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 Yoshitaka Akimoto Senior Adviser, Japan Platform
Hiroaki Hara Executive Advisor, Future Estate Co., Ltd.
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
Yasutaka Moriguchi Representative Director
The Japan Foundation of Public Communication on Science and Technology
Shojiro Nishio Director-General, International Institute for Advanced Studies
The 18th President of the University of Osaka
Kazuhiro Tsuga Special Corporate Advisor, Panasonic Holdings Corporation
Auditors Hiroshi Ozaki Senior Advisor, Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.
Shigeji Suzuki Former Secretary General, Board of Audit of Japan

〈Councilors〉

Chairman Nobutake Odano Special Advisor to the Board of Chamberlains Imperial Household Agency
Vice-Chairman Takeshi Kunibe Honorary Advisor, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.
Councilors Yuichiro Anzai President, Engineering Academy of Japan
Honorary Fellow, 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
Eijiro Katsu Special Advisor, Internet Initiative Japan Inc.
Junko Kawamura Honorary Researcher, National Institute for Educational
Policy Research
Yuki Kusumi Representative Director, President, Group CEO,
Panasonic Holdings Corporation
George Nakayama Independent Director, Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
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
Hideo Yamazaki Former Director General, State Guest Houses

〈Special Advisor〉

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

〈Advisor〉

Advisor Tsutomu Kimura Honorary Professor, Institute of Science Tokyo
Masayuki Oku Honorary Advisor, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

(alphabetical order, titles as of August, 2026)

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