Mr. KANEKO Michihito
- Nippon Ishin(Japan Innovation Party)
- Elected 2022, Proportional Representation
- Current Responsibilities in the House of Councillors
（as of November 9,2026)
Committee on General Affairs
Special Committee on Disasters Management and Reconstruction after the Great East Japan Earthquake
Born:
February 20, 1970, Kanagawa Prefecture
Education:
1992 The University of Tokyo, Faculty of Law
Career:
1992 joined Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2000 Deputy Headteacher, Sons of the Light International
Christian School
2003 Pastor, Good Samaritan Church
2013 Headteacher of Inagawa Campus, Aioi Gakuin High
School
2016 Chief Director, Good Samaritan Social Welfare
Organization
2022 elected to the Senate
(Major post in a political party)
2025 Chairperson, Japan Innovation Party Policy Board in
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)