Born:
 February 22, 1947, Tokyo

Education:
 1969 University of Tokyo, Faculty of Law

Career:
 1969 joined Ministry of Finance
 1998 Director General, Financial Bureau, Ministry of
    Finance
 2001 Director General, Environmental Policy Bureau,
    Ministry of the Environment
 2002 Administrative Vice-Minister of the Environment
 2004 first elected to the House of Councillors

(Major posts in the House of Councillors)
 2008 Chairman, Committee on Education, Culture and
    Science
 2010 Chairman, Special Committee on Okinawa and
    Northern Problems
 2013 Chairman, Special Committee on National Security
 2014 Chairman, Committee on Rules and Administration

(as of January 16,2017)