Born:
 December 21, 1960, Hyogo Prefecture
 
Education:
 1983 Kobe University, Faculty of Economics
 
Career:
 1983 joined The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.
 1997 Secretary General, The Kansai Electricpower
    Workers Union Headquarters
 1999 Secretary General, The Federation of Electric Power
    Related Industry Worker's Unions of Japan
 2005 Acting Chairman, The Federation of Electric Power
    Related Industry Worker's Unions of Japan
 2008 Executive Advisor, Labour Insurance Appeal
    Committee, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
 2013 first elected to the Senate
 2019 second elected to the Senate
 2025 third elected to the Senate
 
(Major posts in the Senate)
 2018 Chairman, Committee on Economy and Industry
 2026 Chairman, Special Committee on Children, Childrearing
    and Youth Empowerment
 
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)