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 elected to the House of Councillors
(as of July 30,2020)