Education 4/1969 - 11/1976: Graduate School, Kyoto University, Japan; PhD in Agriculture Research and Professional Experience 11/1976 – 3/1978: Postdoctoral Fellow, National Institute of Health, USA. 4/1978 – 3/1983: Visiting Scientist, Kyoto University, Japan. 4/1983 – 3/1997: Director of Research, Sanwa Kagaku Kenkyusho, Japan. 4/1997 – 3/2003: Director, Director of Research, MIKI Corporation, Japan. 4/2003 - 3/2012: Professor, Department of Biology-Oriented Science and Technology, Kindai University, Japan 11/2013 – present: Specially Appointed Professor and Visiting Professor of Wakayama University, Japan 4/2022 – present: Visiting Professor of Kio University, Japan Present Professional Appointment Chemical analysis and functionality of components in Japanese apricot and Japanese pepper, which are products of the Wakayama Prefecture in central Japan.