Hidehiko joined Daiwa Energy & Infrastructure as Senior Advisor in October 2022.
Hidehiko entered MITI (Ministry of International Trade and Industry) in 1980 and assumed many responsible positions in such fields as energy (electricity and gas), Japan-U.S. trade relations, APEC and ODA. In 2013, he moved to Yazaki Corporation, a multinational company in the automobile parts and energy industries, and served as Executive Vice President of Yazaki Brazil from 2015 to 2020.
Hidehiko earned a Bachelor of Laws from University of Tokyo and an LL.M. from Harvard Law School.