Born:
January 8, 1958, Tokyo
Education:
1981 Kyoto University, Faculty of Law
Career:
1981 joined The Matsushita Institute of Government and
Management
1985 Member, Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly (2 terms)
1993 Member, House of Representatives
1999 Mayor, Suginami City, Tokyo (3 terms)
2012 Member, House of Representatives
2016 first elected to the House of Councillors
(Major post in the House of Councillors)
2021 Chairman, Committee on Health, Welfare and Labour
(Major posts in the Government)
2018 Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office
(Major post in a political party)
2014 Secretary General, The Party for Future Generations
(as of May 11,2023)