
Born:
October 24 1967, Mie Prefecture
Education:
1990 Kobe University, Faculty of Law
1996 Ohio University, Graduate College, Master's course
Career:
joined The Sumitomo Bank (now Sumitomo Mitsui Banking
Corporation)
worked at the travel agency
2019 Member, Mie Prefectural Assembly
2022 elected to the Senate
(Major post in the Government)
2024 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)