Born:
 December 17, 1955, Hyogo Prefecture
 
Education:
 1979 Kwansei Gakuin University, School of Law and Politics
 
Career:
 1979 joined All Nippon Airways (ANA)
 1983 Member, Hyogo Prefectural Assembly (6 consecutive
    terms)
 1996 Vice-Chairman, Hyogo Prefectural Assembly
 2004 first elected to the Senate
 2010 second elected to the Senate
 2016 third elected to the Senate
 2022 fourth elected to the Senate
 
(Major posts in the Senate)
 2010 Chairman, Committee on Oversight of Administration
 2013 Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defense
 2018 Chairman, Committee on Rules and Administration
 2019 Chairman, Special Committee for Drafting
    a Celebratory Message
 2022 Chairman, Committee on Budget
 
(Major posts in the Government)
 2008 Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Finance
 2016 State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport
    and Tourism
    State Minister of Cabinet Office
    State Minister for Reconstruction
 2021 Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science
    and Technology
 
(Major posts in a political party)
 2019 Chairperson, Liberal Democratic Party Diet Affairs
    Committee in the Senate
 2026 Chairperson, Liberal Democratic Party Policy Board
    in the Senate
 
Note: The Sangiin, which had been known as the House of Councillors, is called the Senate in English as of August 2026.

(as of October 26,2026)