Born:
 February 28, 1957, Osaka Prefecture

Education:
 1979 Kyoto University, Faculty of Engineering

Career:
 1980 joined Ministry of International Trade and
    Industry (now Ministry of Economy, Trade and
    Industry)
    Director, Biochemical Industry Division
 2004 first elected to the House of Councillors

(Major post in the House of Councillors)
 2010 Chairman, Committee on Judicial Affairs

(Major posts in the Government)
 2006 Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs,
    Ministry of Foreign Affairs
 2012 State Minister for Reconstruction, Reconstruction
    Agency
 2017 State Minister for Reconstruction, Reconstruction
    Agency

(Major posts in a political party)
 2009 Chairperson of New Komeito Council for Elimination
    of Nuclear Weapons
 2012 Director, New Komeito's Policy Deliberation Board
    in the House of Councillors
 2014 Member, Komeito's Central Secretariat
 2016 Chair, Komeito's Central Discipline Committee
 2016 Vice Chairman, Komeito's Policy Research Council

(as of October 6,2017)