Family: Wife (Yuko) and 2 children (a girl and a boy)
Hobbies: Reading, Tennis, Working around the house, Gardening, etc.
Favorite Foods: Soba, Naga-imo (a kind of Japanese potato), Salad, and Yogurt
Favorite Places: Bookstores, Sushi bars, Soba restaurants, Chinese restaurants, Gardening shops,Outdoors, etc.
Education:
Mar.1978: Graduates from Tokyo University
Carrer
Apr.1978 ～ Feb.1983: Joins the Industrial Bank of Japan
Dec.1983: Elected to the House of Representatives for the first time (now serving his 8th term)
Jul.1986: Director, House of Representatives Committee on Finance
Jul.1989: State Secretary of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Mar.1990: Director, House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Nov.1991: Chief Director, House of Representatives Committee on Finance
Jan.1993: Director, House of Representatives Committee on Budget
Aug.1993: Chief Director, House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Director, Agriculture and Forestry Division, LDP Policy Research Council
Jan.1995: Deputy Chairman, LDP Policy Research Council
Sep.1995: Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Communications
Nov.1996: Deputy Chief Secretary of LDP
Sep.1997: Acting Chairman, LDP Executive Council
Jul.1998 ～ Oct.1999: Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Nov.1999～ Feb.2001: Chairman, LDP Special Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Trade Policy
Jan.2000～ Sep.2003: Director, House of Representatives Research Commission on the Constitution
Jul.2000 ～ Feb.2001: Chairman, LDP Special Committee on International Fishery Problems
Feb.2001 ～ Sep.2003: Chairman, LDP Research Commission on Trade in Agricultural, Forestry and Fishing Products
May.2001 ～ Oct.2002: Chairman, LDP Public Relations Headquarters
Oct.2002 ～ Sep.2003: Chairman, LDP Party Organization Headquarters
Sep.2003 ～ Oct.2005: Minister of Economy Trade and Industry
Oct.2005 ～ Sep.2006: Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Sep.2006 ～ Aug.2007: Chairman, Policy Research Council, LDP
Aug.2007 ～: menber of committee on fundamental policies
Sep.2007 ～: acting chairman of ‘Shisui-kai’ a faction of LDP
Sep.2008 ～: Minister of finannce, Minister of state for financial services. Reception of a decoration or order
Mey.26,2006: L’ ordre du Merite agricole,Commandeu
Oct.3,2009: Senlor third rank Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun
