1996, degree in Law, Faculty of Law, University of Tokyo. 1996-2003, with Yomiuri Shimbun. Sept. 2005, elected to the House of Representatives. Oct. 2007, Deputy Director, Youth Division, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). Dec. 2012, re-elected to the House of Representatives; Feb. 2013, Director, Foreign Affairs Committee and Security Committee, and Director, Special Committee on North Korean Abductions and Other Issues, House of Representatives. With LDP: Deputy Chairman, Diet Affairs Committee; Deputy Director, Youth Division; Deputy Chief Secretary, Research Commission on Employment Issues; Deputy Chief Secretary, Headquarters for the Revitalization of Education; Deputy Chairman, Special Committee on Aviation Policy. Nov. 2013, Chief Secretary, Special Committee for Promotion of Women’s Vitality, LDP. Sep. 2014, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs. Dec. 2014, re-elected to the House of Representatives; Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs. Oct. 2015, Director, Budget Committee, House of Representatives and Deputy Chairman, Diet Affairs Committee, LDP. Dec. 2015, Director, Committee on Rules and Administration, House of Representatives and Deputy Chairman, Diet Affairs Committee, LDP. Aug. 2016, State Minister for Foreign Affairs. Aug. 2017, Special Adviser to the Prime Minister.