After early stage work, she began both voice acting and singing careers.

Her most notable role is Satoshi (Ash Ketchum in English localizations), the original main character of the anime series Pokémon.

Other notable roles include Ryo Bakura in Yu-Gi-Oh!, Midori Kodama in Azuki Chan, and Aoi Futaba in You're Under Arrest.

She has also had a radio show in Japan and does some dubbing work for translations of American films and TV series into Japanese.

In April 2008, she announced in she was taking time off from JAM Project to focus on her solo work.