小林 さやか [中山 さやか] House of Councillors

Democratic Party for the People / New Green Breeze

Career

Real name: Sayaka Nakayama Born on September 5, 1983 in Ichikawa City, Chiba Prefecture. After attending Sakurain Junior and Senior High School, he entered the Faculty of Law at the University of Tokyo. Joined the Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) in 2007 as a reporter. After working at Kitakyushu Broadcasting Station, Fukuoka Broadcasting Station, and social affairs department, he will be working at the news desk of a metropolitan area station in 2024. In 2023, he won the Newspaper Association Award and the Galaxy Award for Excellence for his ``Series of Scoops and Investigative Reporting on Psychiatric Hospitals.'' In July 2025, he was elected as a member of the House of Councilors (Chiba Prefecture). Director of the Special Committee on Children, Childcare, and Youth Activities, member of the Legal Affairs Committee, and member of the Administrative Oversight Committee. Vice-representative of the Chiba Prefecture General Branch Federation of the Democratic Party of the People