Born in Osaka in 1964, he graduated from Yokohama National University's Faculty of Education in 1986 and joined Nippon Keizai Inc.
After working in the International Advertising Division, the President's Office, the Cross Communications Bureau, the Business Promotion Bureau, the i-Solutions Bureau, the General Manager of the Corporate Planning Office, and the General Manager of the Secretarial Office, he was appointed to his current position in 2020.
1994-1996: Seconded to Japan Multimedia Service Corporation, a joint venture with France Telecom, Mitsubishi Electric, Casio Computer, Seiko Epson, Pia, and others, where he was involved in the development of a multimedia business plan using the network.
1998-2002: Engaged in the promotion of universal design at the Universal Design Forum (UDF).
2007: Planned and produced the "Nikkei Adult Band Award".
2008 Received the Gold Prize in the Japan Advertisers Association's "Advertising Contest for the Benefit of Consumers" for planning and producing a newspaper advertisement for Nintendo's "WiiFit".