Born:
 May 8, 1944, Nagasaki Prefecture

Education:
 1968 Keio University, Faculty of Letters

Career:
 1968 joined Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd.
 1969 joined Kanei Bussan Co., Ltd.
 1975 Member, Nagasaki Prefectural Assembly (3
    consecutive terms)
 1983 Member, House of Representatives (5 consecutive
    terms)
 1993 Chairman, Special Committee on Coal Problems,
    House of Representatives
 1994 Chairman, Committee on Judicial Affairs, House of
    Representatives
 1998 Governor, Nagasaki Prefecture (3 consecutive terms)
 2010 first elected to the House of Councillors

(Major posts in the House of Councillors)
 2012 Chairman, Committee on Audit
 2015 Chairman, Board of Oversight and Review of
    Specially Designated Secrets
 2016 Chairman, Research Committee on Natural Resources
    and Energy

(Major post in the Government)
 1990 Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Construction

(as of January 16,2017)