Officers

Officers

as of 1 April 2026

Honorary Patron

H.I.H Prince Masahito of HITACHI

Honorary President

Antoine EVRARD/Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium to Japan

President

Kimikazu SUGAWARA/Chairman, Kaneka Corporation

Vice Presidents

Shinuemon KONISHI/President, Konishi Brewing Co.Ltd

Jun YOKOTA/Former Ambassador of Japan to Belgium

Standing Directors

Yoshinori HIRAI/ Representative Director, President and CEO, AGC Inc.

Hironori KATO/Managing Director, Barco Co., Ltd

Masatoshi KOMORIYAMA/ Senior Managing Executive Officer of MUFJ Bank

Claire GHYSELEN/Representative Japan Foreign Investment Div., Wallonia Export-Investment Agency

Hidenori TSUTSUI/Adviser, the Board of Belgian-Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce in Japan

Tsutomu MORIMOTO/Senior Executive Officer, Daikin Industries, Ltd.

Masamichi TERABATAKE/Deputy Chairman of the Board, Japan Tobacco Inc.

Directors

Kaneo ITO/Former Chairman of JBS (from Pioneer Corporation)

Noriyuki INOUE/Chairman Emeritus and Chief Global Group Officer

Junichi NAKAMURA/Former Ambassador of Japan to Belgium

Takao KUSAKARI/Former President of JBS (From Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha)

Auditor

Minoru SATO/Former Secretary-General of JBS (From Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha)

Counsellors

Hideyasu KIYOMOTO/Mayor of Himeji City

Takashi MURAYAMA/Mayor of Kanazawa City

Yorihiro WATANABE/Former Secretary-General of JBS

Shinichi MIWA/Former Secretary-General of JBS

Secretary General

Yasuaki NURI/Senior Managing Corporate Executive Officer, Kaneka Corporation

Secretary General of Western Japan Office

Masami TAKIMOTO/Executive Officer General Affairs Manager, Konishi Brewing Co.Ltd