A native of Ashikaga, Tochigi, Motegi attended the University of Tokyo and received a post-graduate Master of Public Policy degree from Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government.
A native of Ashikaga, Tochigi, Motegi was born on 7 October 1955. He attended the University of Tokyo and received a post-graduate Master of Public Policy degree from Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government.