| October 22, 1965 |
Born in Kashihara City, Nara Prefecture |
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Graduated from Todaijigakuen Senior High School |
| 1988 |
Graduated from the University of Tokyo, Faculty of Economics |
| 1988 |
Joined the Ministry of Home Affairs (now the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications) |
| 1994 |
Consul, Consulate-General of Japan in San Francisco |
| 1997 |
Deputy Director, Fire and Disaster Management Agency |
| 2000 |
Director, Financial Affairs Division of Shizuoka Prefecture |
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Planning Director for Local Public Finance, Local Public Finance Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications |
| 2005 |
Executive Secretary to the Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary |
| 2007 |
Director General, General Affairs Department, Okayama Prefecture |
| 2010 |
Director, Remuneration and Productivity Office, Local Administration Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications |
| July 2013 |
Elected to the House of Councillors for the first time (23rd Election) |
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Member of the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of the House of Councillors
Director of the Committee on Budget of the House of Councillors
Senior Director of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defense of the House of Councillors
Member of the Special Committee on Reconstruction after the Great East Japan Earthquake of the House of Councillors
Director of the Special Committee on Official Development Assistance and Related Matters of the House of Councillors
Deputy Secretary-General of the LDP
Deputy Chairman of the LDP Diet Affairs Committee in the House of Councillors
Acting Director of the Foreign Affairs Division of the LDP
Deputy Director of the Women's Affairs Division of the LDP |
| August 2017 |
Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs (3rd Abe Cabinet (3rd Reshuffle)) |
