Member, House of Councillors
Ms. Matsukawa, after a 23-year diplomatic career in various positions at MOFA became a Senator.
Her diplomatic experience includes Asian regional cooperation, trade, security policy, international law, disarmament, intelligence, and women's empowerment.
Her overseas posts including the US (DC), Switzerland (Geneva), and Korea (Seoul). From 2011-2013, she served as the Deputy-Secretary General of the TCS (Japan-Korea-China trilateral cooperation) in Seoul. In 2014, she initiated WAW! (World Assembly for Women!), the first international women's conference organized by the Government of Japan.
As a Senator, she has engaged in foreign policy, security policy, and women's empowerment. She served as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Defense in the Ministry of Defense, and held related positions in the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). She established "Parliamentary League for International Women's Empowerment" and "Parliamentary League for Promoting Defense Equipment Transfer."
Currently, she serves as Chair of the Cabinet Division II within the Liberal Democratic Party.
