Executive Director,
Japanese Bioindustry Association
March, 1979: Master degree in Chemical Engineering from Nagoya University
April, 1979: Joined Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI)
April, 1998: Professor, the Frontier Collaborative Research Center, Tokyo Institute of Technology
January 2001: Director, Bio-Industry Division, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI, formerly MITI)
July, 2002: Director, Regional Technology Division, Regional Economic and Industrial Policy Group, METI
January 2004: Director, Business Environment Promotion Division and Industrial Cluster project office, Regional Economic and Industrial Policy Group, METI
July 2005: Director- General, Shikoku Bureau, METI
July 2007: Executive Director, Japan Bioindustry Association (JBA)