He became a producer after Hironobu Sakaguchi promoted him to the position. He made his debut as a producer with Final Fantasy X. Since then, he has produced Final Fantasy X-2, the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII, the Final Fantasy XIII trilogy, Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster, Mobius Final Fantasy and the forthcoming Final Fantasy VII Remake. He is the head of Square Enix's Business Division 1 and apart of the Final Fantasy Committee.