Masanori Sakaguchi is a Principal Researcher at ASICS Corporation, where Masanori has contributed to the Athlete Performance Research Team and the Footwear Function Research Team since June 2016. Prior experience includes a Postdoctoral Fellow position at the University of Calgary's Human Performance Lab and a Research Associate role at Waseda University. Masanori holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Sport Sciences from Waseda University, along with a Master of Science (M.Sc.) and a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in the same field. Additionally, Masanori was a Summer Visiting Student at the University of Calgary in 2012.