Personal

Date of Birth: 24th March, 1938

Nationality: Japanese

Family: Wife and two sons.

Education

BA in Public Law, Tokyo University, 1962

Career History

1962 Joined Mitsubishi Corporation, Oil Dept. B, Tokyo

1966 Mitsubishi Corporation, London Branch

1970 Manager, Gas Carbon Dept, Mitsubishi Corporation, Tokyo

1990 General Manager, LNG Business Division, Mitsubishi Corporation, Tokyo

1994 Became a Director of Mitsubishi Corporation

1994 President of Mitsubishi Australia, Ltd

1996 Chairman of Mitsubishi Corporation (UK) PLC in London Chairman of Mitsubishi Corporation International N.V. EUR

1997 Appointed Managing Director of Mitsubishi Corporation and General Manager of Mitsubishi Corporation's Kansai Branch, Osaka

2000-2008 Corporate Advisor, Mitsubishi Corporation, Tokyo

Civic Positions Held

1994 President of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Sydney Inc

1994 Director of the Japan Society of Sydney

1994 Director of Japanese School in Sydney 1996 Chairman, Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry in London, Inc, UK

1995 Chairman, the Federation of Japan Chambers of Commerce and Industry in Australia

1996 Deputy Chairman, Japan Club, UK

1996 Director, Japanese School Ltd.UK

1996 Trustee, Rikkyo School in England

1996 Councilor, Gyosei International College, UK 1996 Director, Japan Society in the UK

1998 Member of the Standing Committee on Foreign Trade, Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry

1998 Member of the Board of Executive Directors and Vice Chairman International Committee, Kansai Economic Federation

Conference Talks and Presentations

"LNG Contracts", International Bar Association, 1987

"Japanese Economy and Energy" Cambridge University, 1988

"International Economy and Energy" Nanzan University, 1989

"Comparison between the economies of Japan and Australia", University of Western School, University of Pennsylvania in US, 1997

Publications, Essays and Articles 

Article on The Middle East Issue in The Nikkei Financial Daily Article in Sekai Shuho (World Affairs Weekly), published by the JIJI Press of Japan Since 2000, a regular contributor to Sentaku Magazine (mainly natural gas topics)

Awards and Decorations

The Most Distinguished Order of Paduka Seri Laila Jasa Third Class-August 2001