Education and Career:
| March 1976 | Graduated Faculty of Law, Gakushuin University |
| September 2005 | First elected to 44th House of Representatives |
| September 2006 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries |
| August 2009 | Elected to 45th House of Representatives |
| May 2010 | Director, Diet Members Caucus on Welfare for Single Mothers and Widows, Liberal Democratic Party |
| October 2010 | Deputy Director; Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Division; Liberal Democratic Party |
| October 2012 | Chairperson, Committee on Organizations Involved with Health and Welfare, Liberal Democratic Party |
| December 2012 | Elected to 46th House of Representatives |
| December 2012 | Deputy Chairperson, Diet Affairs Committee, Liberal Democratic Party |
| January 2013 | Chief Secretary, Research Commission on Consumer Issues |
| August 2013 | Director, House of Representatives Steering Committee |
| September 2014 | State Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare (Abe’s second, reshuffled cabinet) |
| December 2014 | Elected to 47th House of Representatives |
| December 2014 | State Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare (Abe’s third, reshuffled cabinet) |
| October 2015 | Deputy Chairperson, Policy Research Council, Liberal Democratic Party |
| September 2016 | Chairperson, House of Representatives Committee on Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology |
| October 2016 | Chief Secretary, Diet Members Caucus for Japan-Columbia Friendship |
| August 2017 | Director, First Cabinet Division, Liberal Democratic Party |
| October 2017 | Elected to 48th House of Representatives |
| November 2017 | Member of Japanese National Commission for UNESCO |
| October 2018 | State Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Abe’s fourth, reshuffled cabinet) |
| September 2019 | Deputy Secretary General, Liberal Democratic Party |
| October 2021 | Chairperson, House of Representatives Special Committee on Consumer Affairs |
| October 2021 | Elected to 49th House of Representatives |
| November 2021 | Deputy Secretary General, Liberal Democratic Party |
| August 2022 | Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology / in charge of the Creation of Future Education |