A qualified JKC All Breeds, AKD All Breeds and FCI International All Breeds judge, Tomio judges at least twenty times per year in Japan and has also judged in the Philippines and Mexico in the last couple of years. He has previously judged in Melbourne, Sydney and Western Australia at the Perth Royal Show in 1997, and at the Western Classic in 2003. His specialist dogs are German Shepherds, Great Danes, Toy Poodles, Dachshunds, Yorkshire Terriers, Dobermann's, Pugs, Chihuahuas, Pomeranians, Shetland Sheepdogs and Shih Tzu. He began breeding Pomeranians in 1970 and since then has bred Shetland Sheepdogs, Chihuahuas, Shih Tzu and Maltese. He has also been involved in the breeding of Golden Retrievers, Papillons, and Yorkshire Terriers.