| 14 January 1941 |
Born in Tokyo |
| March 1965 |
B.A. in International Relations, Tokyo University |
| April 1965 |
Joined Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) |
| June 1972 |
Master of Philosophy in Economics, Yale University |
| June 1976 |
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
| February 1990 |
Director-General, Economic Cooperation Department, MITI |
| August 1990 |
Minister, Embassy of Japan in the United States
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| June 1992 |
Deputy Director-General for Global Environmental Affairs, MITI
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| September 1993 |
Managing Director, Suntory Ltd. |
| July 2000 |
Minister of State and Director-General of Environment Agency |
| January 2001 |
Minister of the Environment |
| February 2002 |
Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| September 2003 |
Minister for Foreign Affairs (Reappointed) |
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