1979

Graduated from the Department of Law, College of Law, Nihon University

2019

Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
Minister in charge of Industrial Competitiveness
Minister for Economic Cooperation with Russia
Minister in charge of the Response to the Economic Impact caused
by the Nuclear Accident
Minister of State for the Nuclear Damage Compensation and
Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation (the Second Reshuffled Fourth Abe Cabinet)

2018

 Senior Director, Committee on Economy, Trade and Industry, House of Representatives

2017

Minister of State for Regional Revitalization and Regulatory Reform, Minister in charge of Regional Revitalization, Administrative Reform and Civil Service Reform
(the Fourth Abe Cabinet)
(the Third Reshuffled Third Abe Cabinet)

2014

Chairman, Special Committee on Disasters, House of Representatives

2013

Chairman, Committee on Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, House of Representatives

2012

State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

2011

Senior Director, Committee on Economy, Trade and Industry, House of Representatives

2006

Parliamentary Secretary (now Parliamentary Vice-Minister) of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

2000

Elected as Member of the House of Representatives (Re-elected in 2003, 2005, 2009, 2012, 2014 and 2017. Now serving his seventh term)

1988

Founded a company and operated as company president

1979

Joined the Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corporation (current Japan Atomic Energy Agency)