Mr. TAKAHASHI Mitsuo
- Komeito
- Elected 2019 and 2025, Hyogo Prefecture
- Current Responsibilities in the House of Councillors
（as of November 9,2026)
Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Committee on Budget (Director)
Special Committee on Official Development Assistance, International Cooperation, Humanitarian Assistance and Related Matters
Born:
February 15, 1977, Hyogo Prefecture
Education:
2021 Chuo University, Faculty of Law
Career:
2001 joined Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)
2012 Japanese-Portuguese Interpreter, MOFA
2016 First Secretary, Embassy of Japan in Brazil
2019 first elected to the Senate
2025 second elected to the Senate
(Major post in the Government)
2023 Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Agriculture, Forestry
and Fisheries
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)