
Born:
April 9, 1959, Fukuoka Prefecture
Education:
1984 Meiji University, School of Political Science and
Economics
Career:
1984 joined Fukuoka Broadcasting System Corporation
(FBS) as an Announcer of News Division
2005 Chief Announcer, News Division, FBS
2008 Executive Announcer, Organization of time table, FBS
2016 first elected to the Senate
2022 second elected to the Senate
(Major posts in the Senate)
2022 Chairman, Special Committee on Reconstruction after
the Great East Japan Earthquakes
2026 Chairman, Committee on Land and Transport
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)