Date of Birth：May 19, 1959

Place of Birth：Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture

Party affiliation：Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)

M. P. career：Member of the House of Representatives

Constituency：Kyusyu Proportional

Education and Career

April 1997	Lecturer, Gunma University Graduate School of Health Sciences
Sept. 1997	Completed Doctoral Course in nursing, University of Illinois Chicago
March 2000	Lecturer, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Care Sciences
April 2002	Assistant Professor, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Graduate School of Health Care Sciences
April 2003	Vice President, Japanese Nursing Association
Sept. 2005	Elected to the House of Representatives for the first time (currently serving 6th term)
Dec. 2012	Parliamentary Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs
Sept. 2014	State Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Oct. 2018	State Minister of Foreign Affairs
Oct. 2020	Chair, Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives
Dec. 2021	Senior Director, Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives
Oct. 2022	Senior Director, Standing Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, House of Representatives
Oct. 2023	Senior Director, Special Committee on Consumer Affairs, House of Representatives
Dec. 2023	State Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Oct. 2024	Minister of Education, Culture Sports, Science and Technology