Born:
November 19, 1962, Aichi Prefecture
Education:
1983 Nagoya City College of Child Education
Career:
1983 joined Nagoya City Hall (worked in child care at
a Nursery School)
1991 founded Chibikko House (private organization to
improve the child care environment)
2002 Director, NPO Child-Care Support Center Chibikko
House
2011 Chief Director, Social Welfare Corporation
Kodomonoashita Welfare Association
2016 elected to the House of Councillors
(as of July 30,2020)