Akiko is a graduate of Tamagawa University and has an elementary school teacher's certificate.
A native of Kasugai, Aichi and graduate of Tamagawa University he was elected for the first time in 2005 after an unsuccessful run in 2003.He was defeated in the 2009 election by DPJ candidate Yoshihiro Ishida.
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A native of Setagaya, Tokyo and graduate of Tamagawa University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1999.