1977, Master's in Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology. With Japanese Federation of Textile, Garment, Chemical, Distributive and Allied Workers' Union; 1993, Staff, Industrial Policy Bureau; 1996, Member, Central Executive Standing Committee. 2004, General Secretary, Japanese Federation of Textile, Chemical, Food, Commercial, Service and General Workers' Unions. With International Textile, Garment and Leather Workers' Federation; 2005, Vice-President; since 2009, current position. President, Asia and Pacific Regional Organization. Vice-President, UI ZENSEN. Interim Member: Working Group on Labour Conditions, Labour Policy Council, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare; Working Group on University of Central Education Council, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.