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Society Affiliations & Activities :

IEEE Senior Member (1999～), IEEE Member (1985～1999) of Geoscience & Remote Sensing Society
Chair of the IEEE Geoscience & Remote Sensing, Japan Chapter (2000.01～2001.12)
IEEE Member of Oceanic Engineering Society (1992～1995, 2004～2013)
IEEE Member of Aerospace & Electronic Systems Society (2008～)
Vice-Chair of the IEEE Aerospace & Electronic Systems Society, Japan Chapter (2011～2012)
The Remote Sensing & Photogrammetry Society, Associate Fellow (2001～), Member (1985～2001)
Fellow of the Electromagnetics Academy (2007～)
Organizing Committee Member of PIERS (Progress In Electromagnetic Research Symposium) 2006 (2004～2007)
Session Organizer of PIERS 2001(Osaka, Japan), 2006 (Tokyo, Japan), 2008 (Hangzhou, China), 2009 (Beijin, China), 2011 (Suzhou, China)
Remote Sensing Society of Japan, Member (1992～), Director (International Committee Chair) (2009.05～2011.05, 2005.05～2007.05), Vice President (2009.05～2011.05, 2006.05～2007.05), Auditor (2011.05~2013.05)
The Oceanographic Society of Japan, Member (1997.04～2007.03)
Visualization Society of Japan, Member (1993.04～2013.03), Councilor (2000～2011)
The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers (IEICE), Member (2000.04～)
Technical Committee Member of Space, Aeronautical and Navigational Electronics (SANE) (2005.04～2013.03)
Received IEICE Communications Society Award for Distinguished Service (2013.09)

National Institute of Environmental Studies. "Research on the development of a global forest carbon monitoring system", Adviser (2008.04～2011.03）
Japan Resources Observation System and Space Utilization Organization, "Utilization of PALSAR data", Committee Member (2008.04～2012.03)
Japan Resources Observation System and Space Utilization Organization, "Research and survey on the technologies of shore current measurements and small vessel detection by SAR", Committee Chair (2008.04～2009.03)
Japan Resources Observation System and Space Utilization Organization, "Research and survey on the technologies of shore current measurements and small vessel detection by SAR", Committee Chair (2008.04～2009.03)
Japan Resources Observation System and Space Utilization Organization, "Development of PALSAR sensor", Committee Member (2008.03～2012.03)
Japan Forum for Strategic Studies (Japan Machinery Federation), "Reconsideration on the Principles of Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, and its Effects on Defense Equipment Industries", Committee Member (2007.04-2008.03)
Visiting Research Fellow of the National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention (2003～2005)
Program Committee Member of SPIE 2002 (2002)
Earth Science and Technology Organization (ESTO), Committee Member (2000.04～2002.03)
Japan Weather Association (JWA) "Study of Ocean Waves and Wind Characteristics Under Typhoons by Satellites", Committee member (2000.04～2001.03)
Cabinet Office, International Union of Radio Science (URSI), Commission-F, Committee Member (2000～2014)
International Scientific Committee Member for CEOS WCGV SAR Workshop 2001 (2001)