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Organization Name
ICC Kyoto Public Interest Incorporated Foundation
Established
January 31, 1966
Our mission
The purpose of this organization is to promote international mutual understanding, academics, science, technology, and culture, and contribute to environmental preservation, by appropriately managing and efficiently operating the government-owned conference facility (ICC Kyoto) whose management it is entrusted with based on the Act on Special Measures Concerning the Entrustment of Management of Government-Owned Conference Facilities.
Enterprises
(1) Enterprises to attract and operate international, academic, scientific, and technological conferences organized by the national government or government organizations
(2) Enterprises to promote international exchange and Japanese culture
(3) Enterprises to manage ICC Kyoto facilities
(4) Other enterprises required to accomplish the purpose of the organization
Jurisdiction
Cabinet Office
Location
422 Iwakura Oosagi-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto city
Management and operation of facilities
A Government-Owned Property Management Entrustment Contract was concluded between the Japanese government (Ministry of Finance) and Kyoto City, and a Management Re-Entrustment Contract was concluded between Kyoto City and this Public Interest Incorporated Foundation to manage and operate this government-owned facility.
Basic fund at time of establishment
375,950,000 yen
Chairman of the Board
Yasushi Akashi
President
Shunichi Uchida
Past Chairmen
Konosuke Matsushita 1966-1982
Kyonosuke Ibe 1984-1995
Kenji Kawakatsu 1996-2009
Kazuo Inamori 2010-2018 March
Past Presidents
Gizo Takayama 1966-1974
Torao Ushiroku 1975-1985
Masatada Tachibana 1986-1997
Junichi Nakamura 1998-2008
Kishichiro Amae 2009-2012
Hiroo Kinoshita 2012-2018 July
Managing Organization
Board of Directors: 13 Directors, 2 Auditors
As of March 25, 2024
Board of Trustees: 23 Trustees
As of March 25, 2024
Secretariat: 48 employees
As of April 1, 2024
List of Executives and Trustees
Executives
As of March 25, 2024
| Executives | Name | Organization/Position |
|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Yasushi Akashi | Honorary Advisor, International House of Japan |
| Vice-Chairman | Junichi Murata | President, Kyoto Convention & Visitors Bureau |
| Executive Director | Shunichi Uchida | President, Kyoto International Conference Center |
| Director | Taeko Uemura | President, Kyonan Souko Co., Ltd. |
| Director | Minoru Tsukamoto | Secretary general, Kyoto International Conference Center |
| Director | Yoshikata Tsukamoto | Chairman of the Kyoto Chamber of Commerce and Industry |
| Director | Takatoshi Nishiwaki | Governor of Kyoto Prefecture |
| Director | Ichiro Fujisaki | President, The America-Japan Society, INC |
| Director | Eriko Horiki | President, Eriko Horiki & Associates Co., Ltd. |
| Director | Atsushi Horiba | Chairman & Group CEO, HORIBA, Ltd. |
| Director | Koji Matsui | Mayor of Kyoto City |
| Director | Nagahiro Minato | President, Kyoto University |
| Director | Juichi Yamagiwa | Director-General, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature |
| Auditor | Hiroshi Hikoso | President, Hikoso & Takeuchi Law Office (Attorney) |
| Auditor | Yasushi Kozu | President, Kozu Accounting Office (Certified Public Accountant) |
13 Directors, 2 Auditors (in Japanese alphabetical order, honorifics omitted)
Trustees
As of March 25, 2024
| Executives | Name | Organization/Position |
|---|---|---|
| Trustee | Fumiyo Anami | Researcher of East Asian History |
| Trustee | Senko Ikenobo | Headmaster Designate of Ikenobo |
| Trustee | Hiroyuki Ishige | Secretary General, Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition |
| Trustee | Masayuki Inoue | President, Japan Educational Exchanges and Services |
| Trustee | Kazuhiro Iwai | Provost Executive Vice-President,Kyoto University |
| Trustee | Takashi Uchida | President & CEO, KYOKA Kyoto Seika Godo Co., Ltd. |
| Trustee | Yoshio Utsumi | Former Secretary General of ITU |
| Trustee | Norikazu Okada | Vice-Mayor of Kyoto City |
| Trustee | Kazuo Ogura | Advisor, Japan Foundation |
| Trustee | Yasuo Kashihara | Honorary Advisor, The Bank of Kyoto, Ltd. |
| Trustee | Atsumi Gamo | President, Japan National Tourism Organization |
| Trustee | Toshikazu Kubo | President, The Japanese Organization for Education and Certification of Rehabilitation Medicine |
| Trustee | Osamu Saito | Former Representative Director, Kyoto Shimbun Holdings Co., Ltd. |
| Trustee | Shinichi Sakai | Vice President, Advanced Science, Technology & Management Research Institute of KYOTO |
| Trustee | Kazuya Suzuki | Vice Governor of Kyoto Prefecture |
| Trustee | Satoshi Seino | Chairman, Japan National Tourism Organization |
| Trustee | Masako Sen | Chairman, Chado Urasenke Tankokai Federation |
| Trustee | Ryuichi Teshima | Diplomatic Journalist, Writer |
| Trustee | Jitsuro Terashima | Chairman, Japan Research Institute |
| Trustee | Kazuwa Nakao | Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University Specially Appointed Professor, Kyoto University Medical Innovation Center |
| Trustee | Shigehiko Hattori | Senior Corporate Advisor, Shimadzu Corporation |
| Trustee | Hakaru Hyakushima | Professer, Otemon Gakuin University |
| Trustee | Shigeo Hirose | Managing Director, Secretary General, Kansai Association of Corporate Executives |
| Trustee | Nobuyuki Mikimachi | The Chairman of the Board of Directors of Omotesenke Domonkai |
| Trustee | Akihiko Yoshimura | Grand Fellow, Japan Real Estate Institute |
24 Trustees (in Japanese alphabetical order, honorifics omitted)