is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Wakayama, Wakayama and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he was elected for the first time in 2005 after working as a bartender and an aide to Representative Toshihiro Nikai, and serving in the Wakayama Prefectural Assembly. References External links in Japanese. 1966 births Living people Bartenders Members of the Wakayama Prefectural Assembly Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) People from Wakayama (city) University of Tokyo alumni 21st-century Japanese politicians