
President, The Japan Foundation

Born on November 15, 1938 in Tokyo
| 1962 | Graduated from the University of Tokyo (Faculty of Law) |
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| 1964 | Graduated from University of Cambridge (Faculty of Economics), United Kingdom |
| 1992 - 1994 | Director-General of the Economic Affairs Bureau |
| 1994 - 1995 | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Socialist Republic of Vietnam |
| 1995 - 1997 | Deputy Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Special Private Representative to G7/G8 Summit (in Sherpa) designated by the Prime Minister |
| 1997 - 1999 | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Republic of Korea |
| 1999 - 2002 | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to French Republic |
| 2003 - | Invited Professor at Aoyama Gakuin University |
| 2003 - | President, The Japan Foundation |
| 2009 - | Guests Professor at Ritsumeikan University |