Organization & Executives

Organization

The institute consists of executive directors, including the chairman, vice chairs, and president, as well as researchers and staff members. The organizational outline is shown below.
Our primary sources of funding are public and private research contracts, corporate and individual membership fees, publication revenues, and special grants.

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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

    President, Representative Director, 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

    ATSUMI Naoki

    Advisor, Kajima Corporation

  • Director

    INAGAKI Seiji

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

  • 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

    KITAYAMA Teisuke

    Advisor, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

  • Director

    KOJI Akiyoshi

    Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. Chairman of the Board

  • 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

    FUJIMOTO Masayoshi

    Representative Director, Chairman, Sojitz Corporation

  • Director

    TAKAHASHI Syuji

    Director, President, and Group COO, Seiko Group Corporation

  • Director

    TERAGUCHI Tomoyuki

    Advisor, Nomura Securities Co.,Ltd.

  • 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.

  • 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

    HOSHINO Toshio

    Junior Executive Officer and General Manager, Research & Business Development Division, ITOCHU Corporation

  • Director

    Charles D.Lake Ⅱ

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

  • 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.

  • Vice Chair

    OYAMADA Takashi

    Senior Advisor, MUFG Bank, Ltd.

  • Vice Chair

    KITAYAMA Teisuke

    Advisor, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

  • 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

  • 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

    FUJITA Sumitaka

    Director, Itochu Corporation

  • General Counsel

    YANAI Shunji

    Director(Outside) Japan Investment Adviser Co., Ltd.; Former Judge, International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea; Former Ambassador to the United States

  • General Counsel

    WATANABE Hiroshi

    President, Institute for International Monetary Affairs