is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as a member of the Democratic Party of Japan. A native of Hikone, Shiga he earned his undergraduate degree in Chuo University, study-abroad credit in Carleton College in Minnesota, United States and master's degree in Doshisha University. He was elected for the first time in 2005. References External links Official website in Japanese. Living people 1940 births Democratic Party of Japan politicians Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) Chuo University alumni Doshisha University alumni 21st-century Japanese politicians