Born:
 August 18, 1966, Miyazaki Prefecture
 
Education:
 1992 Hosei University, Faculty of Law
 
Career:
 1991 joined Miyazaki Prefectural Office
 1997 Secretary to a Member of the Senate
 1999 Member, Miyazaki Prefectural Assembly (2 terms)
 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)
 2011 Chairman, Special Committee on Disasters
 2020 Chairman, Special Committee on Official Development
    Assistance and Related Matters
 2021 Chairman, Special Committee on Political Ethics
    and Election System
 2022 Chairman, Deliberative Council on Political Ethics
 2024 Chairman, Special Committee on North Korean
    Abduction Issue and Related Matters
 2025 Chairman, Special Committee on Formation of a
    Digital Society, Utilization of Artificial Intelligence and
    Related Matters
 2026 Chairman, Deliberative Council on Political Ethics
 
(Major posts in the Government)
 2012 Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure,
    Transport and Tourism
 2015 State Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications
    State Minister of Cabinet Office
 
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)