• President: Tea Solutions, Hara Office Inc.
• Director: Shizuoka Industrial Innovation Foundation for the Japan Science and Technology Agency’s Regional Program(2009-2013).
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• Visiting Professor: Shizuoka University Innovation Joint Research Center.
• Visiting Professor: University of Shizuoka Prefecture.

2010

Chairperson for the 4th ICOS(International Conference on O-Cha(Tea) Culture and Science (Oct. 26-28, 2010, Shizuoka City).

2009

Appointed as Director, Shizuoka Industrial Innovation Foundation for the Japan Science and Technology Agency's Regional Program(5 years program 2009-2013).

2008

Retired Mitsui Norin Co., Ltd.

2006

Got an US FDA approval for the Botanical Drug "Veregen^®", putting tea catechins as an API (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient)

2004

Executive Managing Officer, R&D Unit, Mitsui Norin Co., Ltd.

1996

Awarded the Director of the Ministry of Science and Technology's Merit Award for his contribution to tea science.

1996

Started working with the US NCI for the chemoprevention clinical trials with tea catechins, a 10 years program.

1990

Earned Ph. D. from the University of Tokyo with a thesis entitled: "Physiological Activities of Tea Polyphenols".

1983

Director of Food Research Laboratories of Mitsui Norin Co., Ltd.

1967

Joined Mitsui Norin Co., Ltd.

1967

Graduated Tokyo University, Dept. of Agriculture.

Throughout his career, he has been devoted to work concerning the analysis and separation of catechins, elucidation of their physiological actions and the utilization of these functions.