
Born:
June 8, 1970, Hyogo Prefecture
Education:
1993 Konan University, Faculty of Law
Career:
joined The Kobe Shimbun Company (newspaper company)
1998 Official Secretary to a Member of the House of
Representatives
2003 Member, Hyogo Prefectural Assembly (4 terms)
2013 Vice-Chairperson, Hyogo Prefectural Assembly
2019 first elected to the Senate
2025 second elected to the Senate
(Major post in the Government)
2021 Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Justice
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)