1984, joined the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI); 1999-2001, Director, Information Disclosure Promotion Office, Minister's Secretariat, MITI; 2001-04, Director-General, JETRO, New York Office; 2004-06, Director, Commerce Policy Division, Commerce and Information Policy Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI); 2006-10, Director-General, Canon; 2010-11, Director, Policy Coordination, Small and Medium Enterprise Agency, METI; 2011-12, Deputy Director-General, Policy Evaluation, Minister's Secretariat, METI; 2012-13, Deputy Director-General, Manufacturing Industries Bureau, METI. Since June 2013, President, JETRO.