He worked in research and development on avionics systems for the H-II/H-IIA rocket at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and on-board software at the European Space Agency. He established the Geospatial and Space Technology consortium for Innovative Social Services (http://gestiss.org) with the Japanese government as one of founders. He is a Division Manager of the High Performance Sport Center, Japan Sport Council. He is also visiting associate professor at the Asian Institute of Technology.