| September 2004 | Minister of State for Financial Services |
| September 2003 | Senior Vice Minister for Financial Services and for Economic and Fiscal Policy |
| October 2002 | Senior Vice Minister for Financial Services |
| January 2002 | Senior Director of Committee on Economy, Trade and Industry, House of Representatives (HR) |
| June 2001 | Secretary-General of Select Commission on e-Japan Priority Policy Program, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) |
| May 2001 | Director of the Committee on Economy, Trade and Industry, HR |
| December 2000 | Director, Economy, Trade and Industry Division, LDP
Secretary, Administration Reform Promotion Headquarters, LDP
Director of the Committee on Environment, HR
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| July 2000 | Parliamentary Undersecretary for International Trade and Industry
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| October 1999 | Acting Director, Science and Technology Division, LDP |
| October 1996 | Director of Committee on Commerce and Industry, HR |
| July 1993 | Elected for the first time to HR (now serving his fourth term)
Director of Committee on Commerce and Industry, HR
Member of Committee on Budget, HR
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| November 1988 | Secretary-General of Japan-U.S. Technology Exchange Conference (Alliance '90)
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| April 1987 | Visiting Researcher, Graduate School of Public Policy and Administration, California State University
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| April 1984 | Entered Matsushita Institute of Government and Management
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| March 1984 | Graduated from Keio-Gijuku University (Faculty of Law)
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