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)

  • Councilors

    AOYAGI Masanori

    Professor, Tama Art University; Former Commissioner for Cultural Affairs at the Agency for Cultural Affairs

  • Councilors

    OKAMOTO Tamotsu

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

  • Councilors

    KUROE Tetsuro

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

  • Councilors

    KOJO Yoshiko

    Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo

  • Councilors

    KODAIRA Nobuyori

    Chairman, Toyota Foundation; Former director-general of the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy Policy, METI

  • Councilors

    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

  • Councilors

    SHIN Yoshiaki

    Honorary Advisor, Mitui Sumitomo Insurance Company, Limited

  • Councilors

    SUGIMOTO Kazuyuki

    Advisor Attorney, TMI; Former Vice-Minister of Finance

  • Councilors

    SUZUKI Shigeki

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

  • Councilors

    TSUKIOKA Takashi

    Honorary Advisor, Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.

  • Councilors

    DODEN Aiko

    Journalist

  • Councilors

    HAYASHI Keiichi

    Senior Counsel, Morrison Foerster Law Offices; Former Ambassador to the U.K.

  • Councilors

    FUKAGAWA Yukiko

    Professor, Faculty of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University

  • Councilors

    TAKAHARA Akio

    Senior Adjunct Fellow, JIIA; Former Professor, University of Tokyo

Directors and Auditors

Titles omitted (in Japanese alphabetical order)

  • Directors

    ATSUMI Naoki

    Advisor, Kajima Corporation

  • Directors

    INAGAKI Seiji

    Director, Chair of the Board, Dai-ichi Life Holdings (DLHD) and Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co Ltd (DLIC)

  • Directors

    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

  • Directors

    OTSUKA Ichio

    President, Toyo Seikan Group Holdings, Ltd.

  • Directors

    OKA Motoyuki

    Honorary Adviser, Sumitomo Corporation

  • Directors

    OYAMADA Takashi

    Senior Advisor, MUFG Bank, Ltd.

  • Directors

    KITAYAMA Teisuke

    Advisor, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

  • Directors

    KOJI Akiyoshi

    Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. Chairman of the Board

  • Directors

    SASAE Kenichiro

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

  • Directors

    SATO Kuni

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

  • Directors

    SATO Masayuki

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

  • Directors

    FUJIMOTO Masayoshi

    Representative Director, Chairman, Sojitz Corp.

  • Directors

    TAKAHASHI Syuji

    Director, President, and Group COO, Seiko Group Corporation

  • Directors

    TERAGUCHI Tomoyuki

    Director, Vice Chairman of Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.

  • Directors

    TOKUCHI Hideshi

    President, Research Institute for Peace and Security

  • Directors

    NAKANISHI Katsunori

    Chairman and Chief Executive Office, The Shizuoka Bank, Ltd.

  • Directors

    NOGAMI Yoshiji

    Former President of JIIA; Former Ambassador to the U.K.

  • Directors

    HIRAI Hirohide

    Managing Executive Officer, Hitachi Ltd

  • Directors

    HIRAKO Yuji

    Senior Advisor of ANA HOLDINGS INC.

  • Directors

    HIROSE Michiaki

    Senior Corporate Advisor, Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.

  • Directors

    HOSHINO Toshio

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

  • Directors

    Charles D.Lake Ⅱ

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

  • Auditors

    NAGAMINE Hiroshi

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

  • Auditors

    YAMASHIRO Tsuyoshi

    General Manager, Financial Planning Division, Sumitomo Corporation

Executive Directors

Titles omitted (vice-chair in order of seniority)

  • Representative Director

    Chariman

    OKA Motoyuki

    Honorary Adviser, Sumitomo Corporation

  • Vice Chairs

    NOGAMI Yoshiji

    Former President of JIIA; Former Ambassador to the U.K.

  • Vice Chairs

    OYAMADA Takashi

    Senior Advisor, MUFG Bank, Ltd.

  • Vice Chairs

    KITAYAMA Teisuke

    Advisor, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

  • Vice Chairs

    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 Counsels

    FUJITA Sumitaka

    Director, Itochu Corporation

  • General Counsels

    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 Counsels

    WATANABE Hiroshi

    President, Institute for International Monetary Affairs