Graduated from the Graduate School of Engineering at Hokkaido University in 2009, and during that time he had the experience of researching closed ecological life-support systems (CELSS). Yuki joined Japan Manned Space Systems Corporation, and for about 12 years he worked on the development and operational support of experimental devices used on board the Japanese Experimental Module Kibo on the International Space Station.
At Space BD he primarily is responsible for development and operational support of experimental devices used on Small Exposed Experiment Platform (i-SEEP) attached to the outside of Kibo. He is from Hokkaido.