Innovation Policy, Social Medicine (How to solve social problems)

1991   Bachelor of Economics, Kyoto University

2010   Director, Flower Industrial Promotion Office, Production Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF)
2009   Director, Information and International Policy Office, Commerce and Information Policy Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
2008   Director, Policy Planning and Research Office, Policy Bureau, METI
2006   Associate Professor, School of Public Policy, Tohoku University
1991   Joined Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI, current METI)

Books
White Paper on International Economy and Trade 2009, Tokyo: Niikei Press, 2009 (Editor in chief)
Economics of "Career Changing," Tokyo: Toyo-Keizai Press, 2001 (co-edited with Takenori Inoki, et al.)

Working Papers
"Construction of Eco-system for NTBFs to Thrive, Grow and Agglomerate," RIETI Discussion Paper 10-J-024, 2010 (co-edited with Akio Nishizawa, et al.)

Papers Published in Refereed Journals
"Gregariousness of New Technology Based Firms and Entrepreneurial Activities," Venture Review: 2010: No. 17, Article 1.
"The Role of University Start-ups in the field of Microelectronics," Microelectronics Forum: 2009, Article 7.