Fuji is an Assistant Professor of Sociology with expertise in "Sociology of Ethnicity" at Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), Indonesia. He has a bachelor's degree in Sociology from UGM (2012) and a master's degree in Anthropology and Development Studies from Radboud University Nijmegen in the Netherlands (2015). He is currently pursuing a doctorate in Interreligious Studies at the Indonesian Consortium for Religious Studies/ICRS UGM (2023–present). His doctoral research with a promoter from Psychology UGM discussed the intersectionality between mental health issues in transcultural health sociology with Javanese ethnicity and religion/spirituality in Buddhism. His academic forum residency or fellowship experience includes Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore (2024), ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, Singapore (2022), Lee Khong Chian Fellowship, National Library Board of Singapore (2017), and Oranje Fonds voor Sociale Initiatieven in Den Bosch, Netherlands (2015). With ethnographic experience outside Indonesia, such as Madagascar, India, the Netherlands, Indochina, and others, he further deepens his expertise in Ethnicity with intersectionality on the issues of Religious Studies and Social Development. In addition to lecturing as of 2018, he has been involved in advocacy activities, applied research, and legal writing for the regional people's representative. His clients have included international organizations such as Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, SGP UNDP, Rutgers, the Asia Foundation, and others. His social service encompasses the roles of a volunteer counselor for students’ learning resilience with mental health issues and an interfaith meditation mentor for mental health in Buddhist and secular traditions.