is a Japanese politician of the Constitutional Democratic Party and a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of

Hokkaidō is Japan's second largest island and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by the undersea railway Seikan Tunnel. The la ...

and law graduate of Hokkai Gakuen University, she was elected for the first time in

2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...

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* in Japanese. 1947 births Living people Members of the House of Councillors (Japan) Female members of the House of Councillors (Japan) People from Mikasa, Hokkaido Politicians from Hokkaido Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan politicians Democratic Party of Japan politicians 21st-century Japanese politicians 21st-century Japanese women politicians {{Japan-politician-1940s-stub