Caught 8 passes for 187 yards and 2 touchdowns for Japan at the 2009 IFAF Junior World Championship… Also a reliable placekicker who made 12 of 12 extra points and a 32-yard field goal at the JWC… was named to the JWC all-tournament second team… made 5 of 5 extra point attempts in Japan’s 38-21 triumph over Team Stars & Stripes in the 2009 Global Challenge Bowl in Kawasaki and also added a 22-yard field goal…. attends and plays football at Nihon University… previously stared at Osaka Sangyo University Attached High School… proudest moment was winning the national championship game when in high school… favorite NFL player and team are Larry Fitzgerald and the Arizona Cardinals… has four sisters; Kozue, Midori, Kaoru, and Kaede…