Born:
September 9, 1966, Shiga Prefecture
Education:
1992 Kyoto University, Graduate School of Engineering
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 Counsellor, National Policy Unit, Cabinet Secretariat
2014 Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology
2016 first elected to the House of Councillors
(Major post in the Government)
2020 Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Health,
Labour and Welfare
(as of May 11,2023)