Biographical Information
| Since 2025 | Chair of the EABS Research Unit “The Origins of Israel and the Shaping of Early Israelite Identities during the Iron Age: Perspectives from the Biblical Studies and Archaeology” at the Annual Meetings of European Association of Biblical Studies (Co-Chair: Prof. Dr. Benedikt Hensel) Link |
| Since 2024 | SNF (Swiss National Science Foundation) Postdoctoral Researcher at Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Germany |
| 2024 | Doktor der Theologie (= PhD), University of Zurich, Supervisor: Prof. Konrad Schmid Title of the Doctoral Dissertation: “The Theme of Diaspora in the Pentateuch” |
| 2020–2024 | Doctoral Study at the University of Zurich, Faculty of Theology and the Study of Religion, Zürich, Switzerland |
| 2017–2020 | Study of Theology at Tokyo Union Theological Seminary (M.Div.), Tokyo, Japan |
| 2013–2017 | Study of Liberal Arts at International Christian University (B.A.), Tokyo, Japan |
| 1994 | Year of birth, Japan |
Research Focus
- Pentateuch
- Richterbuch
- Ursprünge Israels
- Nachbarvölker Israels
Publications
Membership of Academic Associations
- Society of Biblical Literature
- European Association of Biblical Studies
- The Japanese Biblical Institute