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.

Board Members
Councilors
Titles omitted (in Japanese alphabetical order)
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Councilor
AOYAGI Masanori
Chairman of Board of Directors, Tama Art University; Former Commissioner for Cultural Affairs at the Agency for Cultural Affairs
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Councilor
OKAMOTO Tamotsu
Chairperson of the Board of Directors, Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR)
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Councilor
KUROE Tetsuro
Advisor, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company, Limited; Former Administrative Vice-Minister of Defense
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Councilor
KOJO Yoshiko
Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo
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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
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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
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Councilor
SHIN Yoshiaki
Honorary Advisor, Mitui Sumitomo Insurance Company, Limited
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Councilor
SUGIMOTO Kazuyuki
Advisor Attorney, TMI; Former Vice-Minister of Finance
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Councilor
SUZUKI Shigeki
President, Yokosuka Research Park, Incorporated; Former Vice Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications
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Councilor
TAKAHARA Akio
Senior Research Advisor, JIIA; Distinguished Visiting Professor, Tokyo Woman's Christian University; Emeritus Professor, The University of Tokyo
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Councilor
TSUKIOKA Takashi
Honorary Advisor, Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
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Councilor
DODEN Aiko
Executive Vice President, The Japan Foundation
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Councilor
HAYASHI Keiichi
Senior Counsel, Morrison Foerster Law Offices; Former Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan; Former Ambassador to the United Kingdom
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Councilor
FUKAGAWA Yukiko
Professor, Faculty of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University
Directors and Auditors
Titles omitted (in Japanese alphabetical order)
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Director
ATSUMI Naoki
Advisor, Kajima Corporation
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Director
INAGAKI Seiji
Director, Chair of the Board, Daiichi Life Group, Inc. and Daiichi Life Insurance Co Ltd (DLIC)
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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
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Director
OTSUKA Ichio
Chairman and Director, Toyo Seikan Group Holdings, Ltd.
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Director
OKA Motoyuki
Honorary Adviser, Sumitomo Corporation
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Director
OYAMADA Takashi
Senior Advisor, MUFG Bank, Ltd.
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Director
KITAYAMA Teisuke
Advisor, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
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Director
KOJI Akiyoshi
Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. Chairman of the Board
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Director
SASAE Kenichiro
Former Ambassador to the United States; Former Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs
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Director
SATO Kuni
Council Member, United Nations University; Ambassador, Governor for Japan, Asia Europe Foundation (ASEF) ; Former Ambassador to Hungary; Former Ambassador to UNESCO
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Director
SATO Masayuki
Representative Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, JGC Holdings Corporation
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Director
FUJIMOTO Masayoshi
Representative Director, Chairman, Sojitz Corporation
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Director
TAKAHASHI Syuji
Director, President, and Group COO, Seiko Group Corporation
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Director
TERAGUCHI Tomoyuki
Advisor, Nomura Securities Co.,Ltd.
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Director
TOKUCHI Hideshi
President, Research Institute for Peace and Security
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Director
NAKANISHI Katsunori
The Shizuoka Bank, Ltd. Senior Adviser
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Director
NOGAMI Yoshiji
Former President of JIIA; Former Ambassador to the U.K.
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Director
HIRAI Hirohide
Managing Executive Officer, Hitachi Ltd
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Director
HIRAKO Yuji
Senior Advisor of ANA HOLDINGS INC.
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Director
HIROSE Michiaki
Senior Corporate Advisor, Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.
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Director
HOSHINO Toshio
Junior Executive Officer and General Manager, Research & Business Development Division, ITOCHU Corporation
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Director
Charles D.Lake Ⅱ
Chairman and Representative Director, Aflac Insurance Japan Ltd. President, Aflac International
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Auditor
NAGAMINE Hiroshi
Deputy President (Representative Director), Mizuho Leasing Co., Ltd.
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Auditor
YAMASHIRO Tsuyoshi
Head of Internal Control Promotion, Internal Audit Dept., Sumitomo Corporation
Executive Directors
Titles omitted (vice-chair in order of seniority)
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Representative Director
Chariman
OKA Motoyuki
Honorary Adviser, Sumitomo Corporation
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Vice Chair
NOGAMI Yoshiji
Former President of JIIA; Former Ambassador to the U.K.
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Vice Chair
OYAMADA Takashi
Senior Advisor, MUFG Bank, Ltd.
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Vice Chair
KITAYAMA Teisuke
Advisor, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
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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
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Representative Director
President
SASAE Kenichiro
Former Ambassador to the United States; Former Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs
Advisor
Title omitted
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Advisor
OWADA Hisashi
Former President of JIIA, Former Judge of the International Court of Justice (ICJ)
General Counsels
Titles omitted (in Japanese alphabetical order)
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General Counsel
FUJITA Sumitaka
Director, Itochu Corporation
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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
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General Counsel
WATANABE Hiroshi
President, Institute for International Monetary Affairs