Taught in a Japanese cram school in his school years, and theorized that activeness was key to education; he went on to create an educational teaching method that encourages the development of students’ aptitude to learn actively, in contrast to traditional teaching methods that endorsed passive learning.

After arriving in the U.S. in 1991, he began his research on the “active learning” teaching methodology as he taught at renowned American universities, such as Harvard University and University of Pennsylvania, as a professor. Received an award of excellence (Certificate of Distinction in Teaching) from Harvard University in 1994.

He started Active Learning Co. in 1997, and became well known for his progressive, revolutionary concept of developing “active human resources”; through company lectures, leadership in the educational and public sectors that centered around “active learning,” he gained a reputation as an educator as well as an entrepreneur.

He has now expanded his work internationally, and has especially been receiving requests to teach in various countries all over Asia. He holds workshops and lectures that are known to be very active and participant-centered, but he also provides support in projects and their concept making, production, and content development as well as the creation of innovative learning methodologies using forefront technologies.