Born:
 February 25, 1954, Tokyo
 
Education:
 Washington State University
 Sophia University, International Division
 2002 St.Luke's College of Nursing
 2008 The University of Tokyo, Ph.D. in Health Sciences
 
Career:
 worked as an Actress after being a Simultaneous
 Interpreter and an Anchorwoman
 2011 founded "Kibou to kizuna (Hopes and Connections)"
    (support project for residents affected by
    the Great East Japan Earthquake)
 Visiting Researcher, The University of Tokyo in the Faculty
 of Medicine
 Visiting Researcher, St. Luke's International University
 Counsellor, Department of Psychosomatic Medicine,
 Nihon University Itabashi Hospital
 Director, Japan Clinical Research Support Unit (non-profit
  organization)
 2016 first elected to the Senate
 2022 second term elected to the Senate
 
(Major post in the Government)
 2026 Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and
    Industry
 
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)