Born:
January 10, 1956, Kyoto Prefecture
Education:
Kobe University (left in mid-course)
Career:
1996 Secretary General, Secretariat of the Tokyo General
Construction Workers' Union
Member, Central Executive Committee of the National
Federation of Construction Worker's Unions
2001 first elected to the House of Councillors
2004 second elected to the House of Councillors
2010 third elected to the House of Councillors
2016 fourth elected to the House of Councillors
2024 fifth elected to the House of Councillors
(as of December 4,2024)