April 1983

Joined Ministry of Transport (currently Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism)

April 2001

Director of TF for 2002 FIFA World Cup International Passengers Transportation, Policy Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

August 2005

Director of Logistic Facilities Industries Division, Policy Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

July 2006

Vice-Governor, Okayama Prefecture

July 2014

Senior Vice Commissioner, Japan Tourism Agency, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

October 2015

Executive Advisor, Corporate Planning & Strategy Division, Mitsui & Co., Ltd.

April 2016

Managing Officer, Mitsui & Co., Ltd. President & CEO, Mitsui Global Strategic Studies Institute 

July 2020

Managing Officer; Deputy Chief Strategy Officer, Deputy Chief Digital Information Officer, Mitsui & Co., Ltd.

April 2023

Executive Advisor, Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (to the present)

June 2024

Outside Director, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. 

June 2024

Outside Director, the Company (to the present)