His research interests include modern Japanese poetry, Japanese Buddhism, and manga. Recent publications include "In a Senchimentaru Mood: Japanese Sentimentalism in Modern Poetry and Art" (Japanese Language and Literature [2014]); and "Ticket to Salvation: Nichiren Buddhism in Miyazawa Kenji's 'Ginga tetsudō no yoru'" (Japanese Journal of Religious Studies [2014]). His translations of Amari Hayashi's tanka recently appeared on asymptotejournal.com.