Born:
April 2, 1957, Tokyo
Education:
1980 The University of Tokyo, Faculty of Engineering
1982 The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Engineering
Career:
1982 Engineer, Chiyoda Corporation (plant engineering and
construction firm)
1990 Lecturer, University of East Asia
Part-time Lecturer, National Fisheries University
1995 Mayor, Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi Prefecture
(4 consecutive terms)
2010 Visiting Professor,
Kurashiki University of Science and The Arts
2013 first elected to the House of Councillors
(Major posts in the House of Councillors)
2018 Chairman, Special Committee on Reconstruction after
the Great East Japan Earthquake
2019 Chairman, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
(Major posts in the Government)
2015 Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure,
Transport and Tourism
2020 State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
State Minister of Cabinet Office
(Major post in a political party)
2017 Director, Fisheries Division, Liberal Democratic Party
(as of May 11,2023)