He received his Ph. D. from the Kyoto University for his study of impact of new media technology on school education. His main research interests are media communication, social innovation and collaboration in Social Media Age. He has conducted several research projects and workshops for the social innovation with major Japanese companies. His publications include "Various Phases of Internet Society" (Gakubunsya, 2015), "Career Education for University Students"(Keio University Press, 2015), “Digital Natives and Social Media” (Kyoiku Hyoronsya, 2012), “Learning and Education in Computer Internet Age” (Jissen Women’s University Press, 2011), “Access to Information Media Society” (Hachigatsu Shokan, 2007).