| Sep. 1969 |
Passed Higher Diplomatic Service Examination of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) |
| Mar. 1970 |
Graduated from the University of Tokyo, Faculty of Law |
| Apr. 1970 |
Entered the MOFA |
| June. 1981 |
First Secretary, Embassy of Japan in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics |
| Aug. 1986 |
Director, Eastern Europe Division, European and Oceanic Affairs Bureau |
| Aug. 1987 |
Director, Legal Affairs Division, Treaties Bureau |
| Aug. 1989 |
Counsellor, Embassy of Japan in the United States of America |
| Aug. 1992 |
Director, Press Division |
| Aug. 1993 |
Director, Russian Division, European and Oceanic Affairs Bureau |
| Aug. 1994 |
Deputy Director General, European and Oceanic Affairs Bureau |
| Aug. 1996 |
Deputy Director General, Economic Cooperation Bureau |
| Apr. 1998 |
Councillor, Cabinet Secretariat |
| Jul. 1998 |
Assistant Vice-Minister |
| Aug. 1999 |
Consul-General, Consulate-General of Japan in Los Angeles (U.S.A.) |
| Mar. 2001 |
Director General, Economic Cooperation Bureau |
| Sep. 2002 |
Deputy Vice-Minister for Foreign Policy / Director-General, Foreign Policy Bureau |
| Aug. 2005 |
Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| Jan. 2007 |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Canada |
| June 2010 - Present |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations |
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Family: Wife (Keiko), one son, one daughter |
