Born:
 March 18, 1958, Saitama Prefecture
 
Education:
 1982 Saitama University, Faculty of Engineering
 
Career:
 1982 joined Komei Shimbun (Komeito's organ, newspaper)
 2008 Manager, Political Department, Komei Shimbun
 2015 Managing editor, Komei Shimbun
 2016 first elected to the Senate
 2022 second elected to the Senate
 
(Major posts in the Senate)
 2024 Chairman, Committee on General Affairs
 2025 Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defense
 
(Major post in the Government)
 2020 Parliamentary Vice- Minister of Environment
 
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)