Prof. Dr. Kazuyuki Inubushi received a BSc in Agricultural Chemistry from the University of Tokyo, Japan (1979). He attended graduate school of Agriculture at the University of Tokyo, where he received a MS (1981) and PhD in Soil Science (1984). Following a JSPS Postdoctoral fellowship, he was appointed Assistant at the University of Tokyo (1984), and he moved to Faculty of Bioresources, Mie University as Associate Professor (1987), then moved again to Faculty of Horticulture, Chiba University (1993), where he is currently Professor of Soil Science. He was working at IRRI (International Rice Research Institute) and Rothamsted Experimental Station, UK and till today he is keeping research collaboration with them and other institutes/universities internationally in various aspects of soil microbiology and biochemistry. He is currently President of Japanese Society of Soil Microbiology, Chairman of IUSS Sub-committee, Science Council of Japan, and past vice chair for Commission 2.3 Soil Biology, the International Union of Soil Science. Board member of Japanese Society of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, Editorial member of Biology and Fertility of Soils (Regional Editor); Soil Science and Plant Nutrition; Microbes and Environments. Progress Award of Japanese Society of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition (1987), Best Paper Award in International Soil Science Society (1994), Oze Award (award for environmental study in natural wetland ecosystem) (2004) and Award of Japanese Society of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition (2005). Additional information can be found at Dr Inubushi’s website http://www.h.chiba-u.jp/soil/Englishtop.html