
| 1980 | Moves to New York. |
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| 1980-1981 | Studies English at New York University. |
| 1982 | Kicks off her career as Makeup Artist on American issue of Vogue. Since, she has created cover looks and editorial shoots for leading fashion magazines such as British, Italian, French, and German issues of Vogue and Harper's Bazaar. In addition, she provides personal makeup services to celebrities and works on numerous shows and campaigns. |
| 1994 | Starts her monthly beauty column "RUMIKO's Makeup Lesson" for "SPUR" magazine. |
| 1996 | Publishes her 1st book [RUMIKO's Makeup Lesson] from Shueisha, Inc. |
| 1997 | Launches "RMK", a Cosmetics brand to her name. Publishes her 2nd book, [RUMIKO's Makeup Book] from Fuso Publishing, Inc. |
| 2002 | Publishes her 3rd [DREAM], the biography from Magazine House Co., Ltd. |
| 2003 | Publishes her 4th book, [RUMIKO's Perfect Make Book] from Kodansha Ltd. |
| RUMIKO resides in New York City where she divides her time between being the Creative Director of RMK and a makeup artist. | |