He is an Associate Professor of the Department of Endoscopic Diagnostics and Therapeutics, and majors in endoscopic surgery. He is also the Director of Telemedicine Development Center of Asia at Kyushu University Hospital and works on a telemedicine project between Korea-Japan (which has been operating since 2002). This project is widely recognised in Asia-Pacific regions continues to have expanding global reach. He is currently the chairperson of the medical working group of Asia-Pacific Advanced Network (APAN), as well as a training centre committee member of the World Gastroenterology Organization, which connects worldwide centres for continuous medical education.