National Institute of Polar Research
Administrative Council
Administrative Council members
As of April 2025
| Name | Institution | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Ayako ABE | Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo | Professor |
| Minoru IKEHARA | Marine Core Research Institute, Kochi University | Professor |
| Naoto ISHIKAWA | School of Sustainable Design, University of Toyama | Professor |
| Toshio IZEKI | Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology | President |
| Hiroyuki KAGAWA | Faculty of Production Systems Engineering and Sciences, Komatsu University | Professor |
| Katsufumi SATO | Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo | Professor |
| Kazuo SHIOKAWA | Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research, Nagoya University | Director |
| Shinji MORIMOTO | Graduate School of Science and Faculty of Science, Tohoku University | Professor |
| Mamoru YAMAMOTO | Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere , Kyoto University | Director-General |
| Junichi WATANABE | National Astronomical Observatory of Japan | Specially Appointed (Distinguished) Professor |
| Naoki WATANABE | Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University | Director-General |
| Satoshi IMURA | National Institute of Polar Research | Professor / Vice Director-General / Director of Center for Antarctic Programs / Leader of Polar Engineering Group |
| Hiroyuki ENOMOTO | National Institute of Polar Research | Project Professor / Vice Director-General / Head of Crisis Management Office |
| Masaki TSUTSUMI | National Institute of Polar Research | Professor / Vice Director-General / Leader of Space and Upper Atmospheric Sciences Group |
| Tomokazu HOKADA | National Institute of Polar Research | Professor / Director of Polar Science Resources Center / Leader of Geoscience Group |
| Toru HIRAWAKE | National Institute of Polar Research | Professor / Chair of the Polar Science Program, the Graduate Institute of Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI |
| Kenji KAWAMURA | National Institute of Polar Research | Professor / Director of Ice Core Research Center |
| Jun INOUE | National Institute of Polar Research | Professor / Director of Arctic Environment Research Center / Head of Office for Diversity and Inclusion |
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