Born:
 September 27, 1959, Kyoto Prefecture
 
Education:
 1983 The University of Tokyo, Faculty of Law
 1992 New York University School of Law (M.C.J.)
 1993 New York University School of Law (LL.M.)
 
Career:
 1983 joined Sumitomo Corporation (trading company)
 1993 registered as a Lawyer in State of New York
 2003 Secretary to a Member of the House of Representatives
 2004 Counsel, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
 2014 first elected to the Senate
 2016 second elected to the Senate
 2022 third elected to the Senate
 
(Major posts in the Senate)
 2022 Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defense
 2024 Chairman, Committee on Cabinet
 2026 Chairman, Committee on Financial Affairs
 
(Major posts in the Government)
 2018 Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure,
    Transport and Tourism
    Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office
 2020 Special Advisor to the Prime Minister
 2024 State Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications
 
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)