She was born in Tokyo, Japan. After graduating from the University of Tokyo's Faculty of Law in 1991, she joined the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (now the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, METI). She earned a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from Duke University and the University of Chicago. At METI, she oversaw competition policy, intellectual property strategy, digitalization and IoT of the manufacturing industry, branding strategy, design policy, and SME policy. Since July 2022, she has been serving as the Deputy Governor of Ishikawa Prefecture. In October of the same year, she also became the CDO of Ishikawa, where she has been responsible for the promotion of digital utilization in cooperation with the prefecture and its 19 cities and towns.