Education
2023 BA in Law, Chuo University, Japan
2001 Master of Public Affairs (MPA), School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, United States
1993 BA in Agricultural Economics, Kyoto University, Japan
Experience
2023-2024 Deputy Director-General, Economic and Industrial Policy Bureau, METI (Drafted and implemented the industrial competitiveness promotion law, and reformed the tax incentives for higher wages)
2021-2023 Cabinet Counsellor, Cabinet Secretariat Office, and at Digital Agency
2020-2021 Chief director, Manufacturing Industry Bureau, METI
2019-2020 Director, IT industry division, METI (Drafted and implemented the 5G promotion law, established $1billion 5G fund to promote advanced chips)
2018-2019 Director, Tax Affairs Division, SMEs Agency, METI (Established the dynamic Tax reform for business succession)
2016-2018 Senior Secretariat for Economic Reform and TPP Minister (Passed the TPP related laws)
2014-2016 Director, Finance Division, SMEs Agency, METI (Reform the Finance Guarantee system)
2011-2014 Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Japan in Geneva
(2013-2014 Chairperson of TBT committee at WTO)
2010-2011 Director for Budget and Accounts Division, METI (Planned, supervised and internally audited METI’s budget)
1994 Entered to the Government of Japan, METI
Selected Publications and Papers
Books
- Re-examination of global warming issue, Toyo Keizai, 2021, Edited by Akihiro Sawa/Soichiro Seki
