Present Position:

Professor, Center for Ecological Research, Kyoto University

Education:

Bachelor of Agriculture (Forestry), Kyoto University in March 1976.
Master of Agriculture (Insect Ecology), Kyoto University in March 1978.
Doctor of Agriculture (Insect Ecology), Kyoto University in November 1983.

Positions (salaried):

Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science for Japanese Junior Scientists in April 1983.
Associate Professor of Laboratory of Entomology, Shiga Prefectural Junior College in September 1988-1992.
Associate Professor of Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University in October 1992-1998.
Professor of Center for Ecological Research, Kyoto University in November 1998-present.

Positions (unsalaried):

Board of Editors, Population Ecology in April 1993-2004.
Executive committee, Population Ecology in April 1991-present.
Board of Editors, Ecological Research in January 1996-1999.
Executive committee, Ecological Society of Japan in January 1996-2000.
Editor-in-Chief, Researches on Population Ecology (Population Ecology) in April 1997-1999.
Visiting Professor, Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University in April 1999-2000, April 2002-2003.
Editor-in-Chief, Japanese Journal of Ecology in January 2005-present.
President, Society of Population Ecology in April 2005-2009.
Director, Center for Ecological Research, Kyoto University in April 2005-2007.
Associate Editor of Ecological Entomology in October 2009-present.