Human Resources/ Leadership

• 2024年10月1日

Mr. Umio Otsuka (Chief Priest of Yasukuni Shrine; Former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to the Republic of Djibouti; Director General, Director, Defense Intelligence Headquarters of Ministry of Defense) Theme: Japan’s Leadership in the World: The New Role of Yasukuni Shrine

The speaker of First Wednesday September 2024 session is Mr. Umio Otsuka (Chief Priest of Yasukuni Shrine; Former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to the Republic of Djibouti; Director General, Director, Defense Intelligence Headquarters of Ministry of Defense)

• 2024年10月1日

Ms. Akiko Kamei (Member of the House of Representatives, Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan) Theme: The Future of Japan Viewed from Shimane

The speaker of First Wednesday August 2024 session is Ms. Akiko Kamei (Member of the House of Representatives, Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan) Jointly hosted by the Integrated Healthcare Initiative

• 2024年10月1日

Mr. Tamotsu Hiiro (Representative Director, President and CEO, McDonald’s Holdings Company (Japan), Ltd.) Theme: McDonald’s Management Strategies

The speaker of First Wednesday July 2024 session is Mr. Tamotsu Hiiro (Representative Director, President and CEO, McDonald’s Holdings Company (Japan), Ltd.)

• 2024年10月1日

Mr. Mikio Sugeno (Managing Executive Officer, Chair of Editorial Board, Nikkei) Theme: Outlook for Japan and the World in the Second Half of 2024

The speaker of First Wednesday June 2024 session is Mr. Mikio Sugeno (Managing Executive Officer, Chair of Editorial Board, Nikkei) Jointly hosted by the Integrated Healthcare Initiative

• 2024年10月1日

Mr. Yoshihisa Furukawa (Member of the House of Representatives; Former Minister of Justice) Theme: Steering the Times

The speaker of First Wednesday May 2024 session is Mr. Yoshihisa Furukawa (Member of the House of Representatives; Former Minister of Justice) Jointly hosted by the Integrated Healthcare Initiative

• 2024年10月1日

Dr. Masashi Yanagisawa (President, S’UIMIN Co.; Director, International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine, University of Tsukuba) Theme: About Sleeping

The speaker of First Wednesday April 2024 session is Dr. Masashi Yanagisawa (President, S'UIMIN Co.; Director, International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine, University of Tsukuba) Jointly hosted by the Integrated Healthcare Initiative

• 2024年10月1日

Professor Tsai Jaw Shen (Professor, Tokyo University of Science; Team Leader of the Superconducting Quantum Simulation Research Team, RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS)) Theme: Implications for Japanese Manufacturing by a Leading Quantum Computer Expert

The speaker of First Wednesday March 2024 session is Professor Tsai Jaw Shen (Professor, Tokyo University of Science; Team Leader of the Superconducting Quantum Simulation Research Team, RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS)) Jointly hosted by the Integrated Healthcare Initiative

• 2024年10月1日

Mr. Hideo Tamura (Senior Columnist, Sankei Shimbun) Theme: Future of Currencies in Japan, U.S. and China

The speaker of First Wednesday February 2024 session is Mr. Hideo Tamura (Senior Columnist, Sankei Shimbun)

• 2024年10月1日

Mr. Akio Fujii (Executive Chair of Editorial Board, Nikkei) Theme: Domestic and Foreign Economic Outlook for 2024

The speaker of First Wednesday January 2024 session is Mr. Akio Fujii (Executive Chair of Editorial Board, Nikkei) Jointly hosted by the Integrated Healthcare Initiative

• 2024年10月1日

First Wednesday Special Trip (Thinking about Japan’s Security) -Through the visit to the bases of the Okinawa Ground, Maritime and Air Self-Defense Forces, and through the dialogue with the General of the Ground, Maritime and Air Forces-

The speakers of First Wednesday Special Trip December 2023 are Tetsuya Takada (Rear Admiral, 5th Air Group, Maritime Self-Defense Force); Masahito Yajima (Lieutenant General, Southwestern Air Defense Force); Koji Matsunaga (Major General, 15th Brigade Group)

• 2024年10月1日

Mr. Jean-Marc Gilson (President and Representative Executive Officer, Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corporation) Theme: Forging the future-A new path for Mitsubishi Chemical

The speaker of First Wednesday November 2023 session is Mr. Jean-Marc Gilson (President and Representative Executive Officer, Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corporation)

• 2024年10月1日
• 2024年10月1日

Dr. Kiyoshi Kurokawa (Chairman, Health and Global Policy Institute) Theme: Japan’s Future and Human Resource Development on the World Map – Based on many years in the field of medical health care in Japan and the U.S.

The speaker of First Wednesday October 2023 session is Dr. Kiyoshi Kurokawa (Chairman, Health and Global Policy Institute) Jointly hosted by the Integrated Healthcare Initiative

• 2024年10月1日

Mr. Hiroki Sugita (Columnist, Kyodo News) Theme: Geopolitics Surrounding Japan and Japan’s Future

The speaker of First Wednesday September 2023 session is Mr. Hiroki Sugita (Columnist, Kyodo News)

• 2024年10月1日

Mr. Akihiro Nikkaku (President and Representative Director, Toray Industries, Inc.) Theme: Toray’s Reforms and Japanese-style Corporate Management

The speaker of First Wednesday August 2023 session is Mr. Akihiro Nikkaku (President and Representative Director, Toray Industries, Inc.)

• 2024年10月1日

Mr. Hisahiro Ichikawa (General Manager, Good Conditioning Promotion Office, Yahoo Japan Corporation, President, Work & Wellness Corporation) Theme: Yahoo Group’s Health Management through Self-Conditioning

The speaker of First Wednesday June 2023 session is Mr. Hisahiro Ichikawa (General Manager, Good Conditioning Promotion Office, Yahoo Japan Corporation, President, Work & Wellness Corporation) Jointly hosted by the Integrated Healthcare Initiative

• 2024年10月1日

Mr. Atsushi Tanaka (Representative Director, JTOWER Inc.) Theme: About Startups and Entrepreneurship

The speaker of First Wednesday April 2023 session is Mr. Atsushi Tanaka (Representative Director, JTOWER Inc.)

• 2022年4月30日
• 2022年5月24日

Mr. Shinya Tamura, Director, Executive Officer, TOTO Ltd. (In charge of Overseas Housing Equipment Business) Theme: TOTO’s Challenges in International Markets

The speaker of First Wednesday April 2022 session is Mr. Shinya Tamura (Director, Executive Officer, TOTO Ltd. (In charge of Housing Equipment Business in China and Asia, Housing Equipment Business in the US, and Europe)

• 2022年2月27日
• 2022年5月24日

Mr. Takayuki Inagawa, General Manager, Innovation Division, NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Former President and Representative Director, NTT DOCOMO Ventures, Inc.) Theme:　Open Innovation, New Business Creation and Venture Investment: The Case of DOCOMO

The speaker of First Wednesday February 2022 session is Mr. Takayuki Inagawa, General Manager, Innovation Division, NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Former President and Representative Director, NTT DOCOMO Ventures, Inc.)

• 2021年10月13日
• 2022年1月20日

Mr. Makoto Enomoto, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), NEC Corporation Theme; NEC’s marketing innovation

The speaker of First Wednesday  October 2021 session is Mr. Makoto Enomoto, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), NEC Corporation.

• 2021年9月17日
• 2022年1月20日

Dr. Tsuyoshi Abe, Vice President & General Manager, Marketing HQ, Yokogawa Electric Corporation Theme; The challenge of a 100 year old company!　Corporate innovation through marketing ~ The essence of marketing and DX, and how the organizational culture should be ~

The speaker of First Wednesday September 2021 session is Dr. Tsuyoshi Abe, Vice President & General Manager,　Marketing HQ, Yokogawa Electric Corporation.

• 2021年8月25日
• 2022年1月20日

Mr. Minoru Okamoto, Honorary Advisor of Tyco Electronics Japan G.K. Theme; Leadership is Strategy, Execution and Talent

The speaker of First Wednesday August 2021 session is Mr. Minoru Okamoto, Honorary Advisor of Tyco Electronics Japan G.K.

• 2021年7月16日
• 2022年1月20日

Mr. Tatsuo Tanaka, Senior Advisor and Former Chairman of Citigroup Japan Holdings G.K. Theme; Foreign Financial Institutions’ Perspectives on Japanese Companies’ Business Challenges

The speaker of First Wednesday July 2021 session is Mr. Tatsuo Tanaka, Senior Advisor and Former Chairman of Citigroup Japan Holdings G.K.

• 2021年2月17日
• 2022年1月20日

Dr. Kiyoshi Yamada, President, Tokai University Theme; Challenges in University Education (Case Study of Tokai University)

The speaker of First Wednesday February 2021 session is Dr. Kiyoshi Yamada, President, Tokai University.

• 2020年10月14日
• 2022年1月20日

Mr. Hisaoki Kamei, Former Director General, National Land Agency, Japan Theme; Don’t allow it to sell Japan!

The speaker of First Wednesday October 2020 session is Mr. Hisaoki Kamei, Former Director General, National Land Agency, Japan.

• 2019年11月13日
• 2022年1月20日

Mr. Atsuhi Omatsu, The Director, The managing executive officer and the manager of Urban development sector of NIKKEN Theme; Overseas expansion of Tokyo-style urban development

The speaker of First Wednesday November 2019 session is Mr. Atsuhi Omatsu, The Director, The managing executive officer and the manager of Urban development sector of NIKKEN.

• 2019年10月9日
• 2022年1月20日

Mr. Yoshimitsu Kobayashi, The chairman of Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation, The former representative manager of Japan Association of Corporate Executives. Theme; Management of sustainability

The speaker of First Wednesday the next October 2019 session is Mr. Yoshimitsu Kobayashi, The chairman of Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation, The former representative manager of Japan Association of Corporate Executives.

• 2019年8月7日
• 2022年1月20日

Mr. Ken Saito, A member of the House of Representatives The former minister of Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Japan. Theme; Japan Revitalization Strategy

The speaker of First Wednesday August 2019 session is Mr. Ken Saito, A member of the House of Representatives The former minister of Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Japan.

• 2019年2月13日
• 2022年1月20日

Mr. Kyohei Noguchi, The Executive officer of LIXIL Corporation Professor of The Graduate School of Project Design Theme; Global management system

The speaker of First Wednesday February 2019 session is Mr. Kyohei Noguchi, The Executive officer of LIXIL Corporation Professor of The Graduate School of Project Design. 

• 2019年1月9日
• 2022年1月20日

Mr. Kazuo Hiramoto, The Advisor of BS-TBS, INC. Theme; Management for media companies

The speaker of First Wednesday January 2019 session is Mr. Kazuo Hiramoto, The Advisor of BS-TBS, INC.

• 2018年10月30日
• 2022年1月24日

Mr. Masaaki Takano, The Director and Executive officer of Gurunavi, Inc. Theme: This is Japan

The speaker of First Wednesday October 2018 session is Mr. Masaaki Takano, The Director and Executive officer of Gurunavi, Inc. 

• 2018年8月22日
• 2022年1月24日

Mr. Atsuo Shimodaira, The representative Director, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of McDonald’s Japan. Theme: The ways McDonald’s Japan achieved its amazing recovery

The speaker of First Wednesday August 2018 session is Mr. Atsuo Shimodaira, The representative Director, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of McDonald's Japan.

• 2017年12月30日
• 2022年1月24日

Mr. Uichiro Niwa, The former Japanese Ambassador to People’s Republic of China The Chairman of Society of Global Business/The Chairman of The Japan-China Friendship Association. Theme; How Drastically Our World Is Changing

The speaker of First Wednesday December 2017 session is Mr. Uichiro Niwa, The former Japanese Ambassador to People's Republic of China The Chairman of Society of Global Business/The Chairman of The Japan-China Friendship Association.

• 2017年10月30日
• 2022年1月24日

Mr. Einosuke Sumitani, The CEO of KCJ Group inc. Theme; Education and Entertainment of KidZania

The speaker of First Wednesday October 2017 session is Mr. Einosuke Sumitani, The CEO of KCJ Group inc.

• 2016年8月30日
• 2022年1月26日

Mr. Toshikazu Inoue, The president of Gakushuin University. Mr. Makoto Kuwahara,The Chief Country Officer, Representative Director and President of Deutsche Securities Inc, Theme; What is our ideal type of human resources?

The speakers of First Wednesday August 2016 session are Mr. Toshikazu Inoue, The president of Gakushuin University and Mr. Makoto Kuwahara,The Chief Country Officer, Representative Director and President of Deutsche Securities Inc,

• 2015年4月30日
• 2022年1月26日

Mr. Hiroshi Takada, Chairman & CEO of Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation, JAPAN　 Theme; Regional Revival

The speaker of First Wednesday April 2015 session is Mr. Hiroshi Takada, Chairman & CEO of Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation, JAPAN

• 2014年12月30日
• 2022年1月26日

Mr. Shuzo Sumi, Chairman of the Board of Tokio Marine & Nichido. Theme; Global development of Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.

The speaker of First Wednesday December 2014 session is Mr. Shuzo Sumi, Chairman of the Board of Tokio Marine & Nichido. 

• 2014年9月28日
• 2022年1月26日

Mr. Tatsuo Tanaka, Director and Chairman of Citigroup Japan Holdings Corp. Former Representative Director and Executive Vice President, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. Theme; Innovative Management ～Case studies of MUFG and Citigroup～

The speaker of First Wednesday September 2014 session is Mr. Tatsuo Tanaka, Director and Chairman of Citigroup Japan Holdings Corp. Former Representative Director and Executive Vice President, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

• 2014年5月30日
• 2022年1月26日

Mr. SEN Genshitsu, (15th in a series of Japanese tea masters of the Urasenke family) Theme; The way to live as the Japanese ～People’s resource in this chaotic world～

The speaker of First Wednesday May 2014 session is Mr. SEN Genshitsu, (15th in a series of Japanese tea masters of the Urasenke family)

• 2014年2月20日
• 2022年1月26日

Mr. Katsuro Wakai, Advisor (Former President and CEO) of Hitachi Information & Telecommunication Engineering, Ltd. Theme; 40 years of Overseas Business ～Mainframe business in Hitachi～

The speaker of First Wednesday February 2014 session is Mr. Katsuro Wakai, Advisor (Former President and CEO) of Hitachi Information & Telecommunication Engineering, Ltd.

• 2014年1月30日
• 2022年1月26日

Mr. Junnosuke Furukawa, Advisor of Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. Theme; Spirit of Entrepreneurships

The speaker of First Wednesday January 2014 session is Mr. Junnosuke Furukawa, Advisor of Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.  

• 2013年12月30日
• 2022年1月27日

Mr. Kazuo Furukawa, Chairman of New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization.Former President and CEO of Hitachi, Ltd. Theme; Future of the energy policy

The speaker of First Wednesday December 2013 session is Mr. Kazuo Furukawa, Chairman of New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization.Former President and CEO of Hitachi, Ltd.

• 2013年11月30日
• 2022年1月27日

Mr. Hideya Sadayasu, President and CEO of Imperial Hotel, Ltd. Theme; The hospitality and management of Imperial Hotel

The speaker of First Wednesday November 2013 session is Mr. Hideya Sadayasu, President and CEO of Imperial Hotel, Ltd.

• 2013年9月11日
• 2022年1月27日

Mr. Yoshiaki Fujimori, President and CEO of LIXIL Corporation. Theme; Business management and Global expansion of LIXIL Corporation ～The experience of GE(GE Asia CEO, GE Senior Vice President)～

The speaker of First Wednesday September 2013 session is Mr. Yoshiaki Fujimori, President and CEO of LIXIL Corporation. 

• 2013年6月11日
• 2022年1月27日

Mr. Hisaoki Kamei, Former member of the House of Representatives/ Former Director General of National Land Agency/ Former Secretary- General of the People’s New Party/ Chairman of General Incorporated Association: Communication Research Society. Theme; Actual facts and future of Japanese government

The speaker of First Wednesday June 2013 session is Mr. Hisaoki Kamei, Former member of the House of Representatives/ Former Director General of National Land Agency/ Former Secretary- General of the People's New Party/ Chairman of General Incorporated Association: Communication Research Society. 

• 2013年4月30日
• 2022年1月27日

Mr. Chanin Donavanik, Chief Executive Officer of Dusit International Theme; Asian Hospitality Management

The speaker of First Wednesday April 2013 session is Mr. Chanin Donavanik, Chief Executive Officer of Dusit International 

• 2013年2月20日
• 2022年1月27日

Mr. Atsushi Kunishige, Representative Director and Vice President Executive Officer of Rakuten, Inc. Theme; Case study of Rakuten: Global management and Global Human Resource Development

The speaker of First Wednesday February 2013 session is Mr. Atsushi Kunishige, Representative Director and Vice President Executive Officer of Rakuten, Inc. 

• 2012年9月30日
• 2022年1月27日

Mr. Makoto Yasuda, Li & Fung Limited Adviser& Director of Azbil Corporation. Theme; Case study of Li & Fung and International Business

The speaker of First Wednesday September 2012 session is Mr. Makoto Yasuda, Li & Fung Limited Adviser& Director of Azbil Corporation.

• 2012年4月30日
• 2022年1月27日

Mr. Masahiko Kawamura, division manager of Toray industries,Inc. Theme; Global management and educating of new leaders of Toray Industries

The speaker of First Wednesday April 2012 session is Mr. Masahiko Kawamura, division manager of Toray industries, Inc.

• 2012年3月12日
• 2022年1月27日

Mr. Yosuke Yagi, Director of GE Japan Corporation.　 Theme; Case study of GE Japan Corporation:Global management and Global Human Resource Development

The speaker of First Wednesday March 2012 session is Mr. Yosuke Yagi, Director of GE Japan Corporation.　

• 2012年2月20日
• 2022年1月27日

Mr. Tomoyoshi Morita, Senior Managing Director of Shikishima Baking Co.,Ltd. Theme; Case study of Shikishima Baking: Global management and Global Human Resource Development.

The speaker of First Wednesday February 2012 session is Mr. Tomoyoshi Morita, Senior Managing Director of Shikishima Baking Co.,Ltd.