Curriculum Vitae

 
Birth: 28 April, 1961, Fukushima, Japan
 
Education: March 1984
                    Graduated from Hitotsubashi University
                    BA (Faculty of Law, International Public Law)
                    September 1985-June 1987
                    Ohio State University (Diplomatic trainee, American History)
 
Working Experience:
Oct. 1983     Passed Carrier Diplomat Examination
Apr. 1984     Entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Jul. 1987      Chief Economist, Research Division, Banking Bureau, Ministry of Finance
Sep. 1993     Security Policy Division, Foreign Policy Bureau  
Apr. 1995     Delegation to the Conference on Disarmament (Geneva, 1st Secretary)
Mar. 1999     Deputy Director, Development Policy Division, Economic Cooperation Bureau
May. 2001    Executive Secretary to the Senior Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs
Oct. 2002     Director, ASEM Division, Economic Affairs Bureau
Feb. 2004     Director, South West Asia Division, Asian Bureau
Sep. 2005     Minister, Embassy of Japan in Thailand
Jul. 2007      Director, Information & Communication Division, Minister’s Secretariat
Jul. 2009      Chamberlain to His Majesty the Emperor of Japan Imperial Household Agency
Jul. 2012      Minister, Embassy of Japan in the Netherlands
Jan. 2015     Minister & Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Japan in India
Jan. 2015     Minister & Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Japan in the Kingdom of Bhutan (Concurrently)
May 2018    Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to the Federal Republic of Nigeria
Mar. 2021    Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Nepal
Nov. 2024    Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Brunei Darussalam
 
Knowledge of Language: Japanese (Native), English, Thai, French
 
Family: Married, Three Children
 
Pastime: Reading, Ski, Kendo (Japanese swordsmanship, 6 grade black belt)