1961 Born at Yanase, Hyogo, Japan
1980 - 1984 Student,
1984 - 1985 Kenkyusei,
1985 - 1988 Graduate student,
1987 Ed.M.
1988 - 1992 Research Associate, Osaka Kyoiku University.
1992 - 1995 Lecturer, Osaka Kyoiku University.
1993 - 1994 Sabbatical Leave
1995 - 2003 Associate Professor in Educational Psychology,
2003 - Professor in School Psychology, Guidance and Counselling,