Award:
Journal award of J. Ferment. Bioeng. in 1993, 1994, 1999 (Japanese Society for Bioscience and Biotechnology)
Takeda Techno-Entrepreneurship Award in 2001 (The Takeda Foundation)
Research Award for Fermentation and Metabolism in 2003 (Japan Bioindustry Association)
Enzyme Application Symposium Award in 2007 (Amano Enzyme Inc.)
Research Planning Award in 2010 (JSBBA)
Society activity:
Editorial board; Archaea (2009-), Open Biotechnol (2007-)
Advisory board; Appl Biol Chem (2008-)
Vice president; Japan Society for Environmental Biotechnology
Membership; American Society for Microbiology,
Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Agrochemistry,
Japan Society for Biotechnology, Japanese Biochemical Society,
Japan Bioindustry Association