Educational Background

2002 – 2008: Sapporo Medical University (Medical Doctor)
2014 – 2015: Harvard School of Public Health (Master of Public Health)
2016 – 2021: Department of Global Health Policy, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo (PhD in Global Health)

Career Background

Associate Professor and Section Chief, Section of Global Health, Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Japan. 12/2021 - 03/2024
Consultant, Department of Ageing and Life Course, WHO Western Pacific Regional Office. 12/2019 – 03/2024
Consultant, Gate’s Foundation Tokyo Office, Tokyo, Japan. 3/2018 – present
Project Researcher, Department of Global Health Policy, University of Tokyo, Japan. 05/2017 – 03/2024
Deputy Director, Office for International Cooperation, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan. 5/2016 – 9/2016
Section Chief, Office for Maternal and Child Health, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan. 11/2012 - 5/2013
General Practitioner, Department of Internal Medicine, St Luke’s International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan 4/2008 - 3/2011, 6/2015 – 12/2015

Major Publications

Related Research Projects

Health System Strengthening and surge capacity for future pandemics
Assessment of the role and function of WHO’s International Health Regulation