After working as a TV Asahi announcer and reporter, Nemoto joined Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) in 1996. In her career at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵHCR till end 2011, she was active in the field to assist and protect refugees as well as in developing policies and managing fund-raising from the private sector at the Geneva headquarters. Nemoto also worked as spokeswoman for WFP (World Food Program) and Executive Director at Japan Association for Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵHCR. She assumed her current position in August 2013. From September 2016 through June 2024, she was a member of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Promotion Roundtable, established by the Japanese Government. She received the ¡°Person of the Year Award¡± of the Public Relations Society of Japan for the year 2021, praised for her work on promoting Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ activities and the importance of SDGs. She earned Law degree from University of Tokyo and Master¡¯s degree in International Relations from Columbia University.