Education

March 1995	Bachelor of Laws, Chuo University
January 2003	MSc in Economics, University of Bristol, UK

Career

April 1995	Joined Economic Planning Agency, Government of Japan (GOJ) (Worked for Price Policy Division, Business Statistics Research Division and Policy Division, etc.)
July 2002	Deputy Director for Economic and Fiscal Policy Analysis, Cabinet Office (CAO), GOJ
October 2003	Deputy Director, Office for Industrial Revitalization Corporation of Japan, CAO
November 2005	Deputy Director for International Economic Affairs, CAO
July 2007	Deputy Director for Economic and Fiscal Policy Management, CAO
July 2008	Planning Officer, National and Regional Planning Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, GOJ
January 2010	Joined National Institute for Research Advancement (NIRA)
April 2010-present	Director and Senior Researcher

Major Publications

• "Addressing Aging and Declining Population", Annual Report on the Japanese Economy and Public Finance 2003, October 2003, etc.