Hidehiko has been Senior Advisor since October 2022.
Hidehiko entered MITI (Ministry of International Trade and Industry) in 1980 and held numerous responsible positions in a variety of fields such 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 degree from University of Tokyo and an LL.M. from Harvard Law School.