Background in trade and energy, in addition to industrial policy, developed during more than 25 years’ work experience for the Japanese Government. Former: Director, APEC Office, METI, hosted APEC Yokohama in 2010; Counsellor, National Policy Unit, Cabinet Secretariat, Government of Japan, to plan new trade initiative like TPP as well as reform energy policy; Executive Director, Brussels office, Japan Machinery Center for Trade and Investment representing about 250 Japanese machine manufacturers and trading companies. Planning and coordinating Japanese policies on its industrial globalization; also taking charge of the international dimension of Japan’s digital policy as Director-General for International Cyber Economy Policy, METI; also planning Japan’s new trade and investment strategies.