| Assistant Judge, Tokyo District Court (1969-1972) |
| Assistant Judge, General Affairs Bureau, Supreme Count (1972-1974) |
| Assistant Judge, Civil Affairs Bureau, Supreme Court (1974-1976) |
| Assistant Judge, Akita District and Family Court / Substitute Judge, Akita Branch of Sendai High Court (1976-1979) |
| Judge, Tokyo District Court/Substitute Judge, Tokyo High Court (1979-1980) |
| Judge, Tokyo District Court (1980-1982; 1989-1990) |
| Presiding Judge of the Division, Kushiro District and Family Court (1982-1984) |
| Professor, Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan (1984-1989; 1993-1996) |
| Presiding Judge of the Division, Tokyo District Court (1990-1993; 1996-2000; 2002-2005) |
| Chief Judge, Maebashi District Court (2000-2002) |
| President, Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan (2005-2007) |
| President, Sendai High Court (2007-2008) |
| President, Hiroshima High Court (2008-2010) |
| TMI Associates (Advisor Attorney, 2010-Present) |
