Concurrent 2E: Navigating the Japanese Market

Education:
M. A. in Library and Information Science, Keio University, 1985.

Work Experience:
Nov. 2005 – present. Operating Director, Kitasato Memorial Medical Library, Keio University,.Responsible for the operation of the Kitasato Memorial Medical Library.

Education : Graduate of Seikei University, School of Engineering, Tokyo, 1971

Work Experiences : July 1987 Present President, Igaku-Shoin Ltd.
April 1976 Joined Igaku-Shoin Ltd.
April 1971-December 1975 CBS Publishing Group, New York

Present Positions : Vice President, Japan Book Publishers Association
President, Japan Medical Publishers Association
Vice President, International Publishers Association

Igaku-Shoin is a publisher of books and periodicals in professional medicine, nursing and other health science subjects. Igaku-Shoin publishes approximately 200 book titles annually and 35 periodicals.

Joined USACO Corporation in 1985 soon after the graduation of Kanda Institute of Foreign Language and have been working in the company mainly to implement the migration from print to electronic publishing through CD-ROM database to Internet subscriptions. In 2002, took position as VP Sales and Marketing.

OBJECTIVE:
Development of Document Retrieval System for JST Bibliographic database named JDreamII

SUMMARY:
– 2001-2002 Operation of Document Retrieval System for JST Bibliographic database named JOIS-IV
– 2002-2004 Development and Operation of E-Journal site named J-STAGE
– 2004- Development of Document Retrieval System for JST Bibliographic database named JDreamII