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- Chancellor Mizuta holds a press conference in her capacity as a director of the “NPO Network Japan”
The founding meeting of the NPO Network Japan, with its goal of creating connections between former foreign students with experience studying in Japan and the country of Japan, was held on January 22 inside The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building. Mr. Hiroshi Takahashi, the President of Tokyo Metropolitan University, acted as the originator of the idea for the NPO, and many sympathizers from government, finance and academia have become officers, including Chancellor Noriko Mizuta of Josai University who took on the position of director.
At a press conference held immediately after the founding ceremony, Chancellor Mizuta attended. In her remarks, she said that former foreign students in Japan who can speak Japanese are a valuable resource for Japan. She said the new organization aimed at strengthening ties between those students and universities and industries on a broad basis. She also called for understanding of its activities and the participation of as many people as possible.
Chancellor Mizuta makes a statement.
Scene of the press conference
| Advisors | Teijiro Furukawa, Former Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary, Government of Japan |
| Shunji Yanai, Former Ambassador to the United States from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan | |
| Teiichi Sato, Executive Director of the Tokyo National Museum | |
| Fujio Cho, Chairman of Toyota Motor Corporation | |
| Chairman | Takao Kusakari, Chairman of Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha |
| President | Koichi Suzuki, President & CEO of Internet Initiative Japan Inc. |
| Vice-President （also acting as Vice-Chairman） | Tadao Kiyonari, Academic Advisor, Hosei University |
| Hiroshi Takahashi, Chairman of Tokyo Metropolitan University | |
| Directors | Koremasa Anami, Chairman of The University of Kitakyushu |
| Kenichi Iga, President of Tokyo Institute of Technology | |
| Katsuhiko Shirai, President of Waseda University | |
| Kiyoshi Suito, Executive Vice President of Japan Management Association | |
| Takehiko Sugiyama, President of Hitotsubashi University | |
| Norihiko Suzuki, President of International Christian University | |
| Toshio Terasawa, Lecturer, Asia University, Graduate School of Asian and International Business Strategy | |
| Toyoomi Nagata, Chancellor of Ritsumeikan University | |
| Hiroshi Matsumoto, President of Kyoto University | |
| Noriko Mizuta, Chancellor of Josai University | |
| Osamu Mizutani, President of Nagoya University of Foreign Studies | |
| Director, Office Director | Kiyoshi Matsumoto, CEO of Soliton K.K. |
| Auditor | Nobuo Yamaguchi、Honorary Director of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, (Chairman of Asahi Kasei Corporation) |
