forestry Managment Department, Tohoku Professional University of Ag/Forestry. Currently, Adjunct Professor, Sophia University. Master of Science (University of California, Berkeley). Ph.D. (University of Tokyo). Member of Society of American Foresters.  Major publication (in Japanese): “Ecoforesting”, “Easy Understanding Book of PES”, "Toward SDGs from Forests Around the World"