PROFILE

1995 Registered as a Lawyer
2003 Visiting researcher at the School of Law of New York University
2004 Representative of Japan Federation of Bar Associations (JFBA) at UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)
2005 Deputy Director, Credit System Office Planning and Coordination Bureau,
Financial Services Agency
2007 Elected as member of the House of Councillors (1st term)
2012 Minister in charge of Women's Empowerment and Child-Rearing, Consumer Problem, Special Secret Protect
2013 Elected as member of the House of Councillors (2nd term)
2016 Chairperson of the Japan-Finland Parliamentarian Friendship Association (2016 - Present)
2017 International Association of Emergency Maneger(IEAM) Professional Development Certificate Program
2019 Elected as member of the House of Councillors (3rd term)
Minister of Justice
2020 Deputy Secretary-General, the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan,
and Chairperson,
Special Committee on Promoting Women's Active Participation
2021 Special Advisor to the Prime Minister in Charge of Women’s
Empowerment
2022 Special Advisor to the Prime Minister in Charge of Women’s
Empowerment
2023 Special Advisor to the Prime Minister in Charge of Women’s
Empowerment and Promoting Understanding of LGBT (- Present)