the 149th Generation Board of Officers

Term: during March 28th, 2025 to March, 2026

President

Representative Director

Hiroaki NAKANO   (Kyushu University)

Executive Directors

Vice-president / Awards and Scholarships

Sumihiko NURATA    (Kyoto University)

Vice-president

Seiji IKENOBU  (Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.)

Hokkaido Branch General Manager

Toshifumi igarashi    (National Institute of Technology, Asahikawa College)

Tohoku Branch General Manager 

Hideyuki TAKAHASHI    (Tohoku University)

Kantou Branch General Manager / General Manager of the Environment & Recycling Group

Shinsuke MURAKAMI   (The University of Tokyo)

 Kansai Branch General Manager

Katsuaki KOIKE   (Kyoto University)

Kyushu Branch General Manager 

Junko KUWAHARA    (Fukuoka Institute of Technology)

General Manager of the Earth & Resources Group/ International External Exchanges

Akihisa KIZAKI   (Akita University)

General Manager of the Processing & Material Group

Mayumi （ITO）SHIONO    (Hokkaido University)

In charge of Annual and Fall Meeting

Hiroyuki MATSUURA    (The University of Tokyo)

In charge of Editing / Publishing 

Masakazu NIINAE    (Yamaguchi University)

Education and Human Resource Development

Atsushi SHIBAYAMA    (Akita University)

Standardization

Akira SATO    (Akita University)

Lead-Zinc2026 Preparatory Committee

Etsuro SHIBATA    (Tohoku University)

Directors

In charge of Developing feasible operation planning and future visions

Keizo NAKAYAMA   (Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.)

Yasumasa SAKURAI   (Japan Mining Industry Association)

Yuji SOMATSU    (Limestone Association of Japan)

Toru MOTOKI    (Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.)

Kohei MITSUHASHI    (Nittetsu Mining CO., Ltd.)

Minoru TOBITA    (FURUKAWA COMPANY GROUP FRD FURUKAWA ROCK DRILL CO.,LTD.)

Auditors-secretary

Yoshinori YAJIMA    (Japan Mining Industry Association)

Taro KAMIYA    (Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security)