She is a Deputy Director of the International Affairs Office at the Rehabilitation Bureau of the Ministry of Justice, Japan.

She recently served as an International Consultant at UNODC in Vienna, where she assisted in the development of the UN Model Strategies on Reducing Reoffending (the Kyoto Model Strategies).

She has more than 20 years of professional experience in the field of offender rehabilitation and reintegration, having started her career in 2002. Over the course of her career, she has served as a professor at the United Nations Asia and Far East Institute for the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders (UNAFEI), where she was involved in international training and research activities for criminal justice practitioners from around the world. She has also worked as a probation officer and rehabilitation coordinator at local probation offices in Japan, providing direct support and guidance to justice-involved individuals in their reintegration into society.

 

She holds national licenses as a certified social worker, a mental health social worker, and a certified psychologist, which complement her professional expertise.