Ms. UCHIKOSHI Sakura'S PHOTOGRAPH OF THE FACE

Ms. UCHIKOSHI Sakura

(Real Name: MURAKI Sakura)

  • The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Independent
  • Elected 2019 and 2025, Niigata Prefecture
  • Current Responsibilities in the House of Councillors
    （as of November 10,2026)
    Committee on Health, Welfare and Labour
    Special Committee on Okinawa and Northern Problems as well as Regional Issues (Chairman)
    Commission on the Constitution

Born:
  January 6, 1968, Hokkaido
 
Education:
 The University of Tokyo, Faculty of Education
 The University of Tokyo, College of Arts and Sciences
 The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Education,
 Master's course
 The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Education,
 Doctoral course (left in mid-course)
 
(Major post in the Senate)
 2026 Chairperson, Special Committee on Okinawa and
    Northern Problems as well as Regional Issues
 
Career:
 2000 registered as a Lawyer
 2019 first elected to the Senate
 2025 second elected to the Senate
 
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)

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