Born:
March 12, 1963, Kanagawa Prefecture
Education:
1981 Soyo High School
1988 Nihon University, College of Economics,
Distance Learning Division
Career:
1981 Engine Driver, Japanese National Railways
1988 joined Prime Minister's Office (now Cabinet Office)
1998 Secretary to the Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary
2003 Deputy Director for the Abduction Issue,
Cabinet Secretariat
2005 Secretary to the Chief Cabinet Secretary
2006 Executive Secretary to the Prime Minister
2013 first elected to the House of Councillors
2022 reelected to the House of Councillors
(as of May 11,2023)