Bord Members
As of December 9, 2025
| TITLE | NAME | COMPANY | RESPONSIBILITIES |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairperson | Yoshikazu OSHIMI | KAJIMA CORPORATION | |
| Vice Chairpersons | Shigeki WADA | NEC Corporation | |
| Kazushi KUSE | ASAHI KASEI CORPORATION | ||
| President | Toshihiko KOBAYASHI | SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION | 【Representative Director】 |
| Vice Presidents | Shingo WAKASHIRO | Panasonic Operational Excellence Co., Ltd. | International Policy Working Group |
| Kyoko IZUMI | FUJITSU LIMITED | Journal & Public Relations Committee, DE&I Society Working Group | |
| Takahiro OKAMOTO | Suntory Holdings Limited | Human Resource Development Committee, Open Innovation Working Group | |
| Tomonori OKUWAKI | Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | Life Sciences Committee, Trademark Committee, Service Industry Study Group | |
| Tae SUGIMURA | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | Copyright Committee, Fair Trade Committee, Digital Policy Working Group | |
| Executive Managing Director | Takeshi UENO | 【Executive Director】 | |
| Managing Director | Fumio IMOTO | NEC Corporation | Patent Committee I, Patent Committee II |
| Yasutaka KIKUCHI | TOPPAN Holdings Inc. | International Committee IV | |
| Takahiko YOSHIDA | OMRON CORPORATION | Design Committee, Kansai Chapter, Fourth Industrial Revolution Working Group | |
| Kenji ICHIKAWAI | YKK AP Inc. | Kanto Chapter, Kanto Intellectual Property Issues Study Group | |
| Yuichi SHIMOGAKI | TOA Corporation | Kanto, Kansai and Tokai Small IP Study Group, Forum Kansai | |
| Keiichi JIBIKI | Kai Corporation | Management Committee I, Management Committee II | |
| Maki NAKAMURA | ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD. | International Committee I, Expert Collaboration Working Group | |
| Eiichiro YAGI | CANON INC. | International Committee II, Software Committee | |
| Koji AKISHINO | Sumitomo Rubber Industries,Ltd. | Global Counterfeit Measures Working Group, Kansai Intellectual Property Issues Study Group | |
| Hiroyuki INOUE | Nabtesco Corporation | Information Systems Committee, Information Utilization Issues Study Group | |
| Takashi IMAIZUMI | Innovative Space Carrier Inc. | JIPA Symposium Working Group | |
| Jiro OZAKI | NIDEC CORPORATION | International Committee III, Japan–China Corporate Collaboration Working Group | |
| Fumihiko KITANI | TOYOTA INDUSTRIES CORPORATION | Tokai District Council, Tokai Intellectual Property Issues Study Group | |
| Naoko SAKUMA | FUJIFILM Corporation | Licensing Committee I, Licensing Committee II | |
| Katsumi SAKURAI | KAJIMA CORPORATION | Assistant to the President, SDGs Working Group | |
| Ichiro MATSUURA | THE CHUGOKU ELECTRIC POWER CO., INC. | Chugoku, Shikoku and Kyushu District Council, Chugoku, Shikoku and Kyushu Intellectual Property Issues Study Group | |
| Auditors | Takaaki NAGURA | ROHM CO., LTD. | |
| Tatsuya MORI | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. |
Directors for Industrial Field
As of December 9, 2025
| TITLE | NAME | COMPANY |
|---|---|---|
| Metal & Machinary (East) | Kiminori ISOBE | MATSUDA SANGYO CO.,LTD. |
| Electrical/Service (East) | Taisuke SHIMAMURA | RAILWAY TECHNICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE |
| Chemical I (East) | Kanae TSUTSUMI | Resonac Corporation |
| Chemical II (East) | Akihiro OTSUKA | Nobelpharma Co., Ltd. |
| Metal & Machinary (West) | Koji AKUTSU | Kobe Steel,Ltd. |
| Electrical/Service (West) | Seigo YAMAMOTO | SHIMADZU CORPORATION |
| Chemical (West) | Yukinori ENOMOTO | KATAYAMA CHEMICAL,INC. |
| Construction | Takayuki KOBAYASHI | SANWA SHUTTER CORPORATION |
Chairs for Expert Committee
As of December 9, 2025
| TITLE | NAME | COMPANY |
|---|---|---|
| Human Resource Development | Takayuki KOMI | TOKYU CONSTRUCTION CO.,LTD. |
| Publication and Public Affairs | Hiroo NIKAIDO | Suntory Holdings Limited |
| The First Patent | Yozo OKUBO | KONICA MINOLTA,INC. |
| The Second Patent | Hirokazu KYOTA | FUJIFILM Corporation |
| The First International Affairs | Takahiro OHNO | FUJIFILM Corporation |
| The Second International Affairs | Takahiro TANIGUCHI | MURATA MFG.CO.,LTD. |
| The Third International Affairs | Motohiro OKAMURA | BROTHER INDUSTRIES,LTD. |
| The Fourth International Affairs | Tatsuya HASHIMOTO | SAPPORO BREWERIES LTD. |
| Life Sciense | Kunio KOYAMAGI | Chugai Pharmaceutical Co.,Ltd. |
| Software | Masanori TAKAHASHI | OMRON CORPORATION |
| Copyright | Shunsuke TSUZUKI | Infcurion, Inc. |
| The First IP Management | Jun WATANABE | BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION |
| The Second IP Management | Fumiaki ESAKA | Maxell, Ltd. |
| Information System | Akiya NAKAYAMA | CANON INC. |
| IP Intelligence | Keisuke NAGATA | KYOCERA CORPORATION |
| The First License | Kumiko TAKEMORI | YUKIGUNI MAITAKE CO., LTD |
| The Second License | Masato SOETA | Hitachi,Ltd. |
| Design | Kazutaka NODA | JAPAN TOBACCO INC. |
| Trademark | Takuya TOKUWAKA | KADOKAWA CORPORATION |
| Antitrust ＆ Unfair Competition | Naoki YOSHIDA | istyle Inc. |
Leaders for WG
As of December 9, 2025
| TITLE | NAME | COMPANY |
|---|---|---|
| SDGs Working Group | Tomonori BEKKU | Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. |
| Open Innovation Working Group | Katsumi SAKURAI | KAJIMA CORPORATION |
| The Fourth Industrial Revolution Working Group | Kenji KONDO | Yokowo co., ltd. |
| Digital Policy Working Group | Naoki YOSHIDA | Sony Group Corporation |
| International Policy Working Group | Masaki ITO | |
| Grobal Anti-counterfeiting Working Group | Jun OKUBO | YONEX CO., LTD |
| IP Experts Partnership Working Group | Masato HIGA | Hitachi,Ltd. |
| Japan-China Corporation Collaboration Working Group | Hiroaki YAMAGUCHI | Komatsu Ltd. |
| DE＆I Society Working Group | Mitsuko SHUTO |