List of Senior Officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

As of May 1, 2013

Minister for Foreign Affairs:	Mr. KISHIDA, Fumio
Parliamentary Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs:	Mr. SUZUKI, Syunichi
Parliamentary Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs:	Mr. MATSUYAMA, Masaji
Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs:	Dr. ABE, Toshiko
Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs:	Mr. KIUCHI, Minoru
Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs:	Mr. WAKABAYASHI, Kenta
Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs:	Mr. KAWAI, Chikao
Private Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs:	Mr. YAMAMOTO, Takayoshi
Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs:	Mr. SAIKI, Akitaka
Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs:	Mr. TSURUOKA, Koji
Ambassador in charge of Okinawan Affairs:	Mr. TAKEUCHI, Haruhisa
Ambassador for Kansai Region:	Mr. KOJIMA, Seiji
Ambassador in charge of Inspection:	Mr. TSUNOZAKI, Toshio
Ambassador in charge of Inspection:	Mr. KAMOHARA, Masayoshi
Ambassador in charge of International Cooperation for Countering Terrorism and International Organized Crime and Ambassador in charge of Cyber Policy: Ambassador, Special Envoy for UN affairs:	Mr. IMAI, Osamu
Ambassador in charge of Cultural Exchange and Ambassador in charge of Arctic Affairs:	Mr. NISHIBAYASHI, Masuo
Ambassador for Science and Technology Cooperation: Ambassador, Special Envoy for UN affairs:	Mr. MARUO, Shin
Ambassador for TICAD V: Ambassador, Special Envoy for UN affairs:	Mr. ITO, Makoto
Ambassador in charge of Economic Diplomacy and Ambassador in charge of Reconstraction Assistance to Iraq:	Mr. YOKOTA, Jun

Minister's Secretariat

Deputy Vice-Minister:	Mr. KOSHIKAWA, Kazuhiko
Director-General for Inspection:	Mr. YAMASHITA, Takashi
Assistant Vice-Minister:	Ms. SATO, Kuni
Deputy Assistant Vice-Minister (Crisis Management):	Mr. YAMADA, Takio
Deputy Assistant Vice-Minister (Parliamentary Affairs):	Mr. OGASAWARA, Ichiro
Chief of Staff to the Minister of Foreign Affairs:	Mr. NAKAGOME, Masashi

Policy Evaluation and Administrative Review Division

Director:	Mr. HOSONO, Shinichi
ODA Evaluation Division Director:	Mr. OGAI, Takayuki

Management and Coordination Division

Director:	Mr. NASHIDA, Kazuya
Deputy Chief, Okinawa Liaison Office:	Mr. MATSUDA, Kenichi
Senior Coordinator:	Mr. OGAI, Takayuki

Crisis Management Coordination Division

Director:

Mr. MANABE, Takashi

Local Partnership Cooperation Division

Director:

Mr. YOSHII, Masanobu

Co-ordination of Counter-Pandemic Influenza Measures

Director:

Mr. YAMADA, Takio

Inspection Division

Director:

Mr. MIYAZAWA, Yasutaka

Diplomatic Record and Information Disclosure Division

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

Security Division

Director:

Mr. TOYAMA, Shigeru

Diplomatic Archives

Director:

Mr. TAKAHASHI, Shuhei

Library of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Chief Librarian:

Mr. ICHIKAWA, Hidenori

Personnel Division

Director:	Mr. TAKIZAKI, Shigeki
Special Coordinator:	Mr. OGAWA, Masashi
Senior Coordinator:	Mr. KANAI, Masaaki
Senior Coordinator for Personnel Affairs:	Mr. ITO, Makoto
Senior Coordinator:	Ms. HANEDA, Keiko
Senior Coordinator for Personnel Affairs:	Mr. AMAMIYA, Takanori

Information and Communications Division

Director:	Mr. NAKAMURA, Koichiro
Senior Coordinator for Technical Development:	Mr. OHNO, Hideki
Senior Coordinator for Technical Development:	Mr. KAWANAGO, Yukihiro
Senior Coordinator for Communication Systems:	Mr. YAMAMOTO, Akihiro
Senior Coordinator for Information and Communications Security:	Mr. MURANO, Hisatoshi

Financial Affairs Division

Director:	Mr. MIZUSHIMA, Koichi
Special Coordinator for Financial Affairs:	Mr. YAMADA, Isamu
Auditor, Financial Affairs Division:	Mr. TSUTA, Hideyuki
Senior Coordinator for Budgetary Affairs:	Mr. SEKI, Ryoichi
Senior Coordinator for Procurement:	Mr. NAOE, Osamu

Health and Welfare Division

Director:	Mr. KAWABATA, Ichiro
Health Administrator for Overseas Personnel:

Overseas Establishments Division

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

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Chief of Protocol

Chief of Protocol (Ambassador):	Mr. KUSAKA, Sumio
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. URABAYASHI, Shinji

Official Guests Division

Deputy Chief of Protocol/Director:

Mr. AOKI, Shinya

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Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Diplomacy

Press Secretary/Director-General:	Mr. YOKOI, Yutaka
Director-General for Cultural Affairs:	Mr. SHIBATA, Masayuki
Deputy Press Secretary /Deputy Director-General:	Ms. SAIKI, Naoko

Public Diplomacy Strategy Division

Director:

Mr. YONETANI, Koji

Domestic Public Relations Division

Director:

Mr. YAMASHITA, Yasunori

Internet Public Relations Division

Director:

Mr. YONETANI, Koji

Office for Comment and Opinion

Director:

Mr. NISHIMURA, Yoichiro

Press Division

Director:	Mr. ISHIZUKI, Hideo
Senior Coordinator:

Cultural Affairs and Overseas Public Relations Division

Director:

Mr. SHIMADA, Takehiro

Multilateral Cultural Cooperation Division

Director:

Mr. NAGASHIMA, Shinji

Exchange Programs Division

Director:

Mr. NAKATA, Masahiro

International Press Division

Assistant Press Secretary / Director:

Mr. SATO, Masaru

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Foreign Policy Bureau

Deputy Vice-Minister for Foreign Policy/Director-General:	Mr. HIRAMATSU, Kenji
Deputy Director-General (Ambassador):	Mr. YAMAZAKI, Kazuyuki
Deputy Director-General (Ambassador):	Mr. SHIMMI, Jun

Policy Coordination Division

Director:	Mr. OKANO, Masataka
Principal Senior Foreign Policy Coordinator:	Mr. KUMAGAI, Naoki
Senior Foreign Policy Coordinator:	Mr. NANAZAWA, Jun

Policy Planning Division

Director:	Mr. NAKAMURA, Ryo
Senior Coordinator:	Ms. SUGITA, Akiko

Division for Promotion of Emerging Countries Policy

Director:

Mr. NAKAMURA, Ryo

National Security Policy Division

Director:	Mr. KANO, Takehiro
Senior Coordinator:	Mr. NISHINAGA, Tomofumi

International Safety and Security Cooperation Division

Director:

Mr. KAWAKAMI, Fumihiro

International Peace Cooperation Division

Director:

Mr. SUGIURA, Masatoshi

Maritime Security Policy Division

Director:

Mr. KOBAYASHI, Hiroyuki

Space Policy Division

Director:

Mr. NISHINAGA, Tomofumi

United Nations Planning and Administration Division

Director:

Mr. SEKIGUCHI, Noboru

Recruitment Center for International Organizations

Chief:

Mr. SATO, Masatoshi

United Nations Policy Division

Director:	Mr. MIKANAGI, Tomohiro
Senior Coordinator:	Mr. SATO, Masatoshi

Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Division

Director:

Mr. ABE, Koji

Hague Convention Division

Director:

Mr. NISHIOKA, Tatsushi

Division for Implementation of Human Rights Treaties

Director:

Mr. NISHIOKA, Tatsushi

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Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and Science Department

Director-General (Ambassador):	Mr. KITANO, Mitsuru
Deputy Director-General:	Mr. HIROSE, Yukinari

Arms Control and Disarmament Division

Director:

Mr. YOSHIDA, Kensuke

Biological and Chemical Weapons Conventions Division

Director:

Mr. MIYAHARA, Kenji

Conventional Arms Division

Director:

Mr. YOSHIDA, Kensuke

Non-Proliferation, Science and Nuclear Energy Division

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

International Science Cooperation Division

Director:

Mr. TAKAHASHI, Yoshiaki

International Nuclear Energy Cooperation Division

Director:	Mr. HATORI, Takashi
Senior Coordinator:	Mr.FUKUSHIMA, Isao

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Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau

Director-General:	Mr. SUGIYAMA, Shinsuke
Deputy Director-General:	Mr. YANAGI, Hidenao
Deputy Director-General:	Mr. AKIBA, Takeo
Deputy Director-General:	Mr. KANASUGI, Kenji
Deputy Director-General:	Mr. YAMANOUCHI, Kanji

Regional Policy Division

Director:

Mr. IYORI, Makoto

Asia Youth Exchange Division

Director:

Mr. KAWAUE, Junichi

Former Overseas Territories Service Division

Director:

Mr. MITSUYA, Hiroshi

Northeast Asia Division

Director:	Mr. ONO, Keiichi
Senior Regional Coordinator:	Mr. YAMAGUCHI, Noboru

Japan-Korea Economic Affairs Division

Director:

Mr. MARUYAMA, Kohei

Japan-ROK National Exchange Division

Director:

Mr. MORIMOTO, Yasuhiro

First China and Mongolia Division

Director:	Mr. ISHIKAWA, Hiroshi
Senior Regional Coordinator:	Mr. KAWATA, Tsutomu

Second China and Mongolia Division

Director:

Mr. ARIMA, Yutaka

Oceania Division

Director:	Mr. KODAMA, Yoshinori
Senior Regional Coordinator:	Mr. MIYOSHI, Koichi

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Southeast and Southwest Asian Affairs Department

Director-General:	Mr. ISHIKAWA, Kazuhide
Deputy Director-General:	Mr. YANAGI, Hidenao
Deputy Director-General:	Mr. KANASUGI, Kenji
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. MATSUDA, Makoto
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 Regional Coordinator:	Mr. MAKIUCHI, Hiroyuki

Caribbean Division

Director:

Mr. NOGUCHI, Yasushi

South America Division

Director:

Mr. SHIMIZU, Toru

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European Affairs Bureau

Director-General:	Mr. KOZUKI, Toyohisa
Deputy Director-General:	Mr. YAMADA, Jun
Deputy Director-Genera (Ambassador):	Mr. HIKIHARA, Takeshi

European Policy Division

Director:	Mr. KURAMITSU, Hideaki
Senior Coordinator:	Mr. SUZUKI, Yasuhisa

Asia-Europe Cooperation Division

Director:

Mr. KURAMITSU, Hideaki

Western Europe Division

Director:

Mr. KITAGAWA, Katsuro

Central and South Eastern Europe Division

Director:

Mr. KAWAZU, Kunihiko

Russian Division

Director:	Mr. UYAMA, Hideki
Senior Coordinator:	Mr. NOGUCHI, Hideaki
Senior Coordinator:	Mr. KASAI, Tatsuhiko

Central Asia and Caucasus Division

Director:

Mr. MIYASHITA, Tadayuki

Japan-Russia Economic Affairs Division

Senior Coordinator/Director:

Mr. KASAI, Tatsuhiko

Japan-Russia Exchange Program Division

Director:

Mr. NOGUCHI, Hideaki

Liaison Office for Hokkaido

Director:

Mr. UYAMA, Hideki

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Middle Eastern and African Affairs Bureau

Director-General:	Mr. MIYAGAWA, Makio
Deputy Director-General:	Mr. WATANABE, Masaru
Deputy Director-General:	Mr. OKA, Hiroshi
Deputy Director-General:	Mr. AIBOSHI, Koichi

First Middle East Division

Director:	Mr. NAGAOKA, Kansuke
Senior Regional Coordinator:	Mr. MIKAMI, Yoichi

Second Middle East Division

Director:	Mr. MUKAI, Kenichiro
Senior Regional Coordinator:	Mr. EHARA, Norio

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African Affairs Department

Director-General (Ambassador):	Mr. OKAMURA, Yoshifumi
Deputy Director-General (Ambassador):	Mr. WATANABE, Masaru
Deputy Director-General:	Mr. OKA, Hiroshi
Deputy Director-General:	Mr. AIBOSHI, Koichi

First Africa Division

Director:

Mr. SHIMIZU, Fumio

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. OKAMURA, Yoshifumi

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Economic Affairs Bureau

Director-General:	Mr. KATAKAMI, Keiichi
Deputy Director-General:	Mr. TAKASE, Yasushi
Deputy Director-General:	Mr. YAMADA, Jun
Deputy Director-General:	Mr. GOTO, Kenji
Deputy Director-General:	Mr. MASAKI, Yasushi

Economic Policy Division

Director:	Mr. IIJIMA, Toshiro
Senior Coordinator:	Mr. OKOCHI, Akihiro

Division for International Promotion of Infrastracture Systems

Director:

Mr. IIJIMA, Toshiro

International Investment Division

Director:

Mr. SAIDA, Shinichi

International Economy Division

Director:

Mr. NAGAI, Katsuro

European Union Economic Affairs Division

Director:

Mr. NAGAI, Katsuro

OECD Division

Director:

Mr. YOKOTA, Keiichi

International Trade Division

Director:

Mr. SAIDA, Shinichi

Services Trade Division

Director:

Mr. MATANO, Motosada

WTO Dispute Settlement Division

Director:

Mr. SAITO, Koji

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. YAMAMOTO, Yuji

Economic Security Division

Director:

Mr. OSUMI, Yo

Fishery Division

Director:

Mr. UMEZAWA, Akima

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International Cooperation Bureau

Director-General:	Mr. UMEDA, Kunio
Deputy Director-General:	Mr. FUKUSHIMA, Akira
Deputy Director-General:	Mr. WADA, Mitsuhiro
Deputy Director-General:	Mr. AIBOSHI, Koichi

Aid Policy and Management Division

Director:	Mr. SUZUKI, Kazuhiro
Senior Coordinator:	Mr. OBA, Yuichi

Non-Governmental Organizations Cooperation Division

Director:

Mr. YAMAGUCHI, Matahiro

Development Assistance Policy Coordination Division

Director:	Mr. HONSEI, Kozo
Senior Coordinator:	Mr. YAHAGI, Osamu
Senior Coordinator:	Mr. SHINADA, Teruhiko

Development Assistance Policy Planning Division

Director:

Mr. CHOTOKU, Hideaki

Development Administration Division

Director:

Mr. ENDO, Akira

Humanitarian Assistance and Emergency Relief Division

Director:

Mr. AOKI, Yutaka

First Country Assistance Planning Division

Director:

Mr. YOKOYAMA, Tadashi

Second Country Assistance Planning Division

Director:

Mr. TOKUDA, Shuichi

Afghanistan Assistance Planning Division

Director:

Mr. HARA, Keiichi

Third Country Assistance Planning Division

Director:

Ms. KIJIMA, Yoshiko

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Director-General for Global Issues

Director-General (Ambassador):	Mr. KAGAWA, Takehiro
Deputy Director-General:	Mr. AIBOSHI, Koichi
Deputy Director-General:	Mr. MINAMI, Hiroshi

Global Issues Cooperation Division

Director:	Mr. IIDA, Shinichi
Senior Coordinator:	Mr. KONUMA, Shiro
Senior Coordinator:	Mr. KARIMATA, Atsushi

Specialized Agencies Division

Director:

Mr. KUWABARA, Atsushi

Global Health Policy Division

Director:

Mr. KONUMA, Shiro

Global Environment Division

Director:	Mr. SUGINAKA, Atsushi
Senior Coordinator:	Mr. KATAYAMA, Yoshihiro

Climate Change Division

Director:

Mr. TAMURA, Masami

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International Legal Affairs Bureau

Director-General:	Mr. ISHII, Masafumi
Deputy Director-General:	Mr. YAMAGAMI, Shingo

International Legal Affairs Division

Director:	Mr. KOBAYASHI, Kenichi
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. AKAHORI, Takeshi

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. UEMURA, Tsukasa
Deputy Director-General:	Mr. YAMADA, Takio

Consular Policy Division

Director:

Mr. TAJIMA, Hiroshi

Consular Service Division

Director:

Mr. HIRAKAWA, Shigeyuki

Consular Administrative Planning Division

Director:

Mr. HOOKIDA, Osamu

Overseas Election Division

Director:

Ms. KOTAKA, Kakuko

Center for Consular Services

Director:

Mr. HIRAKAWA, Shigeyuki

Japanese Nationals Overseas Safety Division

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

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. MATSUTOMI, Shigeo
Deputy Director-General:	Mr. YAMADA, Takio

First Division, Intelligence and Analysis Service

Director:

Mr. SHIBATA, Hironori

Second Division, Intelligence and Analysis Service

Director:	Mr. MATSUMOTO, Futoshi
Senior Coordinator:	Mr. NAKANISHI, Ryoji
Senior Coordinator for Intelligence Analysis:	Mr. SUZUKA, Mitsuji

Third Division, Intelligence and Analysis Service

Director:	Mr. HAMADA, Takashi
Senior Coordinator for Intelligence Analysis:	Mr. IGAWAHARA, Masaru

Fourth Division, Intelligence and Analysis Service

Director:

Mr. IKEGAMI, Masaki

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Foreign Service Training Institute, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Director-General:	Mr. KODAMA, Kazuo
Deputy Director-General:
Director of Operations:
Acting Director of Operations:	Mr. TAMURA, Katsuyoshi
Deputy Director of Operations:	Mr. YAMAZAKI, Kazuo
Deputy Director of Operations:	Ms. HOSHINO, Chieko
Chief Instruction Officer:	Mr. KAWAZOE, Hitoshi
Chief Administrative Officer:	Ms. ITO, Sadae

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