Organization & Executives

Organization

Board Members

Councilors

Titles omitted (in Japanese alphabetical order)

• Councilor

  AOYAGI Masanori

  Chairman of Board of Directors, Tama Art University; Former Commissioner for Cultural Affairs at the Agency for Cultural Affairs

• Councilor

  OKAMOTO Tamotsu

  Chairperson of the Board of Directors, Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR)

• Councilor

  KUROE Tetsuro

  Advisor, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company, Limited; Former Administrative Vice-Minister of Defense

• Councilor

  KOJO Yoshiko

  Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo

• Councilor

  KODAIRA Nobuyori

  Advisor, Japan Cooperation Center for the Middle East (JCCME); Former director-general of the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy Policy, METI

• Councilor

  SHUKURI Masafumi

  Chairman; Japan Transport and Tourism Research Institute (JTTRI); Former Vice-Minister of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) of Japan

• Councilor

  SHIN Yoshiaki

  Honorary Advisor, Mitui Sumitomo Insurance Company, Limited

• Councilor

  SUGIMOTO Kazuyuki

  Advisor Attorney, TMI; Former Vice-Minister of Finance

• Councilor

  SUZUKI Shigeki

  President, Yokosuka Research Park, Incorporated; Former Vice Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications

• Councilor

  TAKAHARA Akio

  Senior Research Advisor, JIIA; Distinguished Visiting Professor, Tokyo Woman's Christian University; Emeritus Professor, The University of Tokyo

• Councilor

  TSUKIOKA Takashi

  Honorary Advisor, Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.

• Councilor

  DODEN Aiko

  Executive Vice President, The Japan Foundation

• Councilor

  HAYASHI Keiichi

  Senior Counsel, Morrison Foerster Law Offices; Former Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan; Former Ambassador to the United Kingdom

• Councilor

  FUKAGAWA Yukiko

  Professor, Faculty of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University

Directors and Auditors

Titles omitted (in Japanese alphabetical order)

• Director

  INAGAKI Seiji

  Director, Chair of the Board, Daiichi Life Group, Inc. and Daiichi Life Insurance Co Ltd (DLIC)

• Director

  USHIJIMA Tomomi

  Corporate Officer, Corporate Senior Vice President

• Director

  OIKAWA Shoichi

  Representative Director, Chairman of the Board, Senior Deputy Editor-in-Chief, International Operations (Editor-in-Chief, The Japan News), The Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings

• Director

  OTSUKA Ichio

  Chairman and Director, Toyo Seikan Group Holdings, Ltd.

• Director

  OKA Motoyuki

  Honorary Adviser, Sumitomo Corporation

• Director

  OYAMADA Takashi

  Senior Advisor, MUFG Bank, Ltd.

• Director

  KOJI Akiyoshi

  Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. Chairman of the Board

• Director

  Goto Masahiro

  Representative Director, Deputy President of Nomura Securities Co., Ltd., Head of Executive Management Headquarters / Senior Managing Director of Nomura Holdings, Inc., Head of Executive Management Headquarters

• Director

  SASAE Kenichiro

  Former Ambassador to the United States; Former Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs

• Director

  SATO Kuni

  Council Member, United Nations University; Ambassador, Governor for Japan, Asia Europe Foundation (ASEF) ; Former Ambassador to Hungary; Former Ambassador to UNESCO

• Director

  SATO Masayuki

  Representative Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, JGC Holdings Corporation

• Director

  Sato Yasuhiro

  Senior Advisor Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

• Director

  Takashima Makoto

  Chairman of the Board, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

• Director

  TAKAHASHI Syuji

  Director, President, and Group COO, Seiko Group Corporation

• Director

  Charles D.Lake Ⅱ

  Chairman and Representative Director, Aflac Insurance Japan Ltd. President, Aflac International

• Director

  TOKUCHI Hideshi

  President, Research Institute for Peace and Security

• Director

  NAKANISHI Katsunori

  The Shizuoka Bank, Ltd. Senior Adviser

• Director

  NOGAMI Yoshiji

  Former President of JIIA; Former Ambassador to the U.K.; Former Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs

• Director

  HIRAI Hirohide

  Managing Executive Officer, Hitachi Ltd

• Director

  HIRAKO Yuji

  Senior Advisor of ANA HOLDINGS INC.

• Director

  HIROSE Michiaki

  Senior Corporate Advisor, Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.

• Director

  FUJIMOTO Masayoshi

  Representative Director, Chairman, Sojitz Corporation

• Auditor

  NAGAMINE Hiroshi

  Deputy President (Representative Director), Mizuho Leasing Co., Ltd.

• Auditor

  YAMASHIRO Tsuyoshi

  Head of Internal Control Promotion, Internal Audit Dept., Sumitomo Corporation

Executive Directors

Titles omitted (vice-chair in order of seniority)

• Representative Director

  Chariman

  OKA Motoyuki

  Honorary Adviser, Sumitomo Corporation

• Vice Chair

  NOGAMI Yoshiji

  Former President of JIIA; Former Ambassador to the U.K.; Former Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs

• Vice Chair

  OYAMADA Takashi

  Senior Advisor, MUFG Bank, Ltd.

• Vice Chair

  OIKAWA Shoichi

  Representative Director, Chairman of the Board, Senior Deputy Editor-in-Chief, International Operations (Editor-in-Chief, The Japan News), The Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings

• Vice Chair

  Sato Yasuhiro

  Senior Advisor Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

• Vice Chair

  Takashima Makoto

  Chairman of the Board, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

• Representative Director

  President

  SASAE Kenichiro

  Former Ambassador to the United States; Former Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs

Advisor

Title omitted

• Advisor

  OWADA Hisashi

  Former President of JIIA, Former Judge of the International Court of Justice (ICJ)

General Counsels

Titles omitted (in Japanese alphabetical order)

• General Counsel

  YANAI Shunji

  Former Judge, International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea; Former Ambassador to the United States; Former Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs

• General Counsel

  WATANABE Hiroshi

  President, Institute for International Monetary Affairs