Japan Prize

Foundation

Directors, Auditors, and Councilors

〈Chairman, Directors, Auditors〉

Chairman Hiroshi Komiyama Chairman of the Institute
Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc.
The 28th President of the University of Tokyo
President Ryozo Nagai President, Jichi Medical University
Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo
Managing Director Mitsuru Kitao Secretary General, The Japan Prize Foundation
Directors Masahiro Ando Former Director General, State Guest Houses
Maki Kawai President, National Institutes of Natural Sciences
Director General, Center for Research,
and Development Strategy, Japan Science and Technology
Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo
Member, The Japan Academy
Hideaki Kobayashi Emeritus Professor
Okinaga Research Institute of Teikyo University
Masayuki Matsushita Associate, Panasonic Holdings Corporation
Yasutaka Moriguchi Representative Director
The Japan Foundation of Public Communication on Science and Technology
Auditors Masakazu Kubota Vice Chair & President, Keidanren
Hiroshi Ozaki Senior Advisor, Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.

〈Councilors〉

Chairman Masayuki Oku Honorary Advisor, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.
Vice-Chairman Kazuhiko Fushiya Former President, Board of Audit of Japan
Councilors Yuichiro Anzai President, Engineering Academy of Japan
Senior Advisor, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Michinari Hamaguchi Director General, Strategic Center of Biomedical Advanced Vaccine, Research and Development for
Preparedness and Response, Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development
Counselor to the President, Japan Science and Technology Agency
Junko Kawamura Honorary Researcher, National Institute for Educational
Policy Research
George Nakayama Independent Director, Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
Nobutake Odano Special Advisor to the Board of Chamberlains Imperial Household Agency
Hiroshi Tomono Senior Advisor, Nippon Steel Corporation
Kazuhiro Tsuga Special Corporate Advisor, Panasonic Holdings Corporation
Yukako Uchinaga President & CEO, Globalization Research Institute Co., Ltd.
Founder and Honorary Chairman Japan Women's Innovative Network
Juichi Yamagiwa Director-General
Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, National Institutes for the Humanities

〈Special Advisor〉

Special Advisor Yoshio Yazaki Chairman, Sakakibara Heart Foundation
Hiroyuki Yoshikawa Former President, The University of Tokyo

(alphabetical order, titles as of April, 2026)

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