| Aug. 2008 | Minister for Foreign Affairs (reappointed)
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| Sep. 2007 | Minister for Foreign Affairs
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| August 2007 | Minister of Defense
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| June 2003 | Chairman of the Special Committee on Prevention of International Terrorism and Japan's Cooperation and Support; Humanitarian Assistance for Reconstruction in Iraq, House of Representatives
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| March 2002 | Chairman of the Special Committee on External economic cooperation, Liberal Democratic Party
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| Dec. 2000 | Minister of Justice |
| July 1998 | Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| Nov. 1996 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| June 1994 | Director-General(Minister of State), Economic Planning Agency |
| Nov. 1991 | Chairman of the Special Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, House of Representatives
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| Jan. 1991 | Chairman of the Special Committee on Disasters, House of Representatives
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| March 1990 | Director of the National Defense Division, Liberal Democratic Party |
| June 1989 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Finance |
| Nov. 1987 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Defense Agency |
| June 1980 | Elected as member of the House of Representatives
(hence returned 8 consecutive times)
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| 1968 | Registered as lawyer |
| 1965 | Passed National Bar Exam |
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