Vice Commissioner Japan Tourism Agency Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) Career Mr. TAKASHINA joined the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI; then MITI) in 1989. 2018 Vice Commissioner, Japan Tourism Agency, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) 2017 Director-General, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Dept. (ANRE) 2016 Deputy Director-General for Environmental Affairs 2015 Director, Industrial Science and Technology Policy Division Industrial Science & Technology Policy and Environment Bureau 2013 Director, Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Dept. (ANRE) 2011 Director, The Headquarter for Civil Service Reform, Cabinet Secretariat 2009 Director, Multilateral Trade System Department, Trade Policy Bureau 2008 Director, Europe Division, Trade Policy Bureau 2005 Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Japan to the International Organizations in Geneva, Switzerland 2000 Deputy Counsellor, Prime Minister’s Residence 1998 Deputy Director, Automobile Division, Machinery and Information Industries Bureau 1995 Deputy Director, Nuclear Power Safety Policy Division (ANRE) Education Graduated from the University of Tokyo (Faculty of Law) Studied at the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management (MBA) As of August, 2018