Born:
 October 22, 1965, Nara Prefecture
 
Education:
 1988 The University of Tokyo, Faculty of Economics
 
Career:
 1988 joined Ministry of Home Affairs (now Ministry of
    Internal Affairs and Communications)
    since then, held positions including:
    Consul, Consulate-General of Japan in San Francisco
    Deputy Director, Fire and Disaster Management Agency
    Planning Director for Local Pubic Finance,
    Local Public Finance Bureau
    Executive Secretary to Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary
    Director General, General Affairs Department,
    Okayama Prefecture
    Director, Remuneration and Productivity Office,
    Local Administration Bureau
 2013 first elected to the House of Councillors
 
(Major post in the Government)
 2017 Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs

(as of May 11,2023)