
Born:
August 21, 1963, Iwate Prefecture
Education:
1987 Chiba University, Faculty of Law and Economics
Career:
1987 Secretary to a Member of the House of
Representatives
2003 Member, Iwate Prefectural Assembly (1 term)
2007 Special Appointed Secretary to Governor of Iwate
Prefecture
2016 first elected to the Senate
2024 second elected to the Senate
(Major post in the Senate)
2025 Chairman, Research Committee on Natural
Resources and Energy, Sustainable Society
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)