1978       B.Sc. in Physics, Kyoto University

1980       M.Sc. in Physics, Kyoto University

1993       Ph.D. in Astronomy, University of Tokyo

Professional Carrier

1982-1994   Research Associate, The Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS)

1994-1997   Associate Professor, The Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS)

1997-2008   Professor, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University

2008-  Professor, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University

Visiting Professorship

1996-1999    Visiting Researcher, Communications Research Laboratory

1996-1997    Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University

1997-2003    Visiting Professor, The Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS)

2003-          Visiting Professor, The Institute of Space and Astronautical Sciences (ISAS), Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

Daiwa Adrian Prize 2004 (The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation)
S. Oliver, T. Matsumoto, G. White, M. Rowan-Robinson, S. Serjeant, C. P. Pearson, R. Savage, H. Shibai, T. Nakagawa, I. Yamamura, and T. Takagi
The ASTRO-F far-infrared all-sky survey