Mr. YOKOSAWA Takanori'S PHOTOGRAPH OF THE FACE

Mr. YOKOSAWA Takanori

  • The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Independent
  • Elected 2019 and 2025, Iwate Prefecture
  • Current Responsibilities in the House of Councillors
    （as of November 6,2026)
    Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Director)
    Special Committee on Disasters Management and Reconstruction after the Great East Japan Earthquake
    Research Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, Sustainable Society

Born:
 March 6, 1972, Iwate Prefecture
 
Education:
 1990 Iwate Prefectural Morioka Technical High School
 
Career:
 1990 joined Suzuki Motor Corporation as
    a Motorcycle Test Rider
 1995 obtained an International A class Motocross licence
 1997 injured spinal cord in a motorcycle accident
 2010 participated as an Alpine Skier in the Vancouver
    Paralympics
 2019 first elected to the Senate
 2025 second elected to the Senate
 
(Major post in the Senate)
 2025 Chairman, Special Committee on Okinawa and
    NorthernProblems as well as Regional Issues
 
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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