A native of Mito, Ibaraki and graduate of Keio University Elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1996, after losing the 2000 re-election, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the second time in 2003.
A native of Mito, Ibaraki and graduate of Keio University Elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1996, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the second time in 2003. This was after losing the 2000 re-election.