Born:
April 20, 1956, Niigata Prefecture
Education:
Niigata University, Faculty of Humanities
Career:
1997 Member, Planning Board of Niigata Women's
Foundation
1999 Member, Yokogoshi Town Assembly, Niigata
2001 first elected to the House of Councillors
2016 reelected to the House of Councillors
(Major post in the House of Councillors)
2006 Chairperson, Special Committee on North Korea
Abduction Issue and Related Matters
(Major post in the Government)
2011 Senior Vice-Minister of Education, Culture,
Sports, Science and Technology
(Major posts in a political parties)
2012 President, People's Life Party
2016 Chair, Liberal Party in the House of Councillors
2018 Secretary General, Liberal Party
(as of July 30,2020)