Her research interest is about careers after experiencing futōkō and/or hikikomori. Her publications include “The Angst of Youth in Post-Industrial Japan: A Narrative Self-Help Approach”, New Voices in Japanese Studies, Vol.8, 2016 pp.98-117 and 『不登校は終わらない』 [Futōkō wa owaranai, Futōkō has no end point]’, 2004,新曜社Shin’yōsha, Tokyo.