He earned his M.D. from the University of Tokyo in 1995, and his master' s degree in Japan Studies from the Open University of Japan in 2022. He has published seven books in Japan: Data Analysis of Japanese Literature; English Translation of Basho's Linked Verse; Basho's Linked Verse-Complete Translation; Essays on Miyazawa Kenji and Endo Shusaku; 15 Poems in Modern Japan; Essays on Japan's Literature; and The Meaning of Living. In addition, he will publish four books in the United States: Statistical Data Analysis; Basho's Linked Verse; Essays on Miyazawa Kenji and Endo Shusaku; and this book.