| 2004: | Minister of Justice
Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Measures for Declining Birthrate
Member, Committee on Health, Welfare and Labour
Member, Committee on Audit |
| 2004: | Re-elected to the House of Councillors for the third time. |
| 2001: | Senior Vice Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare |
| 1998: | Chairman, Committee on Education, Culture and Science
Director, Committee of Budget
Director, Committee on Health, Welfare and Labour
Director, Committee on Audit
Director, Research Committee on Society of Cooperative Way of Life
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| 1998: | Re-elected to the House of Councillors for the second time. |
| 1992: | Elected to the House of Councillors for the first time. |
| 1988: | Professor, Japan Red Cross Society's College of Nursing |
| 1982: | Professor, Junior College of Medical Technology, Yamaguchi University |
| 1966: | Worked at Kagoshima, Prefectural Hospital |
| 1966: | Given public recognition for saving a life |
