Born:
February 25, 1954, Tokyo
Education:
Washington State University
Sophia University, International Division
2002 St.Luke's College of Nursing
2008 The University of Tokyo, Ph.D. in Health Sciences
Career:
worked as an Actress after being a Simultaneous Interpreter
and an Anchorwoman
2011 founded "Kibou to kizuna (Hopes and Connections)"
(support project for residents affected by
the Great East Japan Earthquake)
Visiting Researcher,
The University of Tokyo in the Faculty of Medicine
Visiting Researcher, St. Luke's International University
Counsellor, Department of Psychosomatic Medicine,
Nihon University Itabashi Hospital
Director, Japan Clinical Research Support Unit (non-profit
organization)
2016 first elected to the House of Councillors
2022 second term elected to the House of Councillors
(as of May 11,2023)