Date of Birth: 16 December 1966

1985 Tokyo University (Faculty of Law)

1988 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (MOFA) North East Asia Division

1989 Oxford University, Worcester College
PPE (Philosophy, Politics and Economics) BA, MA

1992 First Secretary, Embassy of Japan in Nigeria

1994 Asia, APEC, Intelligence, Public Diplomacy, MOFA

2001 First Secretary, Embassy of Japan in Australia

2004 Counselor, Embassy of Japan in Russia

2005 Counselor, Embassy of Japan in Canada

2008 Director, International Science Cooperation Division, MOFA

2010 Director, Western Europe Division, MOFA

2012 Professor, Tohoku University

2014 Minister, DCM, Embassy of Japan in Vietnam

2018 Minister, Permanent Mission of Japan in Vienna

2021 Deputy Director, Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office

2023 Consular-General, Consulate-General of Japan in Chicago

2025 Executive Director, JIIA Platform