Born:
 October 5, 1964, Hokkaido
 
Education:
 1983 Komazawa University Tomakomai High School
 
Career:
 1983 joined Fuji Kyuko Co., Ltd. (passenger transportation
    company)
 1984-96 participated as a Speed Skater and a Cyclist
    in seven Olympics
 1992 won a Bronze medal in the Albertville Olympics
 1995 first elected to the Senate
 2001 second elected to the Senate
 2007 third elected to the Senate
 2013 fourth elected to the Senate
 2019 fifth elected to the Senate
 2021 President, The Tokyo Organising Committee of
    the Olympic and Paralympic Games
 2025 President, Japanese Olympic Committee
    sixth elected to the Senate
 
(Major post in the Senate)
 2001 Chairperson, Committee on Education, Culture and
    Science
 
(Major posts in the Government)
 2000 Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Hokkaido Development
    Agency
 2008 State Minister for Foreign Affairs
 2019 Minister for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games
    Minister in charge of Women's Empowerment
    Minister of State for Gender Equality
 
(Major posts in a political party)
 2012 Chairperson, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Policy
    Board in the Senate
 2016 Chairperson, LDP Members' General Assembly in
    the Senate
 
Note: The Sangiin, which had been known as the House of Councillors, is called the Senate in English as of August 2026.

(as of October 26,2026)