Is responsible for the Pastoral Ministry in the Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, Italy. Prior to this appointment,
he was responsible for the Pastoral Care at the Provincial Seminary in Tokyo, Japan, where he was also Member of the Committee of Formation, Member of the Liturgical Committee, and Provincial Vocation Director. He holds an M.A. in Theology and B.A. of Theology from the Sophia University, Faculty of Theology, Tokyo. Ordained to the priesthood in 2012, he joined the Franciscan Conventual Order, Immaculate Conception Province (Japan), in 2003.