Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

Members

The Center comprises the below-listed nine program groups. Each program group has assigned to it some senior program officers and several program officers.

 
As of April 1st, 2026

Director

OHNO Hiroyuki(Former President, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology)

Deputy Directors

NISHIDA Eisuke(Executive Directors of Science)
SATO Yoshimichi(Professor and Dean, Kyoto University of Advanced Science)

The Center’s program groups:

Special Coordinator

Senior Program Officer
KISS Takanobu / Prof. / Kyushu University

Humanities Group

Senior Program Officer
NAKAJIMA Keiichi / Prof. / Keio University
MATSUDA Makiko / Prof. / Tokyo Metropolitan University

Program Officer
ISHII Kae / Prof. / Doshisha University
NAGASAKA Itaru / Prof. / Hiroshima University
MATSUO Masahiro / Prof. / Hokkaido University
HASEGAWA Shuichi / Prof. / Rikkyo University
HOSHI Izumi / Prof. / Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
OYAMA Yuzuruha / Head, Research Division / Tokyo National Museum
SUGIKI Tsunehiko / Prof. / Hiroshima University
HANIBUCHI Tomoya / Associate Prof. / Kyoto University
FUJIKAWA Reman / Prof. / Ochanomizu University
MAEDA Shiho / Associate Prof. / Shimane University

Social Sciences Group

Senior Program Officer
HAYASHI Masayoshi / Prof. / The University of Tokyo
HAYASHI Shuya / Prof. / Nagoya University
MINAMI Chieko / Prof. / Tokyo Woman's Christian University

Program Officer
MIURA Asako / Prof. / The University of Osaka
MURAKAMI Akane / Prof. / The University of Osaka
SHIIBA Atsushi / Prof. / The University of Osaka
MATSUZAWA Shin / Prof. / Waseda University
MORITA Aiko / Prof. / Hiroshima University
IMAI Jun  / Prof. / Sophia University
OTOBE Nobutaka / Prof. / The University of Osaka
KAMEDA Keigo / Prof. / Kwansei Gakuin University
DEGUCHI Akiko / Prof. / Utsunomiya University
WATANABE Aya / Prof. / Tsuda University

Mathematical and Physical Sciences Group

Senior Program Officer
OKA Tomoharu / Prof. / Keio University
KUBO Hideo / Prof. / Hokkaido University
MICHIBAYASHI Katsuyoshi / Prof. / Nagoya University

Program Officer
KATAYAMA Ikufumi / Prof. / Yokohama National University
TANAKA Makiko / Prof. / Tokyo University of Science
HAGINO Kouichi / Prof. / Kyoto University
ISHIZAKI Akihito / Prof. / The University of Tokyo
KURAMOTO Kiyoshi / Prof. / Hokkaido University
SENTOKU Yasuhiko / Prof. / The University of Osaka
BAMBA Aya / Associate Prof. / The University of Tokyo
UESAKA Tomohiro / Chief Scientist / RIKEN
SAKO Takashi / Prof. / The University of Tokyo
TAKAHASHI Atsushi / Prof. / The University of Osaka
MOCHIZUKI Masahito / Prof. / Waseda University

Chemistry Group

Senior Program Officer
TANAKA Kentaro / Prof. / Nagoya University
SHIMAMOTO Keiko / Manager / Suntory Foundation for Life Sciences
MATUBAYASI Nobuyuki / Prof. / The University of Osaka

Program Officer
ABE Ryu / Prof. / Kyoto University
SERIZAWA Takeshi / Prof. / Institute of Science Tokyo
TAJIMA Keisuke / Team Leader / RIKEN
YAMAUCHI Miho / Prof. / Kyushu University
HIRANO Ayumi / Prof. / Tohoku University
YORIMITSU Hideki / Prof. / Kyoto University
UCHIDA Sayaka / Prof. / The University of Tokyo
TAKEOKA Yuko / Prof. / Sophia University
NAGASAWA Kazuo / Prof. / Tokyo Univrsity of Agriculture and Technology

Engineering Sciences Group

Senior Program Officer
OGUMA Kumiko / Prof. / The University of Tokyo
IMAI Yohsuke / Prof. / Kobe University
NISHIZAWA Matsuhiko / Prof. / Tohoku University
AZUMA Masaki / Prof. /  Institute of Science Tokyo

Program Officer
IGA Yuka / Prof. / Tohoku University
OHNO Munekazu / Prof. / Hokkaido University
SHINSHI Tadahiko / Prof. / Institute of Science Tokyo
SEKIGUCHI Koji / Prof. / Yokohama National University
TAGO Teruoki / Prof. / Institute of Science Tokyo
TANIGUCHI Ayako / Prof. / University of Tsukuba
IRYO Takamasa / Prof. / The University of Tokyo
KOSHIMIZU Masanori / Prof. / Shizuoka University
YAMADA-TAKAMURA Yukiko / Prof. / Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
NODA Suguru / Prof. / Waseda University
YAMAMURA Kazuya / Prof. / The University of Osaka
UMETSU Rie / Prof. / Tohoku University
OKAZAKI Taichiro / Prof. / Hokkaido University
KOUCHI Toshinori / Prof. / Okayama University
KURIBAYASHI-SHIGETOMI Kaori / Associate Prof. / Hokkaido University
TAKASE Keiko / Associate Prof. (PI) / Tokyo Univeristy of Agriculture and Technology

Informatics Group

Senior Program Officer
YOSHIMURA Natsue / Prof. / Institute of Science Tokyo
MURAO Mio / Prof. / The University of Tokyo
YAMAGUCHI Hirozumi / Prof. / The University of Osaka

Program Officer
INOUE Koji / Prof. / Kyushu University
SAKURAI Yuko / Prof. / Nagoya Institute of Technology
OHSAKI Miho / Prof. / Doshisha University
TAKIZAWA Kenji / Prof. / Waseda University
NADAMOTO Akiyo / Prof. / Konan University
MURAMATSU Shogo / Prof. / Niigata University
ISHIHARA Tohru / Prof. / Nagoya University
KAMEI Sayaka / Associate Prof. / Hiroshima University

Biological Sciences Group

Senior Program Officer
NAKAYAMA Jun-ichi / Prof. / National Institute for Basic Biology
SAWAMOTO Kazunobu / Prof. / Nagoya City University
MORIYA Hisao / Prof. / Okayama University

Program Officer
KONO Reiko / Prof. / Keio University
SATTA Youko / Prof. / The Graduate University for Advanced Studies
NIWA Ryusuke / Prof. / University of Tsukuba
BANNAI Hiroko / Prof. / Waseda University
FUKAKI Hidehiro / Prof. / Kobe University
NAKAGAWA Shinichi / Prof. / Hokkaido University
HANBA Yuko / Prof. / Kyoto Institute of Technology
YAMASHITA Atsuko / Prof. / The University of Osaka

Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Group

Senior Program Officer
KAGAMI Maiko / Prof. / Yokohama National University
EZAWA Tatsuhiro / Associate Prof. / Hokkaido University
HAMAMURA Natsuko / Prof. / Kyushu University
INUKAI Yoshiaki / Prof. / Nagoya University
TOKUDA Makoto / Prof. / Saga University

Program Officer
KATO Hirotomo / Prof. / Jichi Medical University
KIMURA Katsuki / Prof. / Hokkaido University
SUGAYA Sumiko / Prof. / University of Tsukuba
TAKAYA Naoki / Prof. / University of Tsukuba
TANI Akira/ Prof. / University of Shizuoka
KAWASHIMA Chiho / Prof. / Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
KITAOKA Takuya / Prof. / Kyushu University
SAWADA Yutaka / Prof. / Kobe University
FUJIMOTO Takafumi / Prof. / Hokkaido University
INOUE Jun / Prof. / Tokyo University of Agriculture
KUROKAWA Hiroko / Associate Prof. / Kyoto University
SAITO Yoko / Associate Prof. / Hokkaido University
SAKAGUCHI Aya / Prof. / University of Tsukuba
SAKAMOTO Takashi / Prof. / Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
HAMANO Yoshimitsu / Prof. / Fukui Prefectural University

Medical, Dental and Pharmaceutical Sciences Group

Senior Program Officer
MIYATA Takaki / Prof. / Nagoya University
UENO Hideki / Prof. / Kyoto University
MATSUMOTO Hisako/ Prof. / Kindai University Faculty of Medicine
SHUKUNAMI Chisa / Prof. / Hiroshima University
TANAKA Kenji / Prof. / Keio University

Program Officer
ISHIKAWA Takuji / Prof. / Tohoku University
ISHIMARU Naozumi / Prof. / Institute of Science Tokyo
ISOBE Noriko / Prof. / Kyushu University
OKADA Seiji / Prof. / The University of Osaka
KIYOKAWA Etsuko / Prof. / Kanazawa Medical University
KUBA Hiroshi / Prof. / Nagoya University
TANIGUCHI Koji / Prof. / Hokkaido University
OGITA Hisakazu / Prof. / Shiga University of Medical Science
KIMURA Motoko / Prof. / Chiba University
DAIKOKU Takiko / Prof. / Kanazawa University
TERUNUMA Miho / Prof. / Niigata University
FUJINAGA Yukako / Prof. / Kanazawa University
FURUYASHIKI Tomoyuki / Prof. / Institute of Science Tokyo
MASAMUNE Atsushi / Prof. / Tohoku University
YOKOSHIMA Satoshi / Prof. / Nagoya University
IKEDA Nayu / Head / National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition
OE Makoto / Prof. / Kanazawa University
TAKITA Junko / Prof. / Kyoto University 
TOTSUKA Yukari / Prof. / Hoshi University
FUJIMURA Miki / Prof. / Hokkaido University
MANIWA Yoshimasa / Prof. / Kobe University