
Born:
October 16, 1974, Nagano Prefecture
Education:
2006-2008 IESE BUSINESS SCHOOL (BARCELONA, SPAIN)
MBA
1994-1998 UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO (TOKYO, JAPAN)
Bachelor's degree of Law
Career:
2013-Present THE SENATE
-Diet Member
2010-2012 SIGMAXYZ Inc.
-Manager, Management Consultant
2008-2010 Booz & Company
-Associate, Management Consultant
1998-2006 Citibank, N.A.
-Vice President, Legal / Compliance
Department
-Assistant Vice President, PM, Product
Development Unit
-Assistant Manager, Risk Management Unit
Associate, New Client Development Unit
Major posts in the Senate:
2025 Chairman, Special Committee on Disasters
2021-2022 Chairman, Committee on General Affairs
Major posts in the Government:
2023-2024 State Minister for Reconstruction
2017-2018 Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy,
Trade and Industry
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office
Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction
Major posts in a political party:
2026-Present Secretary General, KOMEITO Board of
Directors for the Senate
2026-Present Chair, KOMEITO Public Relations Committee
2026 Chair, KOMEITO Diet Policy Committee
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)