Born May 3, 1962 in Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture.
Graduated from Niigata Prefectural Takada High School in 1981.
Graduated from Chuo University, Faculty of Commerce, Department of Accounting (majoring in Management Analysis)
in 1985. Registered as a tax accountant
in 1990. Opened a private tax accountant office in Toranomon
in 1995. Opened a joint office in Ginza with tax accountants, judicial scriveners, and social insurance labor consultants in 1997.
Established Ark & Partners Tax Accountant Corporation in 2010, and
provides consulting services mainly on business succession for family businesses with external partners
Registered Political Funds Auditor (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications), Member of the Kojimachi Branch of the Tokyo Certified Public Tax Accountants Association ; Certified Business Innovation Support Organization (SME Agency); M&A Support Organization (SME Agency ); Member of HAPA (Hawaii Association of Public Accountants); Member of the Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry
He has given numerous lectures at bar associations, banks, securities companies, life insurance companies, and succession organizations.
He has written for financial magazines such as Nikkei Money and Money Pan.
"Unfortunate Inheritance" (Nikkei BP) is a bestseller with over 50,000 copies sold. He is
a guest speaker at HTI (Hawaii Tax Institute).
He has provided numerous consultations on U.S.-Japan inheritance for Japanese residents in Hawaii. He
has handled over 500 consultations on Hawaii real estate tax matters.
He is the representative of the "Hawaii Inheritance Project," which is composed of experts from Hawaii and Japan.
