He obtained his PhD from Kyoto University in 2005. From 2006 to 2008, he worked as a JSPS postdoctoral fellow at the Max-Planck Institute for Polymer Research (Mainz), in the laboratory operated by Professor Knoll. He became an Assistant Professor in 2008. In 2013, he worked as an academic visitor under Professor Ginger at the University of Washington. His current research interests are nanoscale morphology, photophysical processes, and functions of conjugated polymer-based materials.