Born:
January 29, 1964, Kyoto Prefecture
Education:
1987 Ritsumeikan University, College of Law
Career:
1987 joined Teijin (chemical company) Limited
2002 Chairman, Governing Council, Tokyo Metropolitan
Branch, The Japanese Federation of Textile,
Chemical, Food, Commercial, Service and General
Workers' Unions (UI ZENSEN)
2005 Secretary General, Political Affairs Committee,
UI ZENSEN
2007 first elected to the House of Councillors
2013 Political Adviser, The Japanese Federation of
Textile, Chemical, Food, Commercial, Service and
General Workers' Unions (UA ZENSEN)
2016 reelected to the House of Councillors
(as of January 16,2017)