Born on June 9, 1960 in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture. After attending Kanazawa University High School, he entered the Faculty of Letters, University of Tokyo in 1961. Entered the Faculty of Law at the University of Tokyo and began his career in 1989.
〇In the same year, he joined Hokkoku Shimbun and served as a political reporter and editorial writer. After reporting on the abduction issue in North Korea, he decided to pursue a career in politics.
〇Won the Ishikawa Prefectural Assembly by-election in March 2014
〇Elected as leader of the House of Councilors in July 2016. Worked on foreign affairs and security, and also participated in the drafting of the Liberal Democratic Party's new constitution.
Since 2019, he has worked hard to normalize the distorted Diet system as Director of Parliamentary Affairs and Vice-Chairman of the National Affairs Committee.
〇August 2020: Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Focus on anti-piracy measures off the coast of Somalia and promotion of maintenance Shinkansen trains
〇Became Chief of the Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Commission in October 2023. Responsible for recovery and reconstruction from the Great East Japan Earthquake
〇October 2024 Chief Executive Officer
〇As of October 2025, Deputy National Relations Committee Member of the Participating Party
〇October 2027 Deputy Minister of Finance
〇September 2019 Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Masaru Uchiuchi (Abe, Masaru Suganai)
September 2003 Member of the National Diet Committee
August 2004 Uchiafu Minister of Special Missions
September 2004: Acting party chief Kanji (reappointed), chairman of the party Okinawa Promotion Research Committee
November 2006: Chairman of the Party Mountain Village Promotion Special Committee
(Appointed on December 18, 2020)
