Born:
March 18, 1948, Tokyo
Education:
1970 Rikkyo University, College of Law and Politics
Career:
1970 passed the National Bar Examination
1973 Assistant Judge
1976 Prosecutor
1981 registered as a lawyer
1998 first elected to the House of Councillors
(Major posts in the House of Councillors and etc.)
2002 Chairman, Committee on Cabinet
2007 Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defense
2007 Chairman, Committee on Audit
2009 Chairman, Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and
Fisheries
2010 Chairman, Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and
Fisheries
2012 President, Judge Impeachment Court
2019 Vice-President
(Major posts in the Government)
2010 Senior Vice-Minister of Justice
2012 Minister of Justice
(Major posts in a political parties)
2004 Chair, Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) Caucus in
the House of Councillors
2007 Secretary General, DPJ Caucus in the House of
Councillors
2011 Secretary General, DPJ Caucus in the House of
Councillors
2015 Secretary General, DPJ Caucus in the House of
Councillors
2016 Secretary General, The Democratic Party (DP)
Caucus in the House of Councillors
2016 Chair, DP Caucus in the House of Councillors
2018 Executive Adviser, The Constitutional Democratic
Party of Japan
(as of July 30,2020)