Mr. Saito graduated from the Faculty of Engineering, the University of Tokyo, in 1983 and entered the Ministry of International Trade and Industry. He served as Deputy-Director, General Affairs Division, Industrial Policy Bureau (1996); Deputy-Director, General Coordination Division, Minister’s Secretariat (1997); Director, Nuclear Energy Industry, Agency of Natural Resources and Energy (1998); Director, Policy Promotion Headquarters, Policy Evaluation & Public Relations Division, Minister’s Secretariat (1999); Director, Nuclear Energy Policy Planning, Foundation Preparation Office of Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy (2000); Special Assistant to Director-General, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy (2001); Director, Japan-China Economic Association, Beijing Office (2002); Director, Industrial Revitalization Division, Economic and Industrial Policy Bureau (2005). He currently serves as Director, Industrial Science and Technology Policy Division, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Japan.