| Date of Birth |
| August 8, 1948 |
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| Education |
| 1971 |
Graduated from University of Tokyo,
Faculty of Economics |
| 1973 |
Graduated from Graduate School of
Business, Cornell University |
| 1981 |
Visiting Scholar, Harvard University's
Center for International Affairs (U.S.-Japan Program) |
|
| Career |
| 1971 |
Entered Ministry of Finance |
| 1975 |
Chief of the Planning Section,
Co-ordination Division, Securities Bureau |
| 1976 |
Director, Iwakuni Regional Tax Office
(Yamaguchi Prefecture) |
| 1977 |
Deputy Director of the Overseas
Investment Division, International Finance Bureau |
| 1979 |
Deputy Director of the Commercial Banks
Division, Banking Bureau |
| 1983 |
Deputy Director of the Research Division,
International Finance Bureau |
| 1985 |
Assistant Regional Commissioner (Direct
Taxation Department) Fukuoka Regional Taxation Bureau |
| 1986 |
Special Officer for Research and
Planning, Research Department, Institute of Fiscal and Monetary
Policy |
| 1987 |
Personal Secretary to Minister of Finance |
| 1991 |
Lecturer, Kyusyu International University |
| 1993 |
Elected to the House of Representatives |
| 1996 |
Reelected to the House of Representatives
(2nd term) |
| 2000 |
Reelected to the House of Representatives
(3rd term) |
| 2003 |
Rejected to the House of Representatives |
| 2004 |
Lecturer, Nishinippon Institute of
Technology
Director, Yamamoto Economic Institute |
| 2005 |
Reelected to the House of Representatives
(4th term) |
|
| Posts in the Party |
Vice Chairman, Diet Affairs
Committee
Chief Secretary, Medical Treatment Committee, Research Commission on
Social Security System, Policy Research Council |
|
| Posts in the Diet |
| Member, Committee on Budget |
|
| Publications |
Standing for Northern
Kyusyu: the Land of Abundance
Scenarios to the Catastrophe of Japan (in collaboration)
Diet Discussions to save Japan
A Key to Recovery: The Bank of Japan's Role
Q&A on Special Settlement Act |