CV

Date of Birth: February 20, 1959
Education: B. A. School of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University, 1984

Diplomatic Career:
Feb. 1985    Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), Japan
Dec. 1995    Principal Deputy Director, Arms Control and Disarmament Division, MOFA
Sept. 1997   First Secretary, Embassy of Japan, the USA
Oct. 1999    Deputy Director-General, Kyushu-Okinawa Summit Secretariat, MOFA
Aug. 2000   First Secretary, Embassy of Japan, Vietnam
Jan. 2002    Counsellor, Embassy of Japan, Vietnam
Sept. 2002  Counsellor, Embassy of Japan, the UK
May 2006    Director, Central and South Eastern Europe Division, MOFA
Aug. 2008   Director, Public Diplomacy Division, MOFA
July 2009    Counsellor, Embassy of Japan, the Philippines
July 2010    Minister, Embassy of Japan, the Philippines
July 2011    Minister, Embassy of Japan, Canada
Feb. 2014   Counsellor, Cabinet Secretariat
Dec. 2015   Minister, Embassy of Japan, Russia
Oct. 2017   Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Embassy of Japan, Russia
July 2018    Assistant Minister and Director-General, Intelligence and Analysis Service, MOFA
Feb. 2020   Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of Japan, Iceland