ORGANIZATION
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
As of April 1, 2024
In Japanese syllabary order
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Executive Vice President
Shigeki UNO
Professor, Institute of Social Science, The University of Tokyo
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Executive Vice President
Yuri OKINA
Chairperson, Japan Research Institute (JRI)
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Executive Vice President(full-time)
Reiko KANDA
Senior Director
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President
Masaki TANIGUCHI
Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy, The University of Tokyo
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Executive Vice President
Kazuhiro HIGASHI
Senior Advisor, Resona Holdings, Inc.
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Executive Vice President
Noriyuki YANAGAWA
Professor, Graduate School of Economics, The University of Tokyo
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Executive Auditor
Masataka OKOUCHI
Attorney at Law, Daiichi-Sogo Law Office
STAFF
As of April 1, 2025
In Japanese syllabary order
POLICY RESEARCH DEPARTMENT
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Senior Director
Reiko KANDA(Concurrent)
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Associate Senior Fellow
Atsushi INOUE
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Research Coordinator & Research Fellow
Jonathan WEBB
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Research Coordinator & Research Fellow
Yoshie UDAGAWA
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Chief Senior Fellow
Kazuko Kawamoto
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Associate Senior Fellow
Mari KAWAMOTO
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Research Coordinator & Research Fellow
Maiko SAKAKI
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Research Coordinator & Research Fellow
Hinako SUZUKI
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Associate Senior Fellow
Kozue SEKIJIMA
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Research Coordinator & Research Fellow
Yuki TAKENAKA
MANAGEMENT AND
ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT
COUNCIL
The Council is an organization that discusses and gives advice on important matters related to NIRA, including the selection of Executive Vice Presidents and Auditors.
As of April 1, 2025
Kumiko BANDO
Governor, Japan Red Cross Society
Sakie T. FUKUSHIMA
Representative Director and President, G&S Global Advisors Inc.
Tatsuo HATTA
Professor Emeritus, Osaka University
Shinya KATANOZAKA
Member of the Board, Chairman, ANA HOLDINGS INC.
Takashi KIHARA
Senior Visiting Fellow, Policy Research Institute, Ministry of Finance / Vice President, Japan Association of Applied Economics
Tamako MITARAI
CEO, Kesennuma Knitting Co., Ltd.
Yuzaburo MOGI
Honorary CEO & Chairman of the Board of Directors, Kikkoman Corporation
Takeshi NIINAMI
Representative Director, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Suntory Holdings Ltd.
Atsushi TAKAHASHI
Honorary Advisor, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Ltd.
RESEARCH EVALUATION
COUNCIL
The Research Evaluation Council examines research plans, evaluates research results, and publishes the results of these evaluations.
As of April 1, 2024
Sahoko KAJI
Professor, Keio University
Yoichi SERIKAWA
Visiting Senior Staff Writer, Nikkei Inc.
Shinji FUKUKAWA
Advisor, Global Industrial and Social Progress Research Institute