MSc in Foreign Service (MSFS), Georgetown University. 1986, with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA); 1991, with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP); 1995, elected Member of the House of Councillors (twice re-elected); 1999, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs; 2003, Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence, House of Councillors; 2008, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs. Currently, Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy, Minister of State for Space Policy, Minister in Charge of Information Technology Policy of 2nd Abe Administration, Government of Japan.