Fieldworks in and out of Japan and describing dinosaur fossils. Mainly working on hadrosaurids, plant-eating dinosaurs that thrived during the late Cretaceous. Also reconstructing dinosaur soft-tissue anatomy through osteological and non-osteological fossils.

Fieldworks:
Mongolia, USA, Canada

Named species:
Kamuysaurus japonicus, Yamatosaurus izanagii, Paralitherizinosaurus japonicus, Ravjaa ishiii

My research interests focus on screening of useful microorganisms from environmental samples for future industrial applications. For example, I attempt to develop novel fermented foods using fermentation microorganisms.