After graduating from the Tokyo Institute of Technology in 1984, he completed his Master's degree at the same university in 1986.After working at Canon Inc. and serving as visiting fellow at the University of California, Berkeley and visiting professor at Harvard University, he now serves as professor at the Keio University Graduate School of System Design and Management and Dean, Faculty of Well-being, Musashino University.

Ph.D in engineering. Specializes in system design and management, the study of happiness, and happiness economics.