Date of Birth: March 16,1934
(Academic Career)
1956		Graduated from Tokyo University, Faculty of Law, Japan
1959		Received Master of Arts on International Relations from Graduate School, Yale University, U.S.A
(Professional Career)
1956		Entered Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1974		Director, the Middle East Division, Middle Eastern and African Affairs Bureau, MOFA
1975		Counsellor, Embassy of Japan, U.S.A.
1978		Director, the First Economic Cooperation Division, Economic Cooperation Bureau, MOFA
1979		Deputy Director-General, Public Information and Cultural Affairs Bureau, MOFA
1983		Minister, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Japan, Thailand
1984		Consul-General of Japan in Los Angels, U.S.A
1987		Minister Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Japan, U.S.A.
1989		Press Secretary / Director-General for Press and Public Information, MOFA
1992		Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to the Arab Republic of Egypt
1994		Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to the Republic of Indonesia
1997		Retired from Ministry of Foreign Affairs
(Present Posts)
1999-		Vice President, Japan Association of Athletic Federations Council Member of International Association of Athletic Federations
2002-		Commissioner General of the 2005 World Exposition, Aichi, Japan
(Awards)
1985		Received International Citizenship Award from the Japan American Society of Southern California, U.S.A.
1995		Awarded Decoration of The Order of Merit of the First Degree from the government of the Arab Republic of Egypt
1998		Awarded Decoration of Bintan Jasa Utama (The Order of Merit of the First Degree) from the government of the Republic of Indonesia