1980, graduate, Faculty of Law, University of Tokyo. 1980, joined Ministry of Finance; 1990, Chief Examiner, Budget Bureau, Ministry of Finance; 1995-98, Visiting Lecturer, Princeton University; 1998, General Manager, Asian Currency Division, International Bureau, Ministry of Finance; 2000, General Manager, Information System Development Division, Ministry of International Trade and Industry; 2002, General Manager, Treasury Division, Financial Bureau, Ministry of Finance; 2004, retired from the Ministry of Finance and joined Toyota Motor Company; 2009, elected to the House of Representatives; 2012, named Parliamentary Secretary of Cabinet Office and Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (3rd NODA Cabinet); 2012 & 2014, re-elected to the House of Representatives.