He specializes in the Indigenous Ainu of northern Japan. He is the co-ordinator of Hokkaido University’s Ainu Ethnohistory and Indigenous Archaeology Project, as well as its Indigenous Education Program. His extensive work in Siberia on topics such as technology, cultural transitions, and migrations make him a perfect fit with the Baikal-Hokkaido Archaeology Project. He will be acting as the regional coordinator in Hokkaido and overseeing Rebun excavations and field schools. He will conduct preliminary examinations of the excavated materials; perform archaeometric pottery studies; look at pottery sequences in the broader context of Northeast Asia focusing on manufacturing, usage, and sharing; and investigate culture change and transmission. Read more here