Organization
Organizational structure    List of Directors for 2009


We promote practical researches on and the realization of universal design with the members from various fields, the advisors, and others.

Organizational structure

(as of 7 May, 2009)

Under the supervision of the Patron and the President, the Association is managed by the Council that approves business planning and the budget and the Board of Directors responsible for the execution of businesses.
Businesses are conducted by the Research & Development Planning Division and the Information Exchange Center as well as various Committees under the supervision of the Board.




International network
*Educational and research institutes
*Experts
*Affiliated organizations		 Domestic Network
*Design-related organizations
*Educational and research institutes
*Government institutions
*Consumer Groups		 Experts
*Full-time technical staff
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List of Directors for 2009

(as of 1 July, 2009)

Patron

His Imperial Highness Prince Tomohito

President

Takuma Yamamoto
  Chairman Emeritus / Fujitsu Limited

Adviser of the Council

Kazuo Toda
  Chairman, Board of Trustees / President / BUNKA GAKUIN

Chairman of the Council

Kazuo Okamoto
  Vice Chairman / Member of the Board / Toyota Motor Corporation

Vice Chairman of the Council

Susumu Koike
  Executive Vice President / Panasonic Corporation

Councilor

Toshiro Ichinose
   Director / Management Planning Department / East Japan Railway Company
Tetsuo Iku
  Director / Managing Officer / General Manager of Technology Headquarters / Sekisui House, Ltd.
Hiroki Iwashita
  Managing Directors/Marketing Group/Okamura Corporation
Soichi Nagamatsu
  Corporate Vice President / General Manager / Corporate Planning Division / Ricoh Company, Ltd.
Shiro Nakamura
  Senior Vice President / Design / Nissan Motor Co., LTD.
Keiko Nakayama
  Corporate Senior Vice President / FUJITSU LIMITED
Shinichiro Nakazato
  Director / Corporate Officer / Marketing Group / TOTO Ltd.
Hatoko Shimizu
  Councilor / SHUFUREN
Yoko Takahashi
  President / Japan Philanthropic Association
Takashi Toida
  Managing Director / Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd
Makoto Watanabe
  Chairman of the Board / Tanseisha Co.,Ltd.

Chairman of the Board of Directors

Masafumi Narikawa
  Director & General Manager / Sales Division / Tokyo Electric Power Environmental Engineering Co., Inc.

Executive Director

Keiji Kawahara
  Industrial Designer, Professor / Graduate School, Nagoya University of Arts and Sciences

Director

Hiromi Fujii
  Department Manager / Universal Design and Brand Strategy Office / Marketing Division / NEC Corporation
Takeshi Fujiki
  Director and Officer / KOKUYO Furniture Co.,Ltd.
Hironori Hagiwara
  Director / Sumitomo 3M Limited
Masaki Hara
  Group Vice President, General Manager / Industrial Design Center / Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Shigeki Inoue
  Solution Business Center / Universal Design Director/Senior Consultant / Hakuhodo Incorporated
Yoshiaki Itoh
  MANAGING DIRECTOR / TANSEISHA CO., LTD.
Jun Kato
  General Manager / Design Center / Design Dept. / INAX Corporation
Kimitaka Kato
  General Manager / Design Center / Fujitsu Limited
Masashi Kato
  General Manager / Marketing Division, Merchandise Strategy Dept. / ITOKI CORPORATION
Koichi Kitayama
  General Manager / Planning Division / Packaging Operations / Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
Fumiyo Kojima
  Corporate Councilor / Corporate Planning Division / General Manager / Ricoh Company, Ltd.
Nobuyuki Maebashi
  General Manager / Universal Design Planninng Dept. Universal Design Promotion Div. / TOTO Ltd.
Katsumi Makino
  General Manager / Color Design Department/Design Center / NISSAN MOTOR CO.,LTD
Sumio Nishimura
  Manager / Design Management Div. / Okamura Corporation
Naoaki Nunogaki
  General Manager / Tokyo Design Div. / Toyota Motor Corporation
Makoto Ohshima
   Officer / Design Div., Fabric Advanced Development Div., Fabric Engineering Div. / Toyota Boshoku Corporation
Fukuzo Okuno
  Executive Officer Executive Director Creative Communication Unit / NOMURA Co.,Ltd.
Takao Oosawa
   General Manager / Design Division / Hitachi,Ltd.
Ryuichi Satou
  Senior Manager / Tokyo Design Department / SEKISUI HOUSE, LTD.
Takashi Shiraishi
  General Manager / Planning Group / Design Company / Panasonic Corporation

Adviser for the Board of Directors

Mitsuo Kawaguchi
  Board Director / Hitachi Appliances,Inc.

Inspector

Sabuhiko Tatsuta
  Certified Public Accountant
Takashi Yoshikawa
  Corporate Senior Vice President / FUJITSU ADVANCE ACCOUNTING SERVICE LIMITED

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