Education
He studied in Japan at Sendai Ikuei High School, then Ryutsu Keizai University.
He studied in Japan at Sendai Ikuei High School, then Ryutsu Keizai University.
On graduation he first joined Nippon Electric Corporation Green Rockets. In 2006, he obtained Japanese citizenship, though at international level he has yet to represent the senior Japan squad, having played for the Japan A and Under-23 sides.