List of Senior Officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

As of May 11, 2012

Minister for Foreign Affairs:	Mr. GEMBA, Koichiro
Parliamentary Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs:	Mr. YAMAGUCHI, Tsuyoshi
Parliamentary Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs:	Mr. YAMANE, Ryuji
Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs:	Mr. KATO, Toshiyuki
Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs:	Mr. NAKANO, Joe
Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs:	Mr. HAMADA, Kazuyuki
Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs:	Mr. SASAE, Kenichiro
Private Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs:	Ms. GEMBA, Miyuki
Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs:	Mr. BESSHO, Koro
Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs:	Mr. NISHIMIYA, Shinichi
Ambassador in charge of Okinawan Affairs:	Mr. TAKEUCHI, Haruhisa
Ambassador for Kansai Region:	Mr. KUSUMOTO, Yuichi
Ambassador in charge of Inspection:	Mr. YAMAMOTO, Keiji
Ambassador in charge of International Cooperation for Countering Terrorism and International Organized Crime and Ambassador in charge of Cyber Policy:	Mr. SHINOTSUKA, Tamotsu
Ambassador in charge of Reconstraction Assistance to Iraq and Ambassador in charge of Cultural Exchange:	Mr. SAKABA, Mitsuo
Ambassador for Science and Technology Cooperation and Ambassador in charge of Administrative and Budgetary Affairs of the United Nations:	Mr. WATANABE, Kazuo
Ambassador in charge of Afghanistan and Pakistan Assistance Coordination:	Mr. YAMAMOTO, Tadamichi
Ambassador in charge of Diplomatic Record Declassification Review:	Mr. KAWAKAMI, Koichi

Minister's Secretariat

Deputy Vice-Minister:	Mr. KITERA, Masato
Director-General for Inspection:	Mr. YAMASHITA, Takashi
Assistant Vice-Minister:	Mr. KITANO, Mitsuru
Deputy Assistant Vice-Minister (Crisis Management):	Mr. OKA, Hiroshi
Deputy Assistant Vice-Minister (Parliamentary Affairs):	Mr. AIBOSHI, Koichi
Chief of Staff to the Minister of Foreign Affairs:	Mr. AKAHORI, Takeshi

Policy Evaluation and Administrative Review Division

Director:	Mr. HOSONO, Shinichi
ODA Evaluation Division Director:	Mr. MINATO, Naonobu

Management and Coordination Division

Director:	Mr. NASHIDA, Kazuya
Executive Assistant to the Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs:
Deputy Chief, Okinawa Liaison Office:	Mr. MATSUDA, Kenichi
Senior Coordinator:	Mr. MIYASHITA, Tadayuki
Senior Coordinator:	Mr. MINATO, Naonobu

Crisis Management Coordination Division

Director:

Mr. MANABE, Takashi

Local Partnership Cooperation Division

Director:

Mr. FURUSAWA, Hiroshi

Counter-intelligence Division

Director:

Mr. MANABE, Takashi

Co-ordination of Counter-Pandemic Influenza Measures

Director:

Mr. OKA, Hiroshi

Inspection Division

Director:	Mr. MIYAZAWA, Yasutaka
Senior Coordinator:

Diplomatic Record and Information Disclosure Division

Director:	Mr. MANABE, Takashi
Chief Archivist for Diplomatic Record:	Mr. YAMASAKI, Yusuke

Security Division

Director:	Mr. SUZUKI, Mitsuo
Senior Coordinator:	Mr.URABAYASHI. Shinji

Diplomatic Archives

Director:

Mr. ISHIDA, Kunio

Library of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Chief Librarian:

Mr. AIZAWA, Hideaki

Personnel Division

Director:	Mr. TAKIZAKI, Shigeki
Special Coordinator:	Mr. OGAWA, Masashi
Senior Coordinator:	Mr. SATO, Masaaki
Senior Coordinator for Personnel Affairs:	Mr. NODA, Ryuji
Senior Coordinator:	Mr. KANAI, Masaaki
Senior Coordinator for Personnel Affairs:	Mr. ITO, Makoto
Senior Coordinator:	Mr. TSURUTA, Takashi

Information and Communications Division

Director:	Mr. MISAWA, Yasushi
Principal Senior Coordinator for Information Systems:	Mr. INAGAKI, Hisao
Senior Coordinator for Technical Development:	Mr. KAWANAGO, Yukihiro
Senior Coordinator for Communication Systems:	Mr. IWATANI, Katsushi
Senior Coordinator for Communication Systems:	Mr. OMI, Fumiyoshi

Financial Affairs Division

Director:	Mr. MIZUSHIMA, Koichi
Senior Coordinator:	Mr. HARA, Keiichi
Special Coordinator for Financial Affairs:	Mr. NAKAMURA, Takayuki
Auditor, Financial Affairs Division:	Mr. TSUTA, Hideyuki
Senior Coordinator for Budgetary Affairs:	Mr. KOBAYASHI, Tadatoshi
Senior Coordinator for Procurement:	Mr. YAMADA, Isamu

Health and Welfare Division

Director:	Mr. KOIZUMI, Takashi
Health Administrator for Overseas Personnel:	Mr. KATO, Kenichi

Overseas Establishments Division

Director:	Mr. UENO, Atsushi
Director, Overseas Postings Support Division:	Mr. FUKUSHIMA, Isao
Senior Coordinator for Administration of Local Employees:	Mr. HARADA, Hideaki
Senior Coordinator for Building and Property Management:	Mr. TAMURA, Ryosaku
Senior Coordinator for Budgetary Affairs of the Overseas Establishments:	Mr. NISHIYAMA, Kaoru
Senior Coordinator for Budgetary Affairs of the Overseas Establishments:	Mr. HISAKURA, Masayuki

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Chief of Protocol

Chief of Protocol (Ambassador):	Mr. AKIMOTO, Yoshitaka
Principal Deputy Chief of Protocol:	Mr. FURUYA, Tokuro

Protocol Office

Deputy Chief of Protocol:

Mr. KAWADA, Kazunori

Foreign Visit Division

Deputy Chief of Protocol/Director:

Mr. FUKUDA, Keiji

Official Guests Division

Deputy Chief of Protocol/Director:

Mr. FUJII, Akihiko

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Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations

Press Secretary/Director-General:	Mr. YOKOI, Yutaka
Deputy Press Secretary/Deputy Director-General:	Ms. SAIKI, Naoko

Press Division

Director:	Mr. SAITO, Jun
Senior Coordinator:

Domestic Public Relations Division

Director:

Mr. SAKUMA, Kenji

Internet PR Division

Director:

Mr. OHNO, Hideki

International Press Division

Assistant Press Secretary/Director:

Mr. SATO, Masaru

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Public Diplomacy Department

Director-General:	Mr. MURATA, Naoki
Deputy Director-General:	Ms. SAIKI, Naoko

Public Diplomacy Planning Division

Director:	Ms. ONO, Hikariko
Senior Coordinator:	Mr. OUCHI, Akira

Cultural Affairs Division

Director:	Mr. YONETANI, Koji
Senior Coordinator:	Mr. TAKAHASHI, Yoshiaki

Multilateral Cultural Cooperation Division

Director:

Mr. NAGASHIMA, Shinji

Exchange Programs Division

Director:

Mr. NAKATA, Masahiro

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Foreign Policy Bureau

Deputy Vice-Minister for Foreign Policy/Director-General:	Mr. TSURUOKA, Koji
Deputy Director-General:	Mr. MUTO, Yoshiya
Deputy Director-General (Ambassador):	Mr. ISHII, Masafumi
Deputy Director-General (Ambassador):	Mr. MIYAJIMA, Akio

Policy Coordination Division

Director:	Mr. MUTO, Akira
Principal Senior Foreign Policy Coordinator:	Mr. KITAGAWA, Katsuro
Senior Foreign Policy Coordinator:	Mr. SHIMADA, Takehiro
Senior Foreign Policy Coordinator:	Mr. KUMAGAI, Naoki
Senior Foreign Policy Coordinator:	Mr. SHINADA, Teruhiko

Policy Planning Division

Director:	Mr. NAKAMURA, Ryo
Senior Coordinator:	Mr. KOBAYASHI, Hiroyuki

Division for Promotion of Emerging Countries Policy

Director:

Mr. NAKAMURA, Ryo

Space Policy Division

Director:

Mr. KUMAGAI, Naoki

National Security Policy Division

Director:

Mr. IZAWA, Osamu

International Safety and Security Cooperation Division

Director:

Mr. OKAJIMA, Hiroyuki

International Peace Cooperation Division

Director:

Mr. SUGIURA, Masatoshi

Maritime Security Policy Division

Director:

Mr. SEO, Masatsugu

United Nations Planning and Administration Division

Director:

Mr. KUNO, Kazuhiro

Recruitment Center for International Organizations

Chief:

Mr. ITO, Yorio

United Nations Policy Division

Director:	Mr. KOBAYASHI, Kenichi
Senior Coordinator:	Mr. YOKOYAMA, Yoshitaka

Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Division

Director:	Mr. ABE, Koji
Senior Coordinator:	Ms. TSUJISAKA, Takako

Hague Child Abduction Convention Division

Director:

Ms. TSUJISAKA, Takako

Division for Implementation of Human Rights Treaties

Director:

Ms. TSUJISAKA, Takako

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Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and Science Department

Director-General (Ambassador):	Mr. MIYAGAWA, Makio
Deputy Director-General:	Mr. MUTO, Yoshiya
Deputy Director-General:	Mr. OGASAWARA, Ichiro

Arms Control and Disarmament Division

Director:	Mr. YOSHIDA, Kensuke
Senior Coordinator:

Biological and Chemical Weapons Conventions Division

Director:

Mr. MIYAHARA, Kenji

Conventional Arms Division

Director:

Mr. KONO, Mitsuhiro

Non-Proliferation, Science and Nuclear Energy Division

Director:	Mr. MIBAE, Taisuke
Senior Coordinator:	Ms. YANAI, Keiko

International Science Cooperation Division

Director:

Mr. SUGAMIYA, Masaki

International Nuclear Energy Cooperation Division

Director:	Mr. HATORI, Takashi
Senior Coordinator:	Mr. KOBAYASHI, Hiroyuki

Preparatory Office for the Fukushima Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Safety

Director:

Mr. MIBAE, Taisuke

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Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau

Director-General:	Mr. SUGIYAMA, Shinsuke
Deputy Director-General:	Mr. AKIBA, Takeo
Deputy Director-General:	Mr. SHIMMI, Jun
Deputy Director-General:	Mr. YAMANOUCHI, Kanji

Regional Policy Division

Director:

Mr. IYORI, Makoto

Former Overseas Territories Service Division

Director:

Mr. SUGIYAMA, Takeshi

Northeast Asia Division

Director:	Mr. ONO, Keiichi
Senior Regional Coordinator:	Mr. MORIMOTO, Yasuhiro

Japan-Korea Economic Affairs Division

Director:

Mr. MARUYAMA, Kohei

Japan-ROK National Exchange Division

Director:

Mr. MORIMOTO, Yasuhiro

China and Mongolia Division

Director:	Mr. ISHIKAWA, Hiroshi
Senior Regional Coordinator:	Mr. TOYAMA, Shigeru

Japan-China Economic Affairs Division

Director:	Mr. HAMADA, Takashi
Senior Coordinator:

Oceania Division

Director:	Mr. IIDA, Shinichi
Senior Regional Coordinator:	Ms. HANEDA, Keiko

The 6th Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting(PALM 6) Secretariat

Secretary-General:

Mr. YAMANOUCHI, Kanji

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Southeast and Southwest Asian Affairs Department

Director-General:	Mr. UMEDA, Kunio
Deputy Director-General:	Mr. OKA, Hiroshi
Deputy Director-General:	Mr. SHIMMI, Jun
Deputy Director-General:	Mr. WADA, Mitsuhiro
Deputy Director-General:	Mr. YAMANOUCHI, Kanji

First Southeast Asia Division

Director:	Mr. SASAYAMA, Takuya
Senior Regional Coordinator:	Mr. KAWAUE, Junichi

Second Southeast Asia Division

Director:	Mr. YAMAMOTO, Toshio
Senior Regional Coordinator:	Mr. KATO, Yoshiharu

Southwest Asia Division

Director:	Mr. TAJIMA, Hiroshi
Senior Regional Coordinator:	Mr. ENDO, Kazumi

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North American Affairs Bureau

Director-General:	Mr. IHARA, Junichi
Deputy Director-General:	Mr. AKIBA, Takeo

First North America Division

Director:

Mr. YOSHIDA, Tomoyuki

Second North America Division

Director:	Mr. OTSURU, Tetsuya
Senior Coordinator:	Mr. HAYASHI, Makoto

Japan-U.S. Economic Coordination Division

Director:

Mr. HAYASHI, Makoto

Japan-U.S. Security Treaty Division

Director:	Mr. NAMAZU, Hiroyuki
Senior Coordinator for Japan-U.S. Security Affairs:	Mr. NAKAMURA, Kimitake

Status of U.S. Forces Agreement Division

Director:

Mr. KOBE, Yasuhiro

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Latin American and Caribbean Affairs Bureau

Director-General (Ambassador):	Mr. YAMADA, Akira
Deputy Director-General:	Mr. TAKASE, Yasushi

Mexico, Central America and Caribbean Division

Director:	Mr. NOGUCHI, Yasushi
Senior Coordinator:	Mr. FUCHIGAMI, Takashi

Caribbean Division

Director:

Mr. NOGUCHI, Yasushi

South America Division

Director:

Mr. HOSHINO, Yoshitaka

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European Affairs Bureau

Director-General:	Mr. KODERA, Jiro
Deputy Director-General:	Mr. ISAKA, Yoshihiro
Deputy Director-General (Ambassador):	Mr. KOUZUKI, Toyohisa

European Policy Division

Director:

Mr. KURAMITSU, Hideaki

Asia-Europe Cooperation Division

Director:

Mr. KURAMITSU, Hideaki

Western Europe Division

Director:

Mr. YANAGI, Jun

Central and South Eastern Europe Division

Director:

Mr. KAWAZU, Kunihiko

Russian Division

Director:	Mr. OKANO, Masataka
Senior Coordinator:	Mr. YAMAMURA, Yoshihiro
Senior Coordinator:	Mr. KASAI, Tatsuhiko

Central Asia and Caucasus Division

Director:

Mr. IKEGAMI, Masaki

Japan-Russia Economic Affairs Division

Senior Coordinator/Director:

Mr. KASAI, Tatsuhiko

Japan-Russia Exchange Program Division

Director:

Mr. YAMAMURA, Yoshihiro

Liaison Office for Hokkaido

Director:

Mr. OKANO, Masataka

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Middle Eastern and African Affairs Bureau

Director-General:	Mr. MATSUTOMI, Shigeo
Deputy Director-General:	Mr. UEMURA, Tsukasa
Deputy Director-General:	Ms. KAJI, Misako
Deputy Director-General:

First Middle East Division

Director:

Mr. NAGAOKA, Kansuke

Second Middle East Division

Director:	Mr. NAKAGOME, Masashi
Senior Regional Coordinator:	Mr. EHARA, Norio

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Director-General for Sub-Saharan African Affairs

Director-General:	Mr. KUSAKA, Sumio
Deputy Director-General:	Ms. KAJI, Misako
Deputy Director-General:	Mr. NOKE, Masaki
Deputy Director-General:

First Africa Division

Director:	Mr. AKAMATSU, Takeshi
Senior Regional Coordinator:	Mr. IKEZAKI, Tamotsu

Second Africa Division

Director:	Mr. ASAZUMA, Shinichi
Senior Regional Coordinator:	Mr. NAKATSUGAWA, Shinichi

Fifth Tokyo International Conference for African Development (TICAD V) Secretariat

Secretary-General:

Mr. KUSAKA, Sumio

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Economic Affairs Bureau

Director-General:	Mr. YAGI, Takeshi
Ambassador in charge of Economic Diplomacy:	Mr. KATAKAMI, Keiichi
Deputy Director-General:	Mr. SAITO, Masahiko
Deputy Director-General:	Mr. KAGAWA, Takehiro
Deputy Director-General:	Mr. TAKASE, Yasushi

Economic Policy Division

Director:	Mr. IIJIMA, Toshiro
Senior Coordinator:	Mr. ISHIZUKI, Hideo
Senior Coordinator:	Mr. BESSHO, Kenichi

Division for International Promotion of Infrastracture Systems

Director:

Mr. IIJIMA, Toshiro

International Investment Division

Director:

Mr. SAIDA, Shinichi

International Economy Division

Director:

Mr. AI, Koichi

European Union Economic Affairs Division

Director:

Mr. KODAMA, Yoshinori

OECD Division

Director:

Mr. SHIMIZU, Toru

International Trade Division

Director:

Mr. SAIDA, Shinichi

Services Trade Division

Director:

Mr. UCHIDA, Hiroyuki

WTO Dispute Settlement Division

Director:

Mr. WATANABE, Nobuhiro

Intellectual Property Affairs Division

Director:

Mr. HIKOTA, Naoki

Economic Partnership Division

Director:

Mr. HAYASHI, Teiji

Southeast Asia Economic Partnership Agreement Division

Director:

Mr. BESSHO, Kenichi

APEC Division

Director:

Mr. MOURI, Tadaatsu

Economic Security Division

Director:

Mr. OSUMI, Yo

Fishery Division

Director:

Mr. UMEZAWA, Akima

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International Cooperation Bureau

Director-General:	Mr. KOSHIKAWA, Kazuhiko
Deputy Director-General:	Mr. FUKUSHIMA, Akira
Deputy Director-General:	Mr. NOKE, Masaki
Deputy Director-General:	Mr. WADA, Mitsuhiro

Aid Policy and Management Division

Director:	Mr. SUZUKI, Kazuhiro
Senior Coordinator:	Ms. KIJIMA, Yoshiko

Non-Governmental Organizations Cooperation Division

Director:

Mr. YAMAGUCHI, Matahiro

Development Assistance Policy Coordination Division

Director:	Mr. HONSEI, Kozo
Senior Coordinator:	Mr. KOHARA, Kunihiko

Development Assistance Policy Planning Division

Director:

Mr. YOKOTA, Keiichi

Development Administration Division

Director:

Mr. ENDO, Akira

Humanitarian Assistance and Emergency Relief Division

Director:	Mr. AOKI, Yutaka
Senior Coordinator:

First Country Assistance Planning Division

Director:	Mr. YOKOYAMA, Tadashi
Senior Coordinator:	Mr. ORIKASA, Hiroyuki

Second Country Assistance Planning Division

Director:

Mr. TOKUDA, Shuichi

Afghanistan Assistance Planning Division

Director:

Mr. ARIMA, Yutaka

Third Country Assistance Planning Division

Director:

Mr. TSUTSUMI, Naohiro

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Director-General for Global Issues

Director-General (Ambassador):	Mr. HIRAMATSU, Kenji
Deputy Director-General:	Mr. NOKE, Masaki
Deputy Director-General:	Mr. MINAMI, Hiroshi

Global Issues Cooperation Division

Director:	Mr. MATSUURA, Hiroshi
Senior Coordinator:	Mr. YAMAMOTO, Yuji

Specialized Agencies Division

Director:

Mr. SUNAMI, Akihiko

Global Health Policy Division

Director:

Mr. KONUMA, Shiro

Global Environment Division

Director:

Mr. SUGINAKA, Atsushi

Climate Change Division

Director:	Mr. KANO, Takehiro
Senior Coordinator:	Mr. NAKANO, Junya

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International Legal Affairs Bureau

Director-General:	Mr. NAGAMINE, Yasumasa
Deputy Director-General:	Ms. SATO, Kuni

International Legal Affairs Division

Director:	Mr. MIKAMI, Masahiro
Counsel for International Legal Affairs:	Ms. YANAGISAWA, Yoko

Ocean Division

Director:

Ms. KATO, Kikuko

ICJ Whaling Case Office

Director:

Ms. YANAGISAWA, Yoko

Treaties Division

Director:

Mr. MICHII, Rokuichiro

Economic Treaties Division

Director:	Ms. KOBAYASHI, Maki
Counsel for Treaties Negotiation:	Mr. KUWANA, Ryosuke

Social Treaties Division

Director:

Mr. KATSUMATA, Takahiko

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Consular Affairs Bureau

Director-General:	Mr. NUMATA, Mikio
Deputy Director-General:	Mr. OKA, Hiroshi

Consular Policy Division

Director:	Mr. SUZUKI, Kotaro
Senior Coordinator:	Mr. URABAYASHI. Shinji

Consular Service Division

Director:

Mr. MORIKAWA, Hirofumi

Consular Administrative Planning Division

Director:

Mr. YACHI, Fusaichi

Overseas Election Division

Director:

Ms. KOTAKA, Kakuko

Center for Consular Services

Director:

Mr. HINO, Koji

Japanese Nationals Overseas Safety Division

Director:	Mr. HIRAMATSU, Takeshi
Senior Coordinator for Protection of Japanese Nationals Overseas:	Mr. TANABE, Kunihiko
Senior Coordinator for Protection of Japanese Nationals Overseas:	Mr. TSUCHIKAWA, Masayuki

Terrorism Prevention Division

Director:

Ms. TAKADA, Mari

Passport Division

Director:

Mr. SHIMIZU, Hiroki

Foreign Nationals' Affairs Division

Director:

Mr. HAYAKAWA, Osamu

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Intelligence and Analysis Service

Director-General:	Mr. SHINODA, Kenji
Deputy Director-General:	Mr. YAMADA, Takio

First Division, Intelligence and Analysis Service

Director:	Mr. SHIBATA, Hironori
Senior Coordinator for Intelligence Analysis:

Second Division, Intelligence and Analysis Service

Director:	Mr. TAKAHASHI, Hiroshi
Senior Coordinator for Intelligence Analysis:	Mr. KAWANO, Masaru
Senior Coordinator for Intelligence Analysis:	Mr. SUZUKA, Mitsuji

Third Division, Intelligence and Analysis Service

Director:	Mr. SOMA, Hirohisa
Senior Coordinator for Intelligence Analysis:	Mr. IGAWAHARA, Masaru

Fourth Division, Intelligence and Analysis Service

Director:	Mr. NAKAMURA, Koichiro
Senior Coordinator for Intelligence Analysis:

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Foreign Service Training Institute, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Director-General:	Mr. NOGAWA, Yasuaki
Deputy Director-General:
Director for Management and Coordination:
Deputy Director of Operations:	Mr. MATSUBARA, Akira
Deputy Director of Operations:	Mr. NOGUCHI, Hideaki
Deputy Director of Operations:	Mr. ICHIKAWA, Hidenori
Chief Administrative Officer:	Ms. HOSHINO, Chieko
Chief Instruction Officer:	Mr. ONISHI, Hideyuki

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