Born:
 September 9, 1966, Shiga Prefecture
 
Education:
 1992 Kyoto University, Graduate School of Engineering
    Science
 2002 Imperial College London, Graduate School
 
Career:
 1992 joined Ministry of International Trade and Industry
    (now Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)
 2009 Deputy Executive Director, JETRO (Japan External
    Trade Organization) Houston
 2012 Director, Japan Economic Revival Headquarters,
    Cabinet Secretariat
 2014 Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology
 2016 first elected to the Senate
 2022 second elected to the Senate
 
(Major posts in the Government)
 2020 Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Health,
    Labour and Welfare
 2023 Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure,
    Transport and Tourism
 2026 State Minister of Defense
    State Minister of Cabinet Office
 
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)