Education
Ph.D., Osaka University

Expertise
Chinese excavated document studies, Chinese palaeography, History of Chinese calligraphy

Experience
Lecturer and Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, Fukushima University (1988–1994)
Professor, Faculty of Education and Graduate School of Education, Shimane University (1994–2024)
Specially Appointed Professor, Shimane University (since 2024)
Director, Society for the Study of Calligraphy and Calligraphy History (since 2002)
Director, Society for Chinese Excavated Documents (2014–2024)
Review Committee Member, Academic Research Grants, Japan Shūji Education Foundation (2013–2021)
Consultant, Dōfū Memorial Museum, Kasugai City (since 2014)
Delivered intensive courses at Osaka University, Hiroshima University, Yamaguchi University, and Yasuda Women’s University, actively mentoring students and promoting international academic exchange

Select Publication
The Discovery of Characters That Shakes History: Testimonies from 20th-Century Chinese Excavated Scripts. Tokyo: Nigensha, 2003.
Studies on Linguistic Documents Before Shuowen. Tokyo: Soubunsha, 2004.
A Collection of Warring States to Qin–Han Slips. Taipei: Mulan Cultural Publishing House, 2013.