Organization
Directors
Chairman
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OTSUBO Kiyoshi
Representative Director, Chairman & CEO, Rengo Co., Ltd.
President
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INOUE Osamu
President & COO, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
Vice President
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KAWAMURA Guntaro
Senior Advisor, Daikin Industries, Ltd.
Directors
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A. HIDAKA
Director, General Manager, International Affairs Department, Kansai Economic Federation
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K. HIRAI
General Manager of Industry Division, The Kobe Chamber of Commerce and Industry
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H. HORIKOSHI
Executive Director, Secretary General, KANSAI PRODUCTIVITY CENTER
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M. HOSOKAWA
General Manager, Economic & Industrial Division, Kyoto Chamber of Commerce and Industry
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Y. IMADA
Deputy General Manager, Osaka Secretarial Department, SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED
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T. INADA
Managing Executive Officer, Toyobo Co.,Ltd.
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N. ISHII
Director, International Division, Osaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry
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M. JINNAI
Senior Managing Director, Secretary General, Pacific Resource Exchange Center
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K. KURODA
Corporate Strategy Department and Legacy Network Service Transition Office Executive Vice President Executive Member of the Board, NTT WEST,Inc.
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H. MINOHARA
Director, Head of Kansai External Relations, Panasonic Holdings Corporation
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K. NAKAKUBO
Senior Executive Officer, OSAKA GAS CO.,LTD.
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Y. OKUTO
Executive Vice President, The Kansai Electric Power Co.,Inc.
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K. SHUTTA
Executive Officer, General Manager of ESG Promotion Unit, KUBOTA Corporation
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K. TOMIMORI
Managing Director, Secretary General, Kansai Keizai Doyukai(Kansai Association of Corporate Executives)
Auditors
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H. HARIMOTO
Senior Managing Director, Osaka International Convention Cener Corp.
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T. KISHIMOTO
President, Osaka International House Foundation
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T. SAKIMOTO
PRESIDENT, KANSAI OSAKA 21ST CENTURY ASSOCIATION
Members of the Council
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M. ARAI
Director for International Relations, Economic Strategy Bureau, Osaka City Government
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H. ICHISAKA
Senior Executive Director - International Relations, Department of Civic and Cultural Affairs, Osaka Prefectural Government
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S. KITAMURA
Member of the Board of Directors, Senior Managing Executive Officer, MUFG Bank, Ltd.
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T. MICHIOKA
Representative Director, Deputy President and Executive Officer, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
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Y. MIKASA
Vice Chairman, Nippon Life Insurance Company
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T. MINOHARA
Assistant General Manager for Japan Region, Deputy General Manager, Kansai Office, SUMITOMO CORPORATION
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H.MORISHIMA
Executive Officer, General Manager, Osaka Branch, Marubeni Corporation
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M. NAGAMINE
Executive Director, International Affairs, Economy, Trade and Industry Bureau, Kobe City Government
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M. NAKATA
Senior Managing Executive Officer, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
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H. OKA
Senior Vice Representative for External Affairs, ITOCHU Corporation
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H. OTA
Senior Director, Global City Co-creation Office, City of Kyoto
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A. SHIOMI
Director General, Industry, Employment & International Affairs Department, Hyogo Prefectural Government
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N. TAKAHASHI
Managing Executive Officer, SUMITOMO MITSUI TRUST BANK, LIMITED
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K. TERAI
Executive Officer, Head of Office, Kansai Office, NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
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T. YAMAMOTO
Department of Commerce, Labor and Tourism Deputy Director General, Kyoto Prefectural Government
Supreme Advisers
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M. FUJISAWA
President, Kobe University
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K. HASEGAWA
Co-Chairperson, Kansai Keizai Doyukai(Kansai Association of Corporate Executives)
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K. HISAMOTO
Mayor, Kobe City Government
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A. HORIBA
Chairman, Kyoto Chamber of Commerce and Industry
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H. KAWASAKI
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A. KUMANOGOH
President, The University of Osaka
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K. MATSUI
Mayor, City of Kyoto
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M. MATSUMOTO
Chairman, Kansai Economic Federation
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N. MINATO
President, Kyoto University
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T. NISHIWAKI
Governor, Kyoto Prefectural Government
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M. SAITO
Governor, Hyogo Prefectural Government
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Y. SEKI
Director-General, National Museum of Ethnology
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S. TORII
Chairperson, Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Special Advisers
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T. ACHIKITA
President & CEO, NANKAI Co., Ltd.
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K. HASEGAWA
Chairman, Representative Director, West Japan Railway Company
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M. HASHIMOTO
Chairman of the Board, Sumitomo Life Insurance Company
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Y. KARASAWA
Senior Advisor, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co.,Ltd.
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T. KOBAYASHI
Senior Advisor, Kintetsu Group Holdings Co., Ltd.
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N. MITO
President, Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.
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S. SASABE
Senior Adviser, Bando Chemical Industries, Ltd.
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T. TAKENAKA
Honorary Chairman of the Board, Takenaka Corporation
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H. TAKENAKA
Senior Managing Executive Officer, Head of Osaka Main Office, Obayashi Corporation
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M. YAJIMA
Representative Director President&CEO, Wacoal Holdings corp.
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H. YOSHIKAWA
Advisors
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M. KIMATA
Former Vice President, Pacific Resource Exchange Center
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Y. OKANO
Former President, Pacific Resource Exchange Center
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Y. YOSHIDA
President, The Association for Overseas Technical Cooperation and Sustainable Partnerships (AOTS)
[Dispense with the Mr. and Mrs., As of July 1, 2026 Pacific Resource Exchange Center]
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