Background

Sunano, Yukitoshi was born on June 12, 1954 in Otsu, Shiga, Japan. Son of Kiyoshi and Tomiko Sunano.

Education

Doctor in Area Studies, Kyoto University, Japan, 1986.

Career

Lecturer Hanazono University, Kyoto, 1985—1986, Kumamoto Wemen's University, Japan, 1986—1988, associate professor, 1988—1994, Prefectural University Kumamoto, Japan, 1994—1998, professor, since 1998. Visiting professor Kyoto University, since 2008.

Achievements

• Yukitoshi Sunano has been listed as a noteworthy language educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of African Literature Association, Society Japonaise de Langue et Litterature Francaises, Japan Association African Studies.

Connections

Married Masumi Sunakawa, January 4, 1987.

Father:

Kiyoshi Sunano

Mother:

Tomiko Sunano

Spouse:

Masumi Sunakawa