Timeline

1973

Received Advertising Photographers Association Award, Japan

1975

Graduated from the Department of Photography, College of Art, Nihon University

1978

Received a Los Angeles Times Award

1993

MBA, UCLA Business School

1996

Received a Western Art Directors Club Awarad

2000

Received an Advertising Photographers of America Award, Los Angeles and a London Photographic Award

2001

Advertising Photographers of America Award, Los Angeles

2002

Received awards from the Center for Photographic Art and Photo Review

Print Center Award

2003

Received an International Photography Award, a Photo Review Award and an Advertising Photographers of America Award, Los Angeles

2004

Received Black & White Spider Award

2005

Received Photo Review Award and Black & White Spider Award

2006

Received Photolucida Critical Mass Book Award

Aperture Portfolio Pick Award

Photography Now Award

2007

Received Photo City Sagamihara Award

Photo City Sagamihara Awards

2008

Center Project competition First Prize

2009

Hearst 8x10 Photography Biennial Award

Born in Sapporo, Japan

Permanent collections: Philadelphia Museum of Art; Houston Museum of Fine Arts; George Eastman House; Santa Barbara Museum of Art