- Born in 1975 in Tottori Prefecture, Japan.
- Graduated from Hitotsubashi University, and joined Yomiuri Shimbun in 2000.
- After working at the Yokohama and Kanazawa bureaus, as well as the political department, appointed as Seoul Bureau Chief in December 2024.
- Covered the Prime Minister's Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Liberal Democratic Party in the political department.