Officials
List of Senior Officials
April 6, 2021
Minister's Secretariat
Deputy Minister: | Mr.ISHIKAWA, Hiroshi |
Chief Record Officer: | Mr. KANO, Takehiro |
Director-General for Inspection: | Mr. YAMAGUCHI, Yoshiyuki |
Deputy Assistant Minister: | Mr. KANO, Takehiro |
Deputy Assistant Minister (Crisis Management): | Mr. NAGAOKA, Kansuke |
Deputy Assistant Minister for Evidence-based Policymaking: | Mr. AKAMATSU, Shuichi |
Deputy Assistant Minister for Cyber Security and Information Technology Management (Crisis Management): | Mr. OSUMI, Yo |
Deputy Assistant Minister (Crisis Management): | Mr. KAWAZU, Kunihiko |
Deputy Assistant Minister (Crisis Management): | Mr. ANDO, Yoshio |
Deputy Assistant Minister: | Mr. SHIMADA, Takehiro |
Executive Assistant to the Minister of Foreign Affairs: | Mr. MATANO, Motosada |
Policy Evaluation and Administrative Review Division
Director: | Mr. HONDA, Makoto |
Evaluation of International Organizations Division
Director: | Mr. HONDA, Makoto |
ODA Evaluation Division
Director: | Ms. NISHINO, Yasuko |
Management and Coordination Division
Director / Deputy Assistant Minister: | Mr. MIYAKE, Fumito |
Deputy Chief, Okinawa Liaison Office: | Mr. KANZAWA, Jiro |
Senior Coordinator: | Mr. KAKIHARA, Motoo |
Senior Coordinator: | Mr. OZAKI, Sotaro |
Senior Coordinator: | Ms. NISHINO, Yasuko |
Crisis Management Coordination Division
Director: | Ms. TSUDA, Yoko |
Local Partnership Cooperation Division
Director: | Mr. ONO, Hirotaka |
Information Safeguarding Division
Director: | Mr. ORIKASA, Hiroyuki |
Co-ordination of Counter-Pandemic Influenza Measures
Director: | Mr. KAWAZU, Kunihiko |
Division for Work Efficiency Promotion
Director: | Mr. OZAKI, Sotaro |
Inspection Division
Director: | Ms. KUGA, Yuriko |
Records Management Division
Director: | Ms. MORITA, Mitsue |
Diplomatic Archives
Director: | Mr. WADA, Kiyoshi |
Library of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Chief Librarian: | Ms. MACHIDA, Asako |
Personnel Division
Director / Deputy Assistant Minister: | Mr. KANAI, Masaaki |
Special Coordinator: | Mr. MOCHIZUKI, Hisanobu |
Director, Human Resources Management Division: | Mr. HASEBE, Jun |
Senior Coordinator: | Mr. HASEBE, Jun |
Senior Coordinator: | Ms. MORI, Makiko |
Senior Coordinator for Personnel Affairs: | Mr. OYA, Yoichi |
Senior Coordinator: | Mr. YOKOTA, Kenji |
Senior Coordinator for Personnel Affairs: | Mr. UMETSU, Shigeru |
Information and Communications Division
Director: | Mr. WATANABE, Shige |
Principal Senior Coordinator for Information and Communications Systems: | Mr. KAWAMOTO,Yukinori |
Senior Coordinator for Information and Communications Security: | Mr. HIGASHIYAMA, Makoto |
Senior Coordinator for Technical Development: | Mr. MIYAZAWA, Takashi |
Financial Affairs Division
Director: | Ms. OKANO, Yukiko |
Special Coordinator for Financial Affairs: | Mr. TSUCHIYA, Kenji |
Auditor, Financial Affairs Division: | Mr. NAKAMATA, Yoshiki |
Senior Coordinator for Budgetary Affairs: | Mr. SASAKI, Nobukazu |
Senior Coordinator for Procurement: | Mr. MITSUYAMA, Akio |
Health and Welfare Division
Director: | Mr. ODAGIRI, Toshio |
Health Administrator for Overseas Personnel: | Mr. TAKASHIMA,Masayuki |
Overseas Establishments Division
Director: | Mr. MINAMI, Shinji |
Director, Overseas Postings Support Division: | Ms. TOKU, Satoko |
Director, Security Division: | Mr. TANABE, Takeshi |
Senior Coordinator for Building and Property Management: | Mr. ARATANI, Hiroyuki |
Senior Coordinator for Administration of Local Employees: | Mr. GOMAKUBO, Junji |
Senior Coordinator for Budgetary Affairs of the Overseas Establishments: | Mr. IKEDA, Yuji |
Senior Coordinator for Budgetary Affairs of the Overseas Establishments: | Mr. MATSUDA, Hiroshi |
Chief of Protocol
Chief of Protocol (Ambassador): | Mr. KAIFU, Atsushi |
Protocol Office
Assistant Chief of Protocol / Director: | Mr. FUJITA, Shinya |
Senior Protocol Coordinator: | Mr. YAGI, Koji |
Diplomatic Missions Division
Director: | Mr. YAGI, Koji |
Official Guests Division
Director: | Mr. MACHIDA, Shinya |
Foreign Visit Division
Director: | Mr. NOMOTO, Yoshifumi |
Press Secretary / Director-General for Press and Public Diplomacy
Press Secretary / Director-General / Assistant Minister: | Mr. YOSHIDA, Tomoyuki |
Director-General for Cultural Affairs / Assistant Minister (Ambassador): | Ms. SHINO, Mitsuko |
Deputy Press Secretary / Deputy Assistant Minister: | Mr.AKAMATSU, Shuichi |
Public Diplomacy Strategy Division
Director: | Mr. NAGAO Shigetoshi |
Senior Coordinator: | Mr. ISHIKAWA, Yoshihisa |
Domestic Public Relations Division
Director: | Ms.HOSHINO, Akie |
Internet Public Relations Division
Director: | Mr. HAGINO, Akiyuki |
Office for Comment and Opinion
Director: | Mr. NAGAO, Shigetoshi |
Office for Strategic Communication Hub
Director: | Mr. ORIHARA, Shigeharu |
Press Division
Director: | Mr. TOYOTA, Shogo |
Cultural Affairs and Overseas Public Relations Division
Director: | Mr. KAWASE, Kazuhiro |
Friendship Ties Division
Director: | Mr. OTSUKA, Tsuyoshi |
Multilateral Cultural Cooperation Division
Director: | Ms. MATSUDA, Yukiko |
Exchange Programs Division
Director: | Mr. WATANABE, Shinji |
International Press Division
Assistant Press Secretary / Director: | Mr. KAMOSHIDA, Naoaki |
Secretariat for Official Guests of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo
Secretary-General for Official Guests of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo (Ambassador) / Deputy Assistant Minister: | Mr. SAITO, Jun |
Deputy Secretary-General for Official Guests of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo: | Mr. WATANABE, Shinji |
Assistant Secretary-General for Official Guests of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo: | Mr. HAYASHI, Tatsuro |
Foreign Policy Bureau
Deputy Minister / Director-General: | Mr. YAMADA, Shigeo |
Deputy Director-General / Deputy Assistant Minister (Ambassador): | Mr. AKAHORI, Takeshi |
Deputy Director-General / Deputy Assistant Minister: | Mr. TAJIMA, Hiroshi |
Deputy Director-General / Deputy Assistant Minister: | Mr. OTSURU, Tetsuya |
Policy Coordination Division
Director / Deputy Assistant Minister: | Mr. MUROTA, Kosei |
Principal Senior Foreign Policy Coordinator: | Ms. YOSHIHIRO, Tomoko |
Senior Foreign Policy Coordinator: | Mr. SONODA, Yo |
Senior Foreign Policy Coordinator: | Mr. NAGANO, Masamitsu |
Senior Foreign Policy Coordinator: | Mr. JIMBO, Satoshi |
Policy Planning Division
Director: | Mr. MATSUBARA, Kazuki |
Division for Promotion of Emerging Countries Policy
Director: | Mr. MATSUBARA, Kazuki |
National Security Policy Division
Director: | Mr. YATSUKA, Satoru |
International Safety and Security Cooperation Division
Director: | Mr. SHIMIZU, Chitaru |
International Peace and Security Cooperation Division
Director: | Mr. YAMAZAKI, Fumio |
Space and Maritime Security Policy Division
Director: | Mr. WAJIMA, Takehiko |
Economic Security Policy Division
Director: | Mr. SATO, Daisuke |
Reciprocal Access Agreements Legislation Division
Director: | Mr. YAMAZAKI, Fumio |
United Nations Planning and Administration Division
Director: | Ms. MIYANO, Michiko |
Recruitment Center for International Organizations
Chief: | Mr. MURABAYASHI, Hirofumi |
United Nations Policy Division
Director: | Mr. SHIMA, Keiichi |
United Nations Sanctions Division
Director: | Mr. AOYAMA, Takero |
Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Division
Director: | Mr. TOMIYAMA, Mikito |
Senior Coordinator: | Ms. ISHIKAWA, Mayumi |
Division for Implementation of Human Rights Treaties
Director: | Mr. TOMIYAMA, Mikito |
Gender Mainstreaming Division
Director: | Ms. ISHIKAWA, Mayumi |
Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and Science Department
Director-General / Assistant Minister (Ambassador): | Mr. HONSEI, Kozo |
Deputy Director-General / Deputy Assistant Minister: | Mr. IKEMATSU, Hidehiro |
Arms Control and Disarmament Division
Director: | Mr. ONO, Sho |
Biological and Chemical Weapons Conventions Division
Director: | Mr. ENDO, Atsushi |
Conventional Arms Division
Director: | Mr. ONO, Sho |
Non-Proliferation, Science and Nuclear Energy Division
Director: | Mr. SAITO, Atsushi |
International Science Cooperation Division
Director: | Mr. UEZONO, Hideki |
International Nuclear Energy Cooperation Division
Director: | Mr. NAGAYOSHI, Shoichi |
Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau
Director-General / Assistant Minister: | Mr. FUNAKOSHI, Takehiro |
Deputy Director-General / Deputy Assistant Minister: | Mr. SONE, Kenko |
Deputy Director-General / Deputy Assistant Minister: | Mr. ENDO, Kazuya |
Deputy Director-General / Deputy Assistant Minister: | Mr. ISHIZUKI, Hideo |
Regional Policy Division
Director: | Mr. ESAKI, Tomosaburo |
Regional Cooperation Division
Director: | Mr. OTSUKA, Tsuyoshi |
First Northeast Asia Division
Director: | Mr. ONO, Ken |
Senior Regional Coordinator: | Mr. TAKEDA, Katsutoshi |
Division for Issues Related to Claims between Japan and The ROK
Director: | Mr. NONOMURA, Kaitaro |
Japan-ROK National Exchange Division
Director: | Mr. TAKEDA, Katsutoshi |
Second Northeast Asia Division
Director: | Mr. KASHIWABARA, Yutaka |
First China and Mongolia Division
Director: | Mr. KADOWAKI, Jinichi |
Second China and Mongolia Division
Director: | Mr. ARIMA, Takanori |
Oceania Division
Director: | Mr. KANDA, Teppei |
Southeast and Southwest Asian Affairs Department
Director-General / Assistant Minister: | Mr. KOBAYASHI, Kenichi |
Deputy Director-General / Deputy Assistant Minister: | Mr. YOSHIDA, Yasuhiko |
Deputy Director-General / Deputy Assistant Minister: | Mr. TAKASUGI, Masahiro |
Deputy Director-General / Deputy Assistant Minister: | Mr. AKAHORI, Takeshi |
Deputy Director-General / Deputy Assistant Minister: | Mr. SONE, Kenko |
Deputy Director-General / Deputy Assistant Minister: | Mr. ENDO, Kazuya |
Deputy Director-General / Deputy Assistant Minister: | Mr. ISHIZUKI, Hideo |
First Southeast Asia Division
Director: | Mr. YAMADA, Yoshiyuki |
Second Southeast Asia Division
Director: | Mr. UEDA, Hajime |
Senior Regional Coordinator: | Mr. MIYAKAWA, Katsutoshi |
Southwest Asia Division
Director: | Mr. SUGAHARA, Kiyoyuki |
Senior Regional Coordinator: | Ms. SATO, Hitomi |
North American Affairs Bureau
Director-General / Assistant Minister (Ambassador): | Mr. ICHIKAWA, Keiichi |
Deputy Director-General / Deputy Assistant Minister: | Mr. ARIMA, Yutaka |
First North America Division
Director: | Mr. FUJIMOTO, Kentaro |
North America Exchange Division
Acting Director: | Mr. AKIYAMA, Kohei |
Second North America Division
Director: | Mr. OKAZAKI, Yasuyuki |
North America Economic Coordination Division
Acting Director: | Mr. OGIHARA, Hiroshi |
Japan-U.S. Security Treaty Division
Director: | Mr. KAIHARA, Kentaro |
Senior Coordinator: | Mr. AMIYA, Kosuke |
Status of U.S. Forces Agreement Division
Director: | Mr. KAWANO, Shu |
Latin American and Caribbean Affairs Bureau
Director-General / Assistant Minister (Ambassador): | Mr. HAYASHI, Teiji |
Deputy Director-General/Deputy Assistant Minister: | Mr. AKAMATSU, Shuichi |
Deputy Director-General/Deputy Assistant Minister: | Mr. ANDO, Yoshio |
Mexico, Central America and Caribbean Division
Director: | Mr. MASAMOTO, Kenichi |
Caribbean Division
Director: | Mr. MASAMOTO, Kenichi |
South America Division
Director: | Mr. KONDO, Norifumi |
European Affairs Bureau
Director-General / Assistant Minister (Ambassador): | Mr. UYAMA, Hideki |
Deputy Director-General / Deputy Assistant Minister (Ambassador): | Mr. KAWAZU, Kunihiko |
Deputy Director-General / Deputy Assistant Minister (Ambassador): | Mr. TOKUDA, Shuichi |
European Policy Division
Director: | Mr. YOSHITAKE, Shogo |
Asia-Europe Cooperation Division
Director: | Mr. NAKAMURA, Kazuhito |
Western Europe Division
Director: | Mr. YOSHIDA, Masahiro |
Central and South Eastern Europe Division
Director: | Mr. TAGUCHI, Seiichiro |
Russia Division
Director: | Mr. IRIYA, Takayuki |
Senior Coordinator: | Mr. KODAIRA, Mitsuru |
Central Asia and Caucasus Division
Director: | Mr. TAKEDA, Yoshinori |
Japan-Russia Economic Affairs Division
Senior Coordinator / Director: | Mr. KODAIRA, Mitsuru |
Japan-Russia Exchange Program Division
Director: | Mr. KODAIRA, Mitsuru |
Division for Japan-Russia Joint Economic Activities
Director: | Mr. KODAIRA, Mitsuru |
Middle Eastern and African Affairs Bureau
Director-General / Assistant Minister (Ambassador): | Mr. TAKAHASHI, Katsuhiko |
Deputy Director-General / Deputy Assistant Minister: | Mr. NAGAOKA, Kansuke |
Deputy Director-General / Deputy Assistant Minister: | Mr. HARA, Keichi |
First Middle East Division
Director: | Mr. KAWAHARA, Kazutaka |
Second Middle East Division
Director: | Mr. TSUJI, Akihiro |
Senior Regional Coordinator: | Mr. ISHIKAWA, Katsutoshi |
African Affairs Department
Director-General / Assistant Minister (Ambassador): | Mr. YONETANI, Koji |
Deputy Director-General / Deputy Assistant Minister: | Mr. NAGAOKA, Kansuke |
Deputy Director-General / Deputy Assistant Minister: | Mr. HARA, Keichi |
Deputy Director-General / Deputy Assistant Minister: | Mr. MIYASHITA, Tadayuki |
First Africa Division
Director: | Mr. TAKAHASHI, Naoki |
Second Africa Division
Director: | Mr. NAMIOKA, Daisuke |
Senior Regional Coordinator: | Mr. NAITO, Yasushi |
Economic Affairs Bureau
Director-General / Assistant Minister: | Mr. SHIKATA, Noriyuki |
Deputy Director-General / Deputy Assistant Minister (Ambassador): | Mr. YOSHIDA, Yasuhiko |
Deputy Director-General / Deputy Assistant Minister: | Ms. OKADA, Keiko |
Deputy Director-General / Deputy Assistant Minister (Ambassador): | Mr. AKAMATSU, Shuichi |
Deputy Director-General / Deputy Assistant Minister (Ambassador): | Mr. TAJIMA, Hiroshi |
Economic Policy Division
Director: | Mr. ISHIGAKI, Tomoaki |
Senior Coordinator: | Mr. HARADA, Takashi |
Division for Promotion for Public-Private Partnership
Director: | Mr. MATSUMOTO, Yoichi |
Resource Security Division
Director: | Mr. KIKUCHI, Nobuyuki |
Fishery Division
Director: | Mr. NAKAMURA, Yasushi |
International Economy Division
Director: | Mr. NIHEI, Daisuke |
European Union Economic Affairs Division
Director: | Mr. NAMBA, Atsushi |
OECD Division
Director: | Ms. HIROSE, Aiko |
International Trade Division
Director: | Mr. ABE, Noriaki |
Services Trade Division
Director: | Mr. KAJIWARA, Toru |
Intellectual Property Affairs Division
Director: | Mr. UNOKI, Takashi |
Economic Partnership Division
Director: | Mr. TASAKA, Takuro |
Senior Coordinator: | Mr.UENO, Yudai |
Southeast Asia Economic Partnership Agreement Division
Director: | Mr. ONISHI, Kazuyoshi |
APEC Division
Director: | Ms. UEDA, Naoko |
Investment Policy Division
Director: | Mr. TASAKA, Takuro |
International Cooperation Bureau
Director-General / Assistant Minister: | Mr. UENO, Atsushi |
Deputy Director-General / Deputy Assistant Minister (Ambassador): | Mr. TAKASUGI, Masahiro |
Deputy Director-General / Deputy Assistant Minister (Ambassador): | Ms. OKADA, Keiko |
Deputy Director-General/ Deputy Assistant Minister: | Mr. HARA, Keichi |
Deputy Director-General/ Deputy Assistant Minister: | Mr. MIYASHITA, Tadayuki |
Aid Policy and Management Division
Director: | Mr. USUI, Masato |
Senior Coordinator: | Mr. IZUCHI, Kazushi |
Division for Safety Measures for International Cooperation
Director: | Mr. KAKUDA, Takanari |
Non-Governmental Organizations Cooperation Division
Director: | Mr. USUI, Masato |
Development Assistance Policy Coordination Division
Director: | Mr. HANADA, Takahiro |
Development Assistance Policy Planning Division
Director: | Mr. MORI, Takero |
Development Administration Division
Director: | Mr. KAKUDA, Takanari |
Humanitarian Assistance and Emergency Relief Division
Director: | Mr. TADA, Masahiro |
Country Assistance Planning Division I
Director: | Mr. TAKEHANA, Masahiro |
Senior Coordinator: | Ms. TERAUCHI, Ayako |
Country Assistance Planning Division II
Director: | Ms. AKIYAMA, Mari |
Country Assistance Planning Division III
Director: | Mr. KUROMIYA, Takayoshi |
Global Issues
Director-General / Assistant Minister (Ambassador): | Mr. ONO, Keiichi |
Global Issues Cooperation Division
Director: | Ms. YOSHIDA, Aya |
Senior Coordinator: | Mr. IKEDA, Shinsuke |
Specialized Agencies Division
Director: | Mr. MATSUI, Shinji |
Global Health Policy Division
Director: | Mr. EZOE, Satoshi |
Global Environment Division
Director: | Mr. MORISHITA, Ko |
Climate Change Division
Director: | Mr. OTAKA, Junichiro |
International Legal Affairs Bureau
Director-General / Legal Adviser: | Mr. OKANO, Masataka |
Deputy Director-General / Deputy Legal Adviser: | Mr. MIKANAGI, Tomohiro |
International Legal Affairs Division
Director / Assistant Legal Adviser: | Mr. HAMAMOTO, Yukiya |
Law of the Sea Division
Director: | Mr. IMADA, Katsuhiko |
Counsel for Treaties Negotiation: | Mr. YOSHIMOTO, Tetsuya |
International Judicial Proceedings Division
Director: | Mr. NAGANUMA, Zentaro |
Treaties Division
Director: | Mr. FUKAHORI, Ryo |
Economic Treaties Division
Director: | Mr. OTSUKA, Kengo |
Economic Dispute Settlement Division
Director: | Mr. TANINAI, Ichitomo |
Senior Coordinator for Economic Dispute Settlement: | Ms. SUZUKI, Tomoko |
Social Treaties Division
Director: | Mr. HAYASHI, Yujiro |
Consular Affairs Bureau
Director-General / Assistant Minister: | Mr. MORI, Mikio |
Deputy Director-General / Deputy Assistant Minister: | Mr. NAGAOKA, Kansuke |
Deputy Director-General / Deputy Assistant Minister: | Mr. KAWAZU, Kunihiko |
Deputy Director-General / Deputy Assistant Minister: | Mr. ANDO, Yoshio |
Consular Policy Division
Director: | Mr. MORI, Takatoshi |
Senior Coordinator: | Mr. SHINDORI, Masanori |
Consular ICT Service Division
Director: | Mr. MORI, Takatoshi |
Consular Service Division
Director: | Mr. NAKANE, Tsutomu |
Hague Convention Division
Director: | Mr. YAMAJI, Hideki |
Consular Administrative Planning Division
Director: | Mr. SHINDORI, Masanori |
Overseas Election Division
Director: | Mr. NOYORI, Yukihiro |
Center for Consular Services
Director: | Mr. NAKANE, Tsutomu |
Japanese Nationals Overseas Safety Division
Director: | Mr. ADACHI, Hideaki |
Senior Coordinator for Protection of Japanese Nationals Overseas: | Mr. MIYAGAWA, Nagatoshi |
Senior Coordinator for Protection of Japanese Nationals Overseas: | Mr. SHIMIZU, Kazuyoshi |
Terrorism Preparedness and Response Division
Director: | Mr. ISHIMARU, Jun |
Passport Division
Director: | Mr. YAMAGUCHI, Isamu |
Foreign Nationals' Affairs Division
Director: | Mr. KITAURA, Yasuhiro |
Intelligence and Analysis Service
Director-General / Assistant Minister: | Mr. MIZUKOSHI, Hideaki |
Deputy Director-General / Deputy Assistant Minister: | Mr. OSUMI, Yo |
First Division, Intelligence and Analysis Service
Director: | Mr. ZUSHI, Shuji |
Second Division, Intelligence and Analysis Service
Director: | Mr. HOTTA, Toru |
Senior Coordinator for Intelligence Analysis: | Mr. ONO, Jun |
Third Division, Intelligence and Analysis Service
Director: | Mr. MAEDA, Shuji |
International Intelligence Research Officer: | Mr. HIRAKOBA, Hiroto |
Fourth Division, Intelligence and Analysis Service
Director: | Mr. ONISHI, Shinichi |
Foreign Service Training Institute, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Director-General / Assistant Minister (Ambassador): | Mr. KOIZUMI, Tsutomu |
Deputy Director-General: | |
Senior Director of Operations: | Mr. OGINO, Masahiro |
Director for Guidance: | Mr. ISHIKAWA, Kazuhiro |
Chief Instruction Officer: | Mr. TAJIMA, Akinori |
Chief Administrative Officer: | Mr. NOMURA, Masahiro |