1983

Completed Master's Degree at John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

Mar. 1978

Graduated from Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo

Dec. 2012

Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
Minister of State for the Nuclear Damage Compensation Facilitation Corporation
Minister in charge of the Response to the Economic Impact caused by the Nuclear Accident
Minister in charge of Industrial Competitiveness
(2nd Abe Cabinet)

Sep. 2011

Chairman, Policy Research Council, Liberal Democratic Party

Sep. 2010

Chairman, Public Relations Headquarters, Liberal Democratic Party

Aug. 2008

Minister of State for Financial Services
Minister for Administrative Reform
Minister for Civil Service Reform
(Fukuda Cabinet (Reshuffled))

Sep. 2007

Chairman, Committee on Health, Labour and Welfare House of Representatives

Sep. 2003

Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs
Minister of State for Personal Information Protection
Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy
(1st Koizumi Cabinet (2nd Reshuffled))

Oct. 2002

Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs
(1st Koizumi Cabinet (1st Reshuffled))

Oct. 1999

Vice-Minister for International Trade and Industry
(Obuchi Cabinet (2nd Reshuffled))

Jul. 1993

Elected to the House of Representatives (Tochigi Prefecture 5th district)
(elected 7 times consecutively)

1978-1992

Marubeni Corporation
Political Journalist of the Yomiuri Shimbun
Management Consultant, Mckinsey & Company