is a professor of linguistics at the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies

Tokyo University of Foreign Studies

TUFS is a specialized institution only in foreign language, international affairs and foreign studies, thus it is not as well-known as other big universities such as University of Tokyo and Kyoto University...

. His primary area of study is on the Tungusic languages

Tungusic languages

The Tungusic languages form a language family spoken in Eastern Siberia and Manchuria by Tungusic peoples. Many Tungusic languages are endangered, and the long-term future of the family is uncertain...

. He is active in linguistic field work, and has also published grammatical papers, praised by fellow Tungologist Toshiro Tsumagari as "revealing". His contributions of Nanai and other Tungusic folkloristic materials form one of the mainstays of Chiba University

Chiba University

is a national university in the city of Chiba, Japan. It offers Doctoral degrees in education as part of a coalition with Tokyo Gakugei University, Saitama University, and Yokohama National University.-Faculties:*Letters*Education*Law and Economics*Science...

's Publications on Tungus Languages and Cultures series.

Publications

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Otaru University of Commerce

is one of the most difficult University in Japan--also --- national universities in Japan.　Most of graduate get a job in elite companies. The main campus of the university is located in Otaru, Hokkaidō, Japan, and the satellite campus is located in Chūō-ku, Sapporo.- History :The origin of the...

|year=1993|id=}}|series=Hokkaido University Publications on Linguistics #5|publisher=Hokkaido University|year=1994|id=}}|series=Publications on Tungus Languages and Cultures #5|publisher=Otaru University of Commerce|year=1995|id=}}|series=Publications on Tungus Languages and Cultures #8|publisher=Tottori University|year=1996|id=}}|series=Publications on Tungus Languages and Cultures #10|publisher=Tokyo University of Foreign Studies|year=1996|id=}}

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