Makoto joined CACTUS in 2003, and was instrumental in introducing online marketing and promoting CACTUS’s editorial services among researchers in Japan. In 2007, he took over CACTUS’s Japan operations and business development for the publication support, education, transcription, translation, and design services. He helped launch ScienceTalks, CACTUS’s initiative to provide an interactive platform where authors and researchers can exchange ideas. Makoto holds a bachelor’s degree in law from Nihon University, Japan. He has worked in Japan, India, and the UK