Background
Onai, Toru was born on August 29, 1955 in Ota, Gunma, Japan. Son of Harukichi and Toyo Onai.
Onai, Toru was born on August 29, 1955 in Ota, Gunma, Japan. Son of Harukichi and Toyo Onai.
Bachelors, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan, 1978. Masters, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan, 1981. Doctor of Philosophy, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan, 1997.
Assistant Hokkaido University Education, Asahikawa, Japan, 1984—1986, associate professor, 1986—1995, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 1995—2002, professor, since 2002. Director Association Region and Community Studies, Tokyo, 1996—2000, Tokyo, 2002—2006, Japan Society Educational Sociology, Tokyo, since 1997, Japan Sociological Society, Tokyo, 2000—2003, Hokkaido Sociological Association, Sapporo, since 1999.
Married Junko Nishio. Children: Hitomi, Yuu.