is a Japan

Japan

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ese public official.

Suzuki graduated from Kyoto University

Kyoto University

, or is a national university located in Kyoto, Japan. It is the second oldest Japanese university, and formerly one of Japan's Imperial Universities.- History :...

 and joined the Ministry of International Trade and Industry

Ministry of International Trade and Industry

The Ministry of International Trade and Industry was one of the most powerful agencies of the Government of Japan. At the height of its influence, it effectively ran much of Japanese industrial policy, funding research and directing investment...

 in 1973. He was appointed General Manager of the Washington

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 office of Japan National Oil Corporation in May 1988, Deputy Director-General of the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy

Agency for Natural Resources and Energy

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 in July 2001, and Director of the Economic and Industrial Policy Bureau in July 2006. He has been Commissioner of the Japan Patent Office

Japan Patent Office

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since July 2008.