
Born:
May 7, 1959, Chiba Prefecture
Education:
1984 Tohoku University, Faculty of Economics
Career:
1984 joined Dai-Tokyo Fire and Marine Insurance Co., Ltd.
(now Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance Co., Ltd.)
1995 Postmaster, Yamada Post Office in Chiba Prefecture
2018 Vice-Chairperson, Zentoku (National Association of
Postmasters)
2022 Advisor, Zentoku
elected to the Senate
(Major posts in the Government)
2024 Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and
Communications
2026 Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Health, Labour and
Welfare
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)