 Interested in literature from his student days, he gravitated to the "Shirakaba" ("White Birch") literary society due to its liberal humanistic outlook.His works were influenced by Mushanokōji Saneatsu and Nagayo Yoshirō, and he became a member of the Japanese chapter of the International PEN.He ran for a seat from the Tokyo 2nd District in the lower house of the Japanese Diet, under the "Rikken Seiyūkai" party in the 1930 General Election, and was elected twelve times holding a seat until his death in August 1960.