He has received a PhD in Medical Science from Shimane University Graduate School of Medicine, Izumo, Shimane, Japan in 2009. He received “Research exhortation award” from Japanese Society of Osteoporosis and “Plenary research award” from Japanese Society of Endocrinology in 2007 and “Academic exhortation award” from Japanese Society of Osteoporosis and “Asia travel award” from Japanese Society of Bone and Mineral Research in 2006.