Leadership
| Name | HARUNA, Nobuo | |
|---|---|---|
| Position | President | |
| Term | 2025.4.1- 2029.3.31 | |
| Professional Career | 2015.4 | Lecturer, Institute of Japan Studies, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (TUFS) |
| 2018.4 | Associate Professor, Institute of Japan Studies, TUFS (2024.4 Professor) | |
| 2021.4 | Assistant to the Dean at the School of Japan Studies (until September 2023) | |
| 2023.4 | Vice President of TUFS (in charge of international affairs) | |
| 2024.4 | Professor, Institute of Japan Studies, TUFS | |
| 2025.4 | President, TUFS | |
| Name | TAKEDA, Chika | |
|---|---|---|
| Position | Executive Director, Vice President for Education | |
| Term | 2025.4.1- 2027.3.31 | |
| Professional Career | 2002.4 | Lecturer, Faculty of Foreign Studies, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies |
| 2004.4 | Associate Professor, Faculty of Foreign Studies, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies | |
| 2009.4 | Associate Professor, Graduate School of Global Studies, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies | |
| 2011.4 | Special Assistant to the President, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (until March 2013) | |
| 2012.4 | Professor, Graduate School of Global Studies, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies | |
| 2015.4 | Dean, Faculty of Language and Culture, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (until 2017.3) | |
| 2017.4 | Vice President of Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (in charge of social collaboration, student support, etc.) (until 2021.3) | |
| 2021.4 | Director and Vice President of Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (in charge of social collaboration, student support, etc.) (until 2023.3) | |
| 2023.4 | Special Assistant to the President of Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (in charge of Open Academy) (until 2024.3) | |
| 2024.10 | Special Assistant to the President of Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (in charge of Open Academy) (until March 2025) | |
| 2024.10 | Director and Vice President of Tokyo University of Foreign Studies | |
| Name | KINOSHITA, Takahiro | |
|---|---|---|
| Position | Executive Director for General Affairs, Finance and Facilities / Secretary-General | |
| Term | 2024.4.1- 2026.3.31 | |
| Professional Career | ||
| 1984.5 | Miyazaki Medical College | |
| 1990.10 | Agency for Cultural Affairs | |
| 1993.4 | Ministry of Education, Science and Culture | |
| 1997.4 | University of the Air | |
| 2000.4 | Ministry of Education, Science and Culture | |
| 2001.1 | Ministry of Education、Culture、Sports、Science and Technology (MEXT) | |
| 2005.4 | National Science Museum | |
| 2007.4 | University of Tokyo | |
| 2009.4 | MEXT | |
| 2014.4 | Hitotsubashi University | |
| 2016.4 | Nagoya University | |
| 2019.4 | National Science Museum | |
| 2021.4 | Mie University | |
| 2024.4 | Tokyo University of Foreign Studies | |
| Name | ERIKAWA, Munemitsu | |
|---|---|---|
| Position | Executive Director for Social Collaboration (part-time) | |
| Term | 2025.4.1-2027.3.31 | |
| Professional Career | 1985.4 | Japan Airlines Co. |
| 2009.4 | General Manager, Human Resources Department, Japan Airlines International Co. | |
| December 2010 | Executive Officer, General Manager of Human Resources Division, Japan Airlines Co. | |
| April 2013 | Executive Officer, General Manager of China Region, Japan Airlines Co. | |
| June 2018 | President and Representative Director of JALPAK Co., Ltd. | |
| 2022.5 | Managing Director of the Gunma Prefecture Tourism and Products International Association (a public interest incorporated foundation) | |
| 2022.7 | Senior Managing Director of the Gunma Prefecture Tourism and Products International Association (a public interest incorporated foundation) | |
| 2023.4 | Rachi Management Co. (seconded to Rexport Co., Ltd.) | |
| 2024.4 | Rachi Management Co. Managing Executive Officer | |
| 2024.10 | Director, Managing Executive Officer, Rachi Management Co. | |
| December 2024 | Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Rachi Management Co. | |
| 2025.4 | Director, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies | |
| Name | AOYAMA, Toru | |
|---|---|---|
| Position | Vice President for IT (CIO), Internal Review and Evaluation | |
| Term | 2025.4.1- 2027.3.31 | |
| Professional Career | 2000.4 | Professor, Kagoshima University |
| 2003.4 | Professor, Faculty of Foreign Studies, TUFS | |
| 2009.4 | Professor, Institute of Global Studies, TUFS | |
| 2017.4 | Director of Institute of Global Studies, TUFS (-2021.3) | |
| 2017.4 | Director of Graduate School of Global Studies, TUFS | |
| 2021.4 | Vice President, TUFS | |
| 2023.4 | Executive Director, TUFS | |
| 2025.4 | Vice President, TUFS | |
| Name | NAKAYAMA, Toshihide | |
|---|---|---|
| Position | Vice President for Research | |
| Term | 2025.4.1- 2027.3.31 | |
| Professional Career | 1997.9 | Assistant Professor, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Montclair State University (-2001.6) |
| 2001.8 | Associate Professor, Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (TUFS) | |
| 2002.4 | Associate Professor, Information Resources Center, ILCAA, TUFS | |
| 2012.1 | Professor, ILCAA, TUFS | |
| 2013.4 | Director of Information Resources Center, ILCAA, TUFS (-2017.3) | |
| 2017.4 | Deputy Director, ILCAA, TUFS (-2019.3) | |
| 2019.4 | Vice President, TUFS | |
| Name | KIKUCHI, Yoko | |
|---|---|---|
| Position | Vice President for Students Affiars | |
| Term | 2025.4.1- 2027.3.31 | |
| Professional Career | 2000.10 | Lecturer, Faculty of Foreign Studies, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (TUFS) |
| 2006.4 | Associate Professor, Faculty of Foreign Studies, TUFS | |
| 2009.4 | Associate Professor, Institute of Global Studies, TUFS | |
| 2021.4 | Professor, Institute of Global Studies, TUFS | |
| 2023.4 | Vice President, TUFS | |
| Name | TSUKA, Hiroko | |
|---|---|---|
| Position | Auditor | |
| Career | 1981.4 | Employed by the Japan Foundation |
| 2007.1 | General Manager of the Human Resources Division, General Affairs Department | |
| 2009.4 | Director of the Japanese-Language Education Support Department | |
| 2011.9 | General Manager of the Cultural Affairs Department and General Manager of the Information Center Department | |
| 2012.10 | General Manager of the General Affairs Department | |
| 2014.4 | Executive Officer and General Manager of the Planning Department | |
| 2015.4 | Director (until 2023.9) | |
| 2023.10 | Auditor of Tokyo University of Foreign Studies | |
| Name | IZAWA, Megumi | |
|---|---|---|
| Position | Auditor (part-time) | |
| Career | 1989.10 | Aoyama Audit Corporation (now PwC Japan LLC) (until 1993.10) |
| 1995.7 | The Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan, Ltd. (now SBI Shinsei Bank, Ltd.) New York Branch (until 1996.9) | |
| September 2003 | ASG Audit Corporation (now TAIYO Audit Corporation) | |
| February 2012 | Seconded to the National Policy Unit of the Cabinet Secretariat | |
| December 2012 | Same, Senior Manager, Audit Department, Tokyo Office, Taiyo LLC (until 2022.10) | |
| 2022.7 | Auditor (part-time), Japan Foundation (term of office: 5 years) | |
| 2024.9 | Auditor (part-time) at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies Certified Public Accountant |
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