After attending Hibiya High School, Uruma studied law at the University of Tokyo.

[1][2] After working mainly with criminal investigation, Uruma was seconded to the Japanese embassy in Moscow as first secretary from 1980 to 1983.

[1][3] Uruma was named chief of the Security Bureau of the National Police Agency in May 2001.

He was noted as a police officer who spearheaded investigation into North Korean abductions of Japanese citizens.

[1][4] When Tarō Asō became prime minister in September 2008, Uruma was appointed Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary for administrative affairs.