Selection of transcripts related to low-temperature tolerance using RNA sequencing from F2 plants between japonica and indica rice (Oryza sativa L.) cultivars , Functional Plant Biology, 48( 10), 984- 984, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1071/fp21088 

Characterisation of a rice vacuolar invertase isoform, OsINV2, for growth and yield-related traits , FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY, 46( 8), 777- 785, 2019, https://doi.org/10.1071/FP18291 

Selection of Transcripts Affecting Initial Growth Rate of Rice Backcrossed Inbred Lines Using RNA Sequencing Data , FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE, 9,  1880- 1880, Dec. 20, 2018, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2018.01880 

Genetic Evidence for the Role of a Rice Vacuolar Invertase as a Molecular Sink Strength Determinant , Rice, 11( 1),  , Dec. 1, 2018, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12284-018-0201-x 

Characterization of sugar metabolism in the stem of Tachisuzuka, a whole-crop silage rice cultivar with high sugar content in the stem , Plant Production Science, 21( 3), 233- 243, Jul. 3, 2018, https://doi.org/10.1080/1343943x.2018.1461016 

Temperature-dependent QTLs in indica alleles for improving grain quality in rice: increased prominence of QTLs responsible for reduced chalkiness under high-temperature conditions , Molecular Breeding, 38( 5),  , May. 1, 2018, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11032-018-0807-0 

Extracting soluble sugars from living plants: Investigation of the sugar extraction method via the SWEET sugar transporter , 生物工学会誌, 96( 3), 129‐136- , Mar. 25, 2018,  

Role of a vacuolar invertase, OsINV3, in grain size determination of rice (Oryza sativa L.) , Abstracts of Meeting of the CSSJ, 244,  120- 120, 2017, https://doi.org/10.14829/jcsproc.244.0_120 

Mutation of the SP1 gene is responsible for the small-panicle trait in the rice cultivar Tachisuzuka, but not necessarily for high sugar content in the stem , PLANT PRODUCTION SCIENCE, 20( 1), 90- 94, 2017, https://doi.org/10.1080/1343943X.2016.1260484 

Suppression of starch accumulation in 'sugar leaves' of rice affects plant productivity under field conditions , PLANT PRODUCTION SCIENCE, 20( 1), 102- 110, 2017, https://doi.org/10.1080/1343943X.2016.1259958 

A reduction of sucrose phosphate synthase (SPS) activity affects sucrose/starch ratio in leaves but does not inhibit normal plant growth in rice , PLANT SCIENCE, 253,  40- 49, Dec. 2016, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plantsci.2016.08.017 

Eco-physiological analyses of rice lse3 mutant that accumulates excess amount of starch in the leaf blades , Abstracts of Meeting of the CSSJ, 241,  213- 213, 2016, https://doi.org/10.14829/jcsproc.241.0_213 

A simple method for squeezing juice from rice stems and its use in the high-throughput analysis of sugar content in rice stems , PLANT PRODUCTION SCIENCE, 19( 2), 309- 314, 2016, https://doi.org/10.1080/1343943X.2015.1128099 

Control of grain protein contents through SEMIDWARF1 mutant alleles: sd1 increases the grain protein content in Dee-geo-woo-gen but not in Reimei , MOLECULAR GENETICS AND GENOMICS, 290( 3), 939- 954, Jun. 2015, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00438-014-0965-7 

Suppression of starch synthesis in rice stems splays tiller angle due to gravitropic insensitivity but does not affect yield , FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY, 42( 1), 31- 41, 2015, https://doi.org/10.1071/FP14159 

Physiological analysis of knockdown mutants for OsSPS1, a gene encoding sucrose phosphate synthase in rice. , Abstracts of Meeting of the CSSJ, 240,  114- 114, 2015, https://doi.org/10.14829/jcsproc.240.0_114 

Characterization of vacuolar invertase genes OsINV2 and OsINV3 in rice (Oryza sativa L.) , Abstracts of Meeting of the CSSJ, 240,  116- 116, 2015, https://doi.org/10.14829/jcsproc.240.0_116 

Phenotypic analyses of rice lse2 and lse3 mutants that exhibit hyperaccumulation of starch in the leaf blades , RICE, 7,   , Dec. 2014, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12284-014-0032-3 

Analysis of gene-disruption mutants of a sucrose phosphate synthase gene in rice, OsSPS1, shows the importance of sucrose synthesis in pollen germination , PLANT SCIENCE, 225,  102- 106, Aug. 2014, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plantsci.2014.05.018 

Effects of Water Temperature during Soaking Period of Rice Seeds Stored for a Long Term on Sucrose Synthase Expression during Germination , , 82,  136- 137, Sep. 9, 2013,  

A near isogenic line of rice carrying chromosome segments containing OsSPS1 of Kasalath in the genetic background of Koshihikari produces an increased spikelet number per panicle , FIELD CROPS RESEARCH, 149,  56- 62, Aug. 2013, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2013.04.020 

Disruption of a rice gene for alpha-glucan water dikinase, OsGWD1, leads to hyperaccumulation of starch in leaves but exhibits limited effects on growth , FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE, 4,   , May. 2013, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2013.00147 

The promoter activities of sucrose phosphate synthase genes in rice, OsSPS1 and OsSPS11, are controlled by light and circadian clock, but not by sucrose , FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE, 4,   , Mar. 2013, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2013.00031 

Starch reduction in rice stems due to a lack of OsAGPL1 or OsAPL3 decreases grain yield under low irradiance during ripening and modifies plant architecture , FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY, 40( 11), 1137- 1146, 2013, https://doi.org/10.1071/FP13105 

Overexpression of a Rice TIFY Gene Increases Grain Size through Enhanced Accumulation of Carbohydrates in the Stem , BIOSCIENCE BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY, 76( 11), 2129- 2134, Nov. 2012, https://doi.org/10.1271/bbb.120545 

A Chemically Inducible Gene Expression System and Its Application to Inducible Gene Suppression in Rice , PLANT PRODUCTION SCIENCE, 15( 2), 73- 78, Apr. 2012, https://doi.org/10.1626/pps.15.73 

Mist Cooling System for Paddy Field with Naturally Generated Energy : 2. Supression of chalky grains by mist cooling system , Abstracts of Meeting of the CSSJ, 81,  188- 189, Mar. 29, 2012, https://doi.org/10.14829/jcsproc.233.0.188.0 

Tissue specificity and diurnal change in gene expression of the sucrose phosphate synthase gene family in rice , PLANT SCIENCE, 181( 2), 159- 166, Aug. 2011, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plantsci.2011.04.019 

Expression analysis of sucrose phosphate synthase (SPS) gene family in rice , Abstracts of Meeting of the CSSJ, 79,  116- 117, Sep. 3, 2010, https://doi.org/10.14829/jcsproc.230.0.116.0 

Disruption of a gene for rice sucrose transporter, OsSUT1, impairs pollen function but pollen maturation is unaffected , JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY, 61( 13), 3639- 3646, Aug. 2010, https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erq175 

Rice metal-nicotianamine transporter, OsYSL2, is required for the long-distance transport of iron and manganese , PLANT JOURNAL, 62( 3), 379- 390, May. 2010, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-313X.2010.04158.x 

A gene controlling the number of primary rachis branches also controls the vascular bundle formation and hence is responsible to increase the harvest index and grain yield in rice , THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS, 120( 5), 875- 893, Mar. 2010, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-009-1218-8 

A Simple Equipment to Screen the Rice Strains Tolerant to High Temperature in the Ripening Processes , Japanese Journal of Crop Science, 79( 2), 166- 173, 2010, https://doi.org/10.1626/jcs.79.166 

An expression analysis profile for the entire sucrose synthase gene family in rice , PLANT SCIENCE, 174( 5), 534- 543, May. 2008, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plantsci.2008.02.009 

Involvement of the sucrose transporter, OsSUT1, in the long-distance pathway for assimilate transport in rice , JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY, 58( 12), 3155- 3169, Oct. 2007, https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erm153 

Comprehensive expression profiling of rice grain filling-related genes under high temperature using DNA microarray , PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, 144( 1), 258- 277, May. 2007, https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.107.098665 

The role of the sucrose transporter, OsSUT1, in germination and early seedling growth and development of rice plants , JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY, 58( 3), 483- 495, Feb. 2007, https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erl217 

Comprehensive expression profiling of rice grain filling-related genes under high temperature using DNA microarray , PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY, 48,  S62- , 2007,  

Expression profiling of genes related to starch synthesis in rice leaf sheaths during the heading period , PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM, 128( 3), 425- 435, Nov. 2006, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1399-3054.2006.00758.x 

Expression profiling of genes involved in starch synthesis in sink and source organs of rice , Journal of Experimental Botany, 56( 422), 3229- 3244, Dec. 2005, https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/eri292 

Influence of free-air CO2 enrichment (FACE) on the eating quality of rice , JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE, 85( 11), 1861- 1868, Aug. 2005, https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.2165 

Expressions of rice sucrose non-fermenting-1 related protein kinase 1 genes are differently regulated during the caryopsis development. , Plant physiology and biochemistry : PPB, 43( 7), 669- 79, Jul. 2005,  

Expression patterns of genes encoding carbohydrate-metabolizing enzymes and their relationship to grain filling in rice (Oryza sativa L.): Comparison of caryopses located at different positions in a panicle , PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY, 46( 4), 620- 628, Apr. 2005, https://doi.org/10.1093/pcp/pci066 

A comprehensive expression analysis of the starch synthase gene family in rice (Oryza sativa L.) , PLANTA, 220( 1), 9- 16, Nov. 2004, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00425-004-1314-6 

Evaluation of Biosafety on Transgenic Rice Plants with the Rye and Oat Ribosome-inactivating Protein Gene , The Hokuriku Crop Science, 39( 0), 10- 14, 2004, https://doi.org/10.19016/hokurikucs.39.0_10 

The sucrose transporter gene family in rice. , Plant & cell physiology, 44( 3), 223- 32, Mar. 2003,  

Antisense suppression of the rice sucrose transporter gene, OsSUT1, leads to impaired grain filling and germination but does not affect photosynthesis. , Functional Plant Biology, 29,  815- 826, Jul. 2002,  

Cell wall invertase in developing rice caryopsis: molecular cloning of OsCIN1 and analysis of its expression in relation to its role in grain filling. , Plant & cell physiology, 43( 4), 452- 9, Apr. 2002, https://doi.org/10.1093/pcp/pcf055 

Antisense expression of a rice sucrose transporter OsSUT1 in rice (Oryza sativa L.) , PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY, 42( 10), 1181- 1185, Oct. 2001,  

Toward the mapping of physiological and agronomic characters on a rice function map: QTL analysis and comparison between QTLs and expressed sequence tags , THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS, 102( 6-7), 793- 800, May. 2001, https://doi.org/10.1007/s001220000467 

Cellular localisation and function of a sucrose transporter OsSUT1 developing rice grains , AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, 28( 12), 1187- 1196, 2001,  

Sugar uptake and transport in rice embryo. Expression of companion cell-specific sucrose transporter (OsSUT1) induced by sugar and light , Plant Physiology, 124( 1), 85- 93, 2000,  

Gene Expression of Enzymes for Starch and Sucrose Metabolism and Transport in Leaf Sheaths of Rice (Oryza sativa L.) during the Heading Period in Relation to the Sink to Source Transition , Plant Production Science, 2( 3), 178- 183, Sep. 1999,  

Elevated Sucrose-phosphate Synthase Activity in Source Leaves of Potato Plants Transrformed with the Maize SPS Gene , Plant Production Science, 2( 2), 92- 99, Jun. 1999,  

Elevated Sucrose-phosphate Synthase Activity in Source Leaves of Potato Plants Transrformed with the Maize SPS Gene , Plant Production Science, 2( 2), 92- 99, Jun. 1999,  

Molecular Cloning and Expression Analysis of a Gene for a Sucrose Transporter in Maize (Zea mays L.) , Plant Cell Physiology, 40,  1172- 1178, 1999,  

Gene expression of enzymes for starch and sucrose metabolism and transport in leaf sheaths of rice (Oryza sativa L.) during the heading period in relation to the sink to source transition , Plant Production Science, 2( 3), 178- 183, 1999, https://doi.org/10.1626/pps.2.178 

Transgenic improvement of photosynthetic property in tobacco using E12 Ω promoter system to express higher level of mouse carbonic anhydrase activity in cytoplasm , Plant Biotechnology, 16( 5), 353- 359, 1999, https://doi.org/10.5511/plantbiotechnology.16.353 

dDNA cloning and tissue specific expression of maize sucrose transporter , PHOTOSYNTHESIS: MECHANISMS AND EFFECTS, VOLS I-V, ,  3019- 3022, 1998,  

Carbonic anhydrase activity and CO2-transfer resistance in Zn-deficient rice leaves , Plant Physiology, 118( 3), 929- 934, 1998, https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.118.3.929 

Nitrous oxide emission from a rice paddy field in Japan , Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, 49,  51- 58, Sep. 1997,  

Gene Manipulation to Improve Crop Yield , KAGAKU TO SEIBUTSU, 35( 5), 354- 361, May. 25, 1997, https://doi.org/10.1271/kagakutoseibutsu1962.35.354 

cDNA cloning and tissue specific expression of a gene for sucrose transporter from rice (Oryza sativa L.) , Plant and Cell Physiology, 38( 12), 1389- 1396, 1997, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.pcp.a029134 

Nitrous oxide emission from a rice paddy field in Japan , NUTRIENT CYCLING IN AGROECOSYSTEMS, 49( 1-3), 51- 58, 1997,  

STOMATAL OSCILLATION IN PEANUT LEAVES OBSERVED UNDER FIELD CONDITIONS , JAPANESE JOURNAL OF CROP SCIENCE, 63( 1), 162- 163, Mar. 1994,  

銅精錬所煙害地における重金属耐性植物ヘビノネゴザの生育特性 , 人間と環境, 19( 1), 2- 11, Feb. 1993,  

PARTICIPATION OF AIR HUMIDITY AND WATER-UPTAKE ABILITY IN THE APPEARANCE OF CYCLIC CHANGES IN THE RATES OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND TRANSPIRATION OF PEANUT PLANTS , JAPANESE JOURNAL OF CROP SCIENCE, 61( 4), 597- 602, Dec. 1992,  

A STOMATAL IMPRESSION METHOD USING A FAST-STICKING ADHESIVE , JAPANESE JOURNAL OF CROP SCIENCE, 61( 1), 159- 160, Mar. 1992,  

CYCLIC CHANGES IN THE PHOTOSYNTHETIC RATE AND THE TRANSPIRATION RATE OF PEANUT LEAVES , JAPANESE JOURNAL OF CROP SCIENCE, 60( 4), 504- 509, Dec. 1991,  

足尾地区の土壌がハツカダイコンの乾物生長と金属含量におよぼす影響 , 人間と環境(日本環境学会), 17( 2), 47- 56, 1991,  

銅精錬所による煙害地の土壌特性－排煙による足尾松木地区の土壌の酸性化と重金属汚染について－ , 人間と環境, 15,  10- 17, Jun. 1989,  

Effects of Water Temperature during Soaking Period of Rice Seeds Stored for a Long Term on Sucrose Synthase Expression during Germination , , 82,  136- 137, Sep. 9, 2013 

Tiller angle in a low stem starch rice mutant is increased due to reduction of stem gravitropic response , , 82,  146- 147, Sep. 9, 2013 

A comparative investigation of RNA amplification methods for quantitative assessment of the transcript levels in rice tissues , , 82,  202- 201, Mar. 28, 2013 

A chromosomal region that improve high temperature tolerance and grain quality in the indica rice cultivar 'Habataki' allele , , 82,  200- 201, Mar. 28, 2013 

Effect of shading treatment during ripening period on grain yield of rice mutants with suppressed starch synthesis in leaves and stems , , 81,  280- 281, Sep. 9, 2012 

Physiological characterization and genetic analysis of a leaf-starch excess mutant of rice , , 81,  166- 167, Mar. 29, 2012 

Charactarization of Leaf Starch-accumulating Mutants of Rice , , 80,  178- 179, Mar. 30, 2011 

Soluble Sugar and Starch Accumulation, Growth and Dry Matter Production in Rice Mutants with Suppressed Starch Synthesis in Leaves and Stems , , 80,  394- 395, Mar. 30, 2011 

A QTL for the tolerance to high temperature ripening that reduces chalky grains in the indica rice cultivar 'Habataki' allele , , 80,  216- 217, Mar. 30, 2011 

Mist Cooling System for Paddy Field with Naturally Generated Energy , , 79,  156- 157, Mar. 30, 2010 

Search for Genes That Are Expressed Specifically in Sink or Source Tissues of Rice , , 78,  262- 263, Sep. 29, 2009 

Screening and Characterization of Leaf Starch-accumulating Mutants of Rice , , 78,  116- 117, Sep. 29, 2009 

The equipment that screen high temperature tolerant strains in the ripening process in rice, and the screening of the stability of grain quality to ripening temperature , Japanese Journal of Crop Science, 77,  184- 185, Mar. 27, 2008 

The role of a sucrose transporter (OsSUT1) in the development and the functionality of rice pollen , Japanese Journal of Crop Science, 77,  128- 129, Mar. 27, 2008 

The gene that controls the number of primary rachis branches in rice also controls the vascular bundle formation in peduncle , Japanese Journal of Crop Science, 77,  202- 203, Mar. 27, 2008 

Comprehensive expression profiling of rice grain filling-related genes under high temperature using DNA microarray , PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY, 48,  S62- S62, 2007 

59 Expression of the genes for the enzymes involved in starch synthesis in the leaf sheaths of rice plants , Japanese Journal of Crop Science, 74( 1), 118- 119, Mar. 30, 2005 

93 Expression patterns of genes encoding carbohydrate-metabolizing enzymes and their relation to grain filling in rice (Oryza sativa L.) : comparison of superior and inferior caryopses. , Japanese Journal of Crop Science, 74( 1), 186- 187, Mar. 30, 2005 

85 Relationship between endosperm development and the gene expression of cell wall invertase isoforms : Comparison between superior and inferior caryopses , Japanese Journal of Crop Science, 73( 1), 170- 171, Mar. 29, 2004 

86 A comprehensive expression analysis of starch synthase gene family in rice , Japanese Journal of Crop Science, 73( 1), 172- 173, Mar. 29, 2004 

3. Molecular determinants of sugar transport and metabolism in developing caryopsis of rice , Japanese Journal of Crop Science, 73( 1), 302- 303, Mar. 29, 2004 

Quantitative trait loci for the quality of brown rice and their interaction to environmental factors , Jpn. J. Crop Sci., 73( 1), 96- 97, 2004 

The effect of SPS gene knockout by retrotransposon (Tos17) insertion on SPS activity , Japanese Journal of Crop Science, 72( 2), 292- 293, Sep. 17, 2003 

CO₂倍増条件下で育てた米の食味と関連成分 , 日本作物学会講演会要旨・資料集, 213th,  144- 145, Apr. 2, 2002 

Cloning and characterization of a novel sucrose transporter gene, OsSUT3 from rice , PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY, 43,  S190- S190, 2002 

Carbohydrate metabolism during the grain-filling process in rice plants(Oryza sativa.L) : II.Effect of sink/source ratio on the expression of genes related to carbohydrate metabolism and transport. , Japanese Journal of Crop Science, 70( 2), 313- 314, Sep. 27, 2001 

水稲の登熟性向上に関する生理生態学的研究 (5) 日印交雑品種の穂の形態特性と枝梗数に関与する二つの遺伝子座との関係 , 日本作物学会講演会要旨・資料集, 211th,  126- 127, Mar. 30, 2001 

Carbohydrate metabolism during the grain-filling process in rice plants(Oryza sativa.L) : I.Expression of genes related to carbohydrate metabolism and transport during the development of superior and inferior grains. , Japanese Journal of Crop Science, 69( 2), 258- 259, Oct. 4, 2000 

ANALYSES OF SUGAR TRANSPORT VIA VASCULAR SYSTEM IN RICE : , Plant and cell physiology, 41,  s28- , 2000 

41 Effects of elevated CO_2 on the grain filling of rice cultivars with different sink-source balances , Japanese Journal of Crop Science, 68( 1), 82- 83, Apr. 2, 1999 

P-24 Effect of elevated CO_2 on sugar metabolism in leaf blades of rice (Oryza sativa L.) : Changes in the amounts of carbohydrates in flag leaf blades during heading period , Japanese Journal of Crop Science, 68( 1), 238- 239, Apr. 2, 1999 

EXPRESSION OF SUCROSE TRANSPORTER IN LEAF BLADES OF MAIZE (Zea mays L. ) , , 40,  s68- s68, Mar. 1999 

Sucrose transport pathways in source and sink tissues of plants and crops , JAPANESE JOURNAL OF CROP SCIENCE, 67( 2), 129- 135, Jun. 1998 

REGULATORY MECHANISMS OF SUGAR TRANSPORT -EXPRESSION OF SUGAR TRANSPORTERS USING ISOLATED RICE EMBRYOS- , , 39,  S131- S131, May. 1998 

PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND GROWTH OF TRANSGENIC TOBACCO EXPRESSING FOREIGN CARBONIC ANHYDRASE ACTIVITY IN CYTOPLASM WITH AN IMPROVED PROMOTER , , 39,  S26- S26, May. 1998 

CHANGES OF GENE EXPRESSION FOR SUCROSE BIOSYNTHESIS RICE IN LEAF SHEATHS , , 39,  S94- S94, May. 1998 

75 Gene expression of some enzymes involved in carobohydrate metabolism in leaf sheath of rice plant during heading period , Japanese Journal of Crop Science, 66( 2), 149- 150, Oct. 18, 1997 

Carbonic anhydrase activity and CO2 transfer resistance in Zn deficient rice leaves. , PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, 114( 3), 1087- 1087, Jul. 1997 

Expression of cytosolic FBPase gene in rice. , PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, 114( 3), 299- 299, Jul. 1997 

Cloning and tissue specific expression of sucrose transporter from rice plant Oryza sativa L. , PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, 114( 3), 303- 303, Jul. 1997 

120 Cloning and organ specific expression of sucrose transporter from rice plant , Japanese Journal of Crop Science, 66( 1), 240- 241, Apr. 2, 1997 

53 Effects of stomatal oscillation on average rates of photosynthesis and trancpiation, and water use efficiency of peanut plants , Japanese Journal of Crop Science, 62( 2), 105- 106, Oct. 18, 1993 

Mar. 2016, Crop Science Society of Japan, Japanese Society of Crop Science Research Award, Molecular Physiological Studies on the Transport and Metabolism of Photoassimilates in Poaceous Crops 

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Genotypic variance and its physiological basis in translocation of photoassimilates from rice leaf blades, ,  Apr. 2019 - Mar. 2022 

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Identification of the mechanisms of high temperature tolerance at ripening stage in rice, ,  Oct. 2015 - Mar. 2018 

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Elucidation of sugar and starch accumulation mechanism in rice stems using mutants, ,  Apr. 2015 - Mar. 2020 

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Towards genetic modification of non-structural carbohydrate composition in rice stems: Searching for regulatory factors in starch and sucrose metabolisms, ,  Apr. 2014 - Mar. 2017 

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Molecular dissection of sugar transport and uptake mechanisms during pollen maturation of rice, ,  Apr. 2013 - Mar. 2016 

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Gene mapping and physiological characterization of leaf starch excess mutants of rice, ,  2010 - 2012 

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Elucidation of molecular mechanisms for regulating the translocation of carbon and nitrogen in rice, ,  2008 - 2010 

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Molecular mechanism of the mobilization of carbohydrates accumulated in the stems of rice plants, ,  2006 - 2008 

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Molecular mechanisum of starch metabolism in the leaf sheaths and culms of rice plants, ,  2003 - 2005