Professor, Research Institute for Economics and Business Administration, Kobe University.

Specially Appointed Professor, Research Institute for Economics and Business Administration., Kobe University, from 2013.

Faculty Fellow, Research Institute of Economy, Trade, and Industry, from 2010.

Director, International Research Unit of Integrated Complex System Science, 2010-2013.

Specially Appointed Professor, Institute of Economic Research, Kyoto University, from 2010.

External Professor, Santa Fe Institute, 2008.

Director, Institute of Economic Research, Kyoto University 2006-2010.

Board of Governors, Institute for Complex Adaptive matter (ICAM), from 2004.

Visiting Professor, University of Paris, 2000-2001.

Visiting Professor, University of Marseille, 2000-2001.

Visiting Fellow, Department of Business, University of Wien, 1997.

Visiting Fellow, Department of Economics, Cornell University, 1996.

Professor, Institute of Economic Research, Kyoto University, 1987-2010.

Visiting Fellow, Department of Economics, The Faculties, Australian National University, 1990.

Member, Japan Academy, 2012.

The Emperor's Medal with Purple Ribbon, November, 2012: decorated for distinguished works on Nonlinear Economic Dynamics.

Kyoto Newspaper Grand Award in Academics, November, 2010:Award to pioneering works on Nonlinear Economic Dynamics.

Nikkei Prize for Excellent Books in Economic Science, 2008.

Honorary Doctorate, University of Aix- Marseilles Ⅱ, 2007.

Publication Prize, Mathematical Society of Japan, 2005: Award to a book on mathematical education.

Fellow, Econometric Society, elected 1992.

Peter Conivear Prize, University of Rochester, 1975.

Norman M. Kaplan Prize, University of Rochester, 1974.

Symposium in Honor of Kazuo Nishimura, Journal of Difference Equations and Applications, 13, 2007,Taylor & Francis.

Special Issue in Honor of Kazuo Nishimura: Nonlinear Dynamics in Equilibrium Models, Macroeconomic Dynamics, 16, 2012 Cambridge University Press.

President of International Society for Education, from 2006.

Council Member of Econometric Society, 1994-2001.

Standing Committee Member of the Far Eastern Meeting of the Econometric Society, 1987-1993, from 1994.

Program Chairman of the 1989 Far Eastern Meeting of the Econometric Society, 1987-1989.

Vice-President of Japanese Economic Association, 1999-2000.

President of Japanese Economic Association, 2000-2001.

Editor-in-Chief of Japanese Economic Review, 1998-2000

Neuroscience Communications, Smart Science & Technology, Member of Editorial Board, from 2015.

International Journal of Economic Theory, Basil Blackwell, Managing Editor, from 2004.

Advances in Dynamical Systems and Applications, Research India Publications, Member of Editorial Board, from 2006.

Advances of Mathematical Economics, Springer-Verlag, Member of Editorial Board, from 1998.

Annals of Financial Economics, World Scientific, Member of Advisory Board, August from 2013.

Brazilian Journal of Business Economics, Catholic University of Brasilia, Member of Advisory Board,, from 2012.

Chaos, Solitons and Fractals, Pergamon Press, Member of Editorial Board, 1990-1995.

Economic Studies Quarterly, Japan Association of Economics and Econometrics, Co-Editor, 1992-1995.

Economic Theory, Member of Editorial Board, 1990-2000.

International Journal of Dynamical Systems and Differential Equations, Nova Science Publishers, Member of Editorial Board, from 2006.

Journal of Difference Equations and Applications, Gordon and Breach Publishers, Member of Editorial Board, from 1997.

Journal of Macroeconomics, Elsevier, Member of Editorial Board, from 2003.

Journal of Informatics and Data Mining, Insight Medical Publishing, Member of Editorial Board, from 2015.

Journal of Health & Medical Economics, Insight Medical Publishing, Member of Editorial Board, from 2015.

Journal of Integrated Creative Studies, Kyoto University, Member of Editorial Board, from 2015.

Journal of Reviews on Global Economics, Lifescience Global, Member of Editorial Board, from 2012.

Journal of Risk and Financial Management,Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, Member of Advisory Board, from 2013

Journal of Economic Development, Chung Ang University, Member of Editorial Board, from 1997.

Japanese Economic Review, Basil Blackwell, Co-Editor 1995-1997, Editor-in-Chef, 1998-2000.

Journal of Economic Surveys, Basil Blackwell, Member of Advisory Board, 1990-1995.

Journal of Population Economics, Springer-Verlag, Member of Editorial Board, 1995-2001.

Mathematical Social Sciences, North-Holland, Member of Editorial Board, 1993-1997.

Pacific Economic Review, Wiley-Blackwell, Member of Editorial Board, from 2003.

Review of International Economics, Wiley Blackwell, Member of Editorial Board, from 1997.

Ricerche Economiche, Academic Press, Member of Editorial Board, 1991-1997.

Seoul Journal of Economics, Seoul University, Member of Editorial Board, from 1996.

Studies in Nonlinear Dynamics and Econometrics, MIT Press, Member of Editorial Board, from 1995.

Theoretical Economics Letters, Scientific Research Publishing, Member of Editorial Board, from 2011.