ACADEMIC DEGREES Bachelor's degree in Physics, Kyoto University 1990 Ph.D. (Science), Kyoto University 1995 CURRENT POSITION Professor Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan PREVIOUS ACADEMIC POSITIONS: 2008.4--2014.3 Professor Yukawa Institute, Kyoto University, Japan 2003.5--2008.3 Associate Professor Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Japan 2000.4--2003.5 Associate Professor Yukawa Institute, Kyoto University, Japan 1995.8--2000.3 Asistant Professor Osaka Univeristy, Japan 1995.4--1995.8 JSPS Postdoctoral Research Fellow Kyoto University, Japan 1993.4--1995.3 & JSPS Research Fellow Kyoto University, Japan