
Born:
September 19, 1958, Kyoto Prefecture
Education:
1981 Shiga University, Faculty of Economics
Career:
1981-1987 Mori-Kinjiro Licensed Tax Accountant Office
1984 passed the Licensed Tax Accountant Examination
1987 founded Nishida-Shoji Licensed Tax Accountant Office
1990 Member, Kyoto Prefectural Assembly (5 terms)
2007 first elected to the Senate
2013 second elected to the Senate
2019 third elected to the Senate
2025 fourth elected to the Senate
(Major posts in the Senate)
2014 Chairman, Special Committee on Nuclear Power
Issues
2015 Chairman, Special Committee on Regional Issues and
Consumer Affairs
2023 Chairman, Special Committee on Political Ethics and
Election System
2025 Chairman, Committee on Audit
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)