Born in 1953 in Tottori Prefecture (makes him 56)
Graduated from Tokyo School of Foreign Languages, Major in Chinese Languages
PhD from George Washington University (Politics)
Currently, Representative of International Future Technology Research Center
Director, Japan Biotechnology Venture Promotion Association
Committee Member, United Nations University (Tokyo Campus) Millenium Committee
Committee Member, Patent Agency, Government of Japan, Book Selection/Diffusion Subcommittee, and other titles, positions
(As I also mentioned, author of at least 19 other political books. Not a crazy, Japanese "right winger" I would say by any stretch of the imagination).
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