Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I whanau mai ia i Kanagawa Prefecture, i tiimata tana whakataetae a-ao i te 2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, ahakoa i mutu ia i te 19 o nga waahi, he nui tenei ki te awhina i a Japan ki te mētara parahi a te roopu wahine. I eke ia ki te parahi kapa i te tau e whai ake nei, i tēnei wā i te
2007 IAAF World Road Running Championships i mutu ai ia i te 13th katoa me te rere i te hawhe marathon whaiaro pai o 1:09:26 haora.