Education
1960, Graduated from the University of Tokyo, Degree in Law
Experience
1960 Joined the Ministry of International Trade and Industry
1975-1978 Executive Director, Japan Trade Center, New York
1980 Director, Electronics Policy Division, Machinery and Information Industries Bureau
1982 Director, Industrial Finance Division, Industrial Policy Bureau
1983 Director, General Affairs Division, International Trade Administration Bureau
1984 Director, Personnel Division, Minister's Secretariat
1985 Director-General, Economic Cooperation Department, International Trade Policy Bureau
1986 Director-General, Public Utilities Department, Agency of Natural Resources and Energy
1987 Deputy Director-General, Machinery and Information Industries Bureau
1988 Director-General, Consumer Goods and Service Industries Bureau
1989 Director-General, Industrial Location and Environment Protection Bureau
1991 Director-General, International Trade Policy Bureau
1993 Vice-Minister for International Affairs
1995/1-1995/3 Special Advisor to the Ministry of International Trade and Indusrty
1995/1-1996/8 Adviser to the Japan Economic Foundation
1995/7-1997/9 Advisor to the Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan, Ltd.
Advisor to the Nomura Research Institute, Ltd
1995/9-1996/1, 1997/1-1997/2, 2000/10-2000/11 Visiting Professor, Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies,University of California, San Diego
1997/10-2000/3 Executive Vice President, Arabian Oil Company, Ltd.
2000/7 - Vice Chairman, Toranomon Policy Research Institute
2001/4 - 2005/8 Chairman, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)
Independent Administrative Institute (IAI)
2001/11- 2005/6 Special Advisor to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
2001/11-2005/2 Vice Chairman, Executive Board of the Clean Development Mechanism
