Born on December 24, 1955 in Nobeoka City, Miyazaki Prefecture. Graduated from the Faculty of Law at the University of Tokyo in 1980, registered as a lawyer in 1986, and is a member of the Daini Tokyo Bar Association.
〇Member of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations Committee on Gender Equality, Chairman of the Kawasaki City Gender Equality Promotion Council, Cooperating lawyer for “Women's House HELP”, Visiting Professor at Gakushuin Women's University, Minister of State for Special Missions (Consumer, Food Safety, Gender Equality, Declining Birthrate), Leader of the Social Democratic Party
〇 Author of more than 30 books, including “Mizuho Fukushima and 31 people talk about their lives,” “To my daughters,” “Japan is becoming mean,” and “Facing the difficulty of life.”
(Appointed on December 18, 2020)