Born 1982 in Miyazaki Prefecture. Graduated from the Faculty of Education at the University of Tokyo, completed the master's course at the Graduate School of Education, and completed the doctoral course at the Graduate School of Medicine, Shimane University. After working at the Institute of Physical Education and Medicine Unnan, the National Institute of Health and Nutrition, and the Harvard University School of Public Health, he assumed his current position in April 2018. He is a board member of the Japanese Society of Exercise Epidemiology and a councilor of the Japanese Society of Physical Fitness. Specializes in preventive medicine, behavioral science, and exercise epidemiology.