Yuji Sakano

Background

Sakano, Yuji was born on March 23, 1951 in Osaka, Japan. Son of Choichi and Hatsuko (Fukui) Sakano.

Education

Bachelor of Education, Kobe University, Japan, 1973. Master of Education, Tokyo University of Education, 1977. Doctor of Philosophy, Tsukuba University, Ibaraki, Japan, 1983.

Career

From assistant professor to associate professor Chiba (Japan) University, 1980—1987. Associate professor Waseda University, Tokyo, 1987—1992, professor, 1992—2003. Professor psychological science Health Sciences University Hokkaido, Sapporo, Japan, since 2003.

Visiting professor University South Carolina, Columbia, 1993—1994, Hahnemann University, Pennsylvania, 2000.

Achievements

• Yuji Sakano has been listed as a noteworthy psychologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Japanese Association Behavior Therapy (executive board directors 1995-2003, president since 2004).

Interests

• Avocation: skiing.

Connections

Married Fumiko Izutsu. Children: Wakako, Kyoko, Etsuko.

Father:

Choichi Sakano

Mother:

Hatsuko (Fukui) Sakano

Spouse:

Fumiko Izutsu

child:

Kyoko Sakano

child:

Etsuko Sakano

child:

Wakako Sakano