Trustees: The Third Term (As of June 17, 2024)

 
Misuzu Aoki
Senior Research Officer, Wetlands International Japan
 
Misuzu Asari
Professor, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature
 
Yoshihisa Shimizu
Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University
 
Minoru Shirai
Deputy Director General, Department of Lake Biwa and the Environment, Shiga Prefectural Government
 
Kazuhiko Matsui
Manager of International Business / New Business Project Office, Hiyoshi Corporation
 
Saburo Matsui
Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University
 
Makoto Mori
General Manager, Sales Division, HORIBA Advanced Techno, Co., Ltd.

Directors: The Sixth Term (As of April 18, 2024)

President
Kazuhiko Takemoto
President, Overseas Environmental Cooperation Center, Japan (OECC);
Former Vice-Minister for Global Environmental Affairs, Ministry of the Environment
Vice President (full-time)
Masahisa Nakamura
Former Professor by Special Appointment, Research Center for Sustainability and Environment, Shiga University;
Former Director, Lake Biwa Research Institute
Director
Shinji Ide
President, the University of Shiga Prefecture
Koji Shimada
Professor, College of Economics, Ritsumeikan University
Yasuo Takahashi
Executive Director, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES);
Former Vice-Minister for Global Environmental Affairs, Ministry of the Environment
Eri Nakajima
(Eri Hayakawa)
Professor, Faculty of Policy Studies, Doshisha University;
Former Vice Governor, Nagano Prefecture;
Former Director, Office of Global Environment and Decarbonizing Innovation Research, Ministry of the Environment
Kenzo Hiroki
Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies;
Former Vice-Principal for College of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Naoya Yamamoto
Director, Lake Biwa Conservation and Restoration Division, Department of Lake Biwa and the Environment, Shiga Prefectural Government
Yoshika Yamamoto
(Yoshika Ohori)
Professor, Department of International Tourism, Heian Jogakuin (St. Agnes’) University

Auditors: The Third Term (As of June 17, 2024)

 
Toshiyuki Kaneko
Certified Public Accountant;
Licensed Tax Accountant
 
Hideki Kambayashi
Managing Executive Officer, Kansai Mirai Bank, Limited

Adviser: (As of June 13, 2017)

 
Hironori Hamanaka
Special Research Advisor, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES);
Former Vice-Minister for Global Environmental Affairs, Ministry of the Environment