I was born in Nara prefecture, Japan in 1962. I graduated from Department of Hispanic Studies, Sophia University, Japan. I joined Sharp Corp. and worked on technology, product planning and sales promotion for the personal computer. I got married and had a baby and reluctantly quit my job which was a normal thing to do at the time in Japan. I became an independent freelance writer, writing computer related books and magazines. I was able to keep working from home while I was raising 3 children despite moving 5 times due to my husband’s transfer.

Over time I developed the concept of Net Office, which is a combination of software and processes that allow us to divide and complete projects between team members in different locations. In order to implement Net Office I founded Y‘s STAFF in 1998 in Kitami City, Hokkaido where my husband was transferred. In 2004 I opened the Nara office, my home town, as a second base and the Y’s STAFF became a corporation in 2005. Now, there are about 140 teleworkers inside and outside of Japan and we are working and managing over 50 projects at the same time on the internet. Our main business activities are homepage and email magazine creation/editing and internet marketing etc. In addition, we are actively working in the teleworking consulting field.