Having worked at the University of Tokyo as an institutional researcher the last ten years, she is knowledgeable in university management and international higher education policies. She has drafted the internationalization strategy (2005-10), has analyzed citations for research competitiveness (2010-13), and has supported the undergraduate education reform at the University of Tokyo (2013-16). During this course, she steadily observed the international higher education sphere. Her report “The Internationalization of World-leading Universities (2007)” is still regarded as a bible for the Ministry of Education (MEXT) and university strategic planning for top research universities.