[3] His younger sister is the writer and Japanese television personality Sawako Agawa.
He graduated magna cum laude in 1977 from the School of Foreign Service.
[1] In 1977, Naoyuki joined the Sony Corporation, working in Tokyo on matters relating to international trade and copyright law.
[1] From 2002 through 2005, he served as Minister for Public Affairs at the Embassy of Japan in Washington.
[5] Naoyuki Agawa's published writings encompass 8 works in 31 publications in 1 language and 168 library holdings.