Profile

Academic Positions:

Professor, Department of Social System Studies, Faculty of Contemporary Social Studies, Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts: April 2019 -
Associate Professor, Department of Social System Studies, Faculty of Contemporary Social Studies, Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts: April 2015 - March 2019
Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, Nagasaki University: April 2002 - March 2015

Educations:

Ph. D. Program, Graduate School of Business Administration, Kobe University: 1998 - 2001
Master Program, Graduate School of Business Administration, Kobe University: 1996 - 1998
Undergraduate Program, School of Business Administration, Kwansei Gakuin University: 1992 - 1996

Awards:

Prize for Effort: 14th Essay and Practice Report Contest on Financial Education (held by Central Council for Financial Services Information): December 2017
Best Japanese Insurance Paper Award in Fiscal Year 2012 (Japanese Society of Insurance Science): October 2013.
Postal Life Insurance Foundation of Japan Outstanding Research Award 2005 (jointly with Norihiro Kasuga): February 2006.
Outstanding Paper Award, The 7th Annual Conference of the Asia-Pacific Risk and Insurance Association: July 2003.

Professional Affiliations:

Member of Committee:

Executive Committee Member, Asia-Pacific Risk and Insurance Association:
- - Secretary: August 2019 -July 2020
  - Vice President -Programs- : August 2020-July 2021
  - Vice President-Operations/Finance-: August 2021-July 2022
  - President: August 2022 - July 2023
  - Immediate Past-President: August 2023-
Board member, Japanese Society of Insurance Science: October 2018 -
Asia-Pacific Risk and Insurance Association: Program Committee Member, 2024
Asia-Pacific Risk and Insurance Association: Reviewer Subcommittee Member, 2017
Program Committee-Sub-committee for Program Review (Asia-Pacific Risk and Insurance Association 2016 Annual Conference).
Scientific Committee Member for Asia-Pacific Risk and Insurance Association 2013 Annual Conference.
Scientific Board Member, Business Systems Laboratory 2012-2015.
Asia-Pacific Risk and Insurance Association Review Committee Member 2011
Board of Governors, Asia-Pacific Risk and Insurance Association: August 2010 - July 2013
Scientific Committee Member, 2010 World Risk and Insurance Economics Congress: 2010
Councilor member, Japanese Society of Insurance Science: October 2008 - October 2018
Election Nomination Committee Member, Asia-Pacific Risk and Insurance Association: 2005

Journal Editorial Member:

International Journal of Markets and Business Systems Editorial Board Member (since 2014)
International Journal of Financial Innovation in Banking Associate Editor (since 2014)
Business Systems Review: Associate Editor (2012-2014)
Journal of Mathematical Economics and Finance: International Advisory Board Member (since 2015)

Refereeing Experience: