| April 1961 | Entered Ministry of Finance |
July 1971
- June1975 | Japanese Consul, New York |
December 1978
- July 1979 | Secretary to the Chief Cabinet Secretary (Ohira Cabinet) |
| June 1980 | Elected to House of Representatives from Shizuoka 3rd District (currently serving sixth term) |
March 1990
- June 1993 | Director, Agriculture and Forestry Division Policy Research Council, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) |
July 1994
- July 1995 | Parliamentary Vice Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
September 1995
- September 1996 | Chairman, Education Committee, House of Representatives |
November 1995
- July 1998 | Managing Chairman, Administrative Reform Task Force (LDP) |
March 1998
- July 1998 | Chairman, Health and Welfare Committee, House of Representatives |
July 1998
- October 1998 | Minister of State, Director General, National Land Agency |
October 1998
- December 1998 | Minister of State for Financial Reconstruction
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December 1998
- October 1999 | Minister of State, Chairman, Financial Reconstruction Commission |
December 2000
- January 2001 | Minister of State, Chairman, Financial Reconstruction Commission |
January 2001
- present | Minister for Financial Services |
