Bachelor of Arts from Osaka University. Former scholarship recipient in the exchange program under the 2013-2014 Mexico-Japan Global Strategic Partnership Plan. Master's degree in Latin American Studies from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), and PhD in Latin American Studies from the same institution. In parallel with his academic research, he has extensive experience as a Japanese-Spanish translator in both the public and private sectors. Currently a postdoctoral fellow at PUEAAO-UNAM, conducting investigation on the historical process and current state of dismantling and transformation of the rural society in East Asia. Also he is a current member of ALADAA Mexico and his main focus is anthropology and the Japanese folklore studies (Minzokugaku).