Expertise
Work-life Balance, Intellectual Property Policy, Consumer Policy, Regional Economies, Energy policy
Education
1998 M.B.A., Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
1991 Bachelor of Law, the University of Tokyo
Experience
2020.10 Director, Office for Promotion of Regulatory Reform, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan
2020.7 Executive Vice President,Organization for Small and Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation, JAPAN
2017 Director General, Planning and Administration Department, National Institute of Technology and Evaluation (NITE)
2016 Director, Regional Industrial Infrastructure Division, Regional Economic and Industrial Policy Group, METI
2015 Director-General, Economic Policy Department, Kanto Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry, METI
2014 Director, Consumer Transaction Division, Consumer Affairs Agency
2012 - 2014 Director, Legislative Affairs Office, Policy Planning and Coordination Department, Japan Patent Office, METI
2009 - 2012 Deputy Mayor, City of Yokohama
2009 - 2009 Director, Minister's Secretariat, METI
2009 Consulting Fellow, RIETI
2009 - 2009 Director, Research Office, Small and Medium Enterprise Agency, METI
2006 - 2009 Deputy Director of Administration, RIETI
1991 Joined Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI)
