Board Members

Board Members 2025

TITLE NAME COMPANY
Chairperson Yoshikazu OSHIMI KAJIMA CORPORATION
Vice Chairpersons   Shigeki WADA  NEC Corporation 
Kazushi KUSE ASAHI KASEI CORPORATION
President Toshihiko KOBAYASHI  SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Vice Presidents  Shingo WAKASHIRO Panasonic Operational Excellence Co., Ltd.
Kyoko IZUMI  FUJITSU LIMITED
Takahiro OKAMOTO  Suntory Holdings Limited
Tomonori OKUWAKI  Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Tae SUGIMURA  TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Executive Managing Director Takeshi UENO  
Managing Directors                     Fumio IMOTO  NEC Corporation
Yasutaka KIKUCHI  TOPPAN Holdings Inc.
Takahiko YOSHIDA OMRON CORPORATION
Kenji ICHIKAWAI  YKK AP Inc.
Yuichi SHIMOGAKI TOA Corporation
Keiichi JIBIKI  Kai Corporation
Maki NAKAMURA ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.
Eiichiro YAGI  CANON INC.
Koji AKISHINO Sumitomo Rubber Industries,Ltd.
Hiroyuki INOUE Nabtesco Corporation
Takashi IMAIZUMI Innovative Space Carrier Inc.
Jiro OZAKI NIDEC CORPORATION
Fumihiko KITANI TOYOTA INDUSTRIES CORPORATION
Naoko SAKUMA FUJIFILM Corporation
Katsumi SAKURAI KAJIMA CORPORATION
Ichiro MATSUURA THE CHUGOKU ELECTRIC POWER CO., INC.
Auditors Takaaki NAGURA ROHM CO., LTD.
Tatsuya MORI Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
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2025 Directors for each Industrial Field
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
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2025 Leaders for Working Group
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.
International Policy Working Group Tomoko MIYASHITA Resonac Corporation
Digital Policy Working Group Naoki YOSHIDA Sony Group Corporation
Grobal Anti-counterfeiting Working Group Jun OKUBO YONEX CO., LTD
IP Experts Partnership Working Group Toshio ASAI NEC Corporation
Japan-China Corporation Collaboration Working Group Hiroaki YAMAGUCHI Komatsu Ltd.
DE□I Society Working Group Mitsuko SHUTO Panasonic Operational Excellence Co., Ltd.
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2025 Chairs for each Expert Committee
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 Yohei KOMORI CANON INC.
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.
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