Ms. YOSHIKAWA Saori'S PHOTOGRAPH OF THE FACE

Ms. YOSHIKAWA Saori

  • The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Independent
  • Elected 2007, 2013, 2019 and 2025, Proportional Representation
  • Current Responsibilities in the House of Councillors
    （as of November 9,2026)
    Committee on General Affairs (Director)
    Committee on Discipline
    Special Committee on Disasters Management and Reconstruction after the Great East Japan Earthquake

Born:
  October 9, 1976, Tokushima Prefecture
 
Education:
 1999 Doshisha University, Faculty of Letters
 2003 Doshisha University, Graduate School of
    Policy and Management (M.A.)
 2025 Kyoto University, Graduate School of Law (LL.D.)
 
Career:
 1999 joined Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
    (NTT)
 2006 Member, Central Executive Committee of National
    Headquarters, All NTT Workers' Union of Japan
    Resigned from NTT WEST
 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 Chairperson, Committee on Economy and Industry
 2022 Chairperson, Committee on Economy and Industry
 2025 Chairperson, Committee on General Affairs
 
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)

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