Dr. Tominaga is Associate Executive Director for International Programs. He supervises the overall strategy and conduct of international operations by PMDA. He joined MHLW after acquired PhD from Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, the University of Tokyo. As a career official, he experienced positions dealing with narcotics control, R&D enhancement, and so on. His international experience includes graduate study at Harvard School of Public Health, stay in Vienna as a diplomat, and at USFDA.