and Employment Member, Committee on Education, Culture, and Science. Membership, International Organizations Vice-Chair, Global Environmental Action (GEA) Vice-Chair, GLOBE Japan (Global Legislators Organization for a Balanced Environment) Co-Chair, Council of Parliamentarians, Micro Credit Summit Member, WCFSD (World Commission on Forests and Sustainable Development) Member, Earth Charter Commission Member, Earth Charter International Council Chair, Committee for Promoting the Earth Charter in Japan and the Asia Pacific Member, International Scientific Advisory Board (ISAB), UNESCO Chair, PGA (Parliamentarians for Global Action) Japan National Committee Member, Governing Council, TERI The Energy Research Institute, New Delhi, India Member, UNEP Sasakawa Prize Jury Former Roles Sept. 2005 – Sept. 2006: Vice President, Democratic Party of Japan June 1996 - Jan. 1997: Chairperson, House Special Committee on Science and Technology Aug. 1995 - June 1996: Shadow Cabinet Minister of Environment Policy, New Frontier Party Aug. 1993 - Apr. 1994: State Minister, Director General of the Environment Agency Apr. 1993 - Aug. 1993: President, GLOBE Japan (Global Legislators Organization for a Balanced Environment) Bibliography In Japanese 1979 1981 1982 1987 1989 Translations into Japanese Shifting Gears, George & Nina O'Neill, 1975 Japan as Number One, Ezra Vogel with A. Kimoto, 1979 Samurai & Silk, Haru M. Reischauer, 1987 Translations from Japanese to English : Sawako Ariyoshi, 1978 (with Ann Siller Kostant) Ameyuki-san, Tomoko Yamazaki, 1986 References External links Official website Government ministers of Japan Members of the House of Councillors (Japan) Women government ministers of Japan Female members of the House of Councillors (Japan) Japanese writers Brandeis University alumni People from Tokyo Living people 1934 births Democratic Party of Japan politicians