Born:
 November 20, 1943, Kagoshima Prefecture
 
Education:
 1962 Kagoshima La Salle High School
 
Career:
 1969 joined Kagoshima Central Union of Agricultural
    Cooperatives
 1999 Executive Director, Kagoshima Central Union of
    Agricultural Cooperatives
 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)
 2013 Chairman, Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and
    Fisheries
 2016 Chairman, Special Committee on Official Development
    Assistance and Related Matters
 2020 Chairman, Committee on Audit
 2023 Chairman, Deliberative Council on Political Ethics
 
(Major posts in the Government)
 2008 Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Agriculture,
    Forestry and Fisheries
 2022 Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
 
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)