Born:
 May 26, 1966, Saitama Prefecture
 
Education:
 1990 Hokkaido University, School of Agriculture,
    Department of Agricultural Economics
 
Career:
 1990 joined the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and
    Fisheries
 2007 first elected to the Senate
 2014 Standing Director, Organization for the Promotion of
    Okitama Self-Sufficiency Zone
 2016 second to the Senate
 2022 third to the Senate
 
(Major posts in the Senate)
 2022 Chairperson, Special Committee on Consumer Affairs
 2025 Chairperson, Special Committee on Children,
    Childrearing and Youth Empowerment
 
(Major post in the Government)
 2009 Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Agriculture, Forestry
    and Fisheries
 
(Major posts in a political party)
 2018 Chair, Diet Affairs Committee, Democratic Party For
    the People (DPFP) Caucus in the Senate
 2020 Chair, Policy Research Committee, DPFP
 2022 Chair, DPFP Caucus in the Senate
 
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)