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
2019 Director, Komeito's Policy Deliberation Board in the
House of Councillors
(as of July 30,2020)