In 2002, he was moved to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to head the Economic Cooperation Bureau after the move was requested by then Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi and the Office of the Prime Minister.
Chitose Hajime | Hajime Ueda | Hajime Katoki | Atsuya Furuta | Utakai Hajime | Hajime Yasuda | Hajime Ohara | Hajime Moriyasu | Furuta Shigenari |