Officers and Representatives
Officers
*The term of office: From May 30, 2024 to the completion of the regular general staff meeting at 2026.
Directors
President

Simon Wallis
The University of Tokyo
Vice President
President-elect

Takashi Oguchi
The University of Tokyo
Vice President

Natsue Abe
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Vice President

Naomi Harada
The University of Tokyo
Vice President

Michio Kawamiya
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology / Tohoku University
Immediate Past President (IPP)

Yukihiro Takahashi
Hokkaido University
Executive Director

Katsuyoshi Michibayashi
Nagoya University
Executive Director

Hajime Naruse
Kyoto University
Executive Director

Taikan Oki
The University of Tokyo
Executive Director

Koji Wada
Chiba Institute of Technology
Director

Naoko Hasegawa
Ochanomizu University
Director

Rie Hori, S.
Ehime University
Director

Takeshi Kakegawa
Tohoku University
Director

Satoshi Miyajima
Saitama Prefectural Kumagaya High School
Director

Yasuhiro Murayama
Kyoto University Library
Director

Chiaki T. Oguchi
Institute of Science Tokyo
Director

Eiji Ohtani
Tohoku University
Director

Riko Oki
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Director

Kanako Seki
The University of Tokyo
Director

Eiichi Tajika
The University of Tokyo
Auditors
Auditor

Shigeko Haruyama
Emeritus Professor, Mie University
Auditor

Jun Matsumoto
Tokyo Metoropolitan University
Auditor

Yoshikazu Suzuki
PLATANUS Law Offices
Representatives
*The term of office: From April 1st, 2026 to March 31st, 2028
Space and Planetary Sciences
| Yusuke Ebihara | ( Kyoto University ) | Yusuke Iida | ( Niigata University ) |
| Shinsuke Imada | ( The University of Tokyo ) | Kazumasa Iwai | ( Nagoya University ) |
| Eiichiro Kokubo | ( Division of Science, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan ) | Kiyoshi Kuramoto | ( Hokkaido University ) |
| Shoya Matsuda | ( Kanazawa University ) | Yoshizumi Miyoshi | ( Nagoya University ) |
| Tomokatsu Morota | ( The University of Tokyo ) | Aoi Nakamizo | ( Applied Electromagnetic Research Institute, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology ) |
| Taishi Nakamoto | ( Institute of Science Tokyo ) | Takuji Nakamura | ( National Institute of Polar Research ) |
| Makiko Ohtake | ( Okayama University ) | Yuichi Otsuka | ( Nagoya University ) |
| Sho Sasaki | ( Osaka University ) | Kanako Seki | ( The University of Tokyo ) |
| Munehito Shoda | ( The University of Tokyo ) | Eiichi Tajika | ( The University of Tokyo ) |
| Seiko Takagi | ( Hokkaido University ) | Aki Takigawa | ( The University of Tokyo ) |
| Koji Wada | ( Chiba Institute of Technology ) | Kyoko Watanabe | ( National Defense Academy of Japan ) |
| Hikaru Yabuta | ( Hiroshima University ) |
Atmospheric and Hydrospheric Sciences
| Naomi Harada | ( The University of Tokyo ) | Hiroyuki Hashiguchi | ( Kyoto University ) |
| Kazuhito Ichii | ( Chiba University ) | Yukiko Imada | ( The University of Tokyo ) |
| Ryoichi Imasu | ( The University of Tokyo ) | Shin-ichi Ito | ( The University of Tokyo ) |
| Misako Kachi | ( Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ) | Michio Kawamiya | ( Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology ) |
| Takenari Kinoshita | ( Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology ) | Yu Kosaka | ( The University of Tokyo ) |
| Ayumi Kotani | ( Nagoya University ) | Hisayuki Kubota | ( Hokkaido University ) |
| Hiroaki Miura | ( The University of Tokyo ) | Takemasa Miyoshi | ( RIKEN ) |
| Takashi Mochizuki | ( Kyushu University ) | Yasuhiro Murayama | ( Kyoto University ) |
| Hisashi Nakamura | ( The University of Tokyo ) | Tomoe Nasuno | ( Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology ) |
| Masami Nonaka | ( Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology ) | Nobuhito Ohte | ( Kyoto University ) |
| Taikan Oki | ( The University of Tokyo ) | Kazuyuki Saito | ( Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology ) |
| Hisashi Sato | ( Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology ) | Masaki Satoh | ( The University of Tokyo ) |
| Tetsuya Takemi | ( Kyoto University ) | Takeshi Tamura | ( National Institute of Polar Researchof Polar ) |
| Hiroki Tokinaga | ( Kyushu University ) | Tomoki Tozuka | ( The University of Tokyo ) |
| Masahiro Watanabe | ( The University of Tokyo ) | Hironori Yabuki | ( National Institute of Polar Research ) |
| Dai Yamazaki | ( The University of Tokyo ) | Sayaka Yasunaka | ( Tohoku University ) |
| Teppei Yasunari | ( Weathernews, Inc. ) | Yutaka Yoshikawa | ( Kyoto University ) |
Human Geosciences
| Ayako Abe-Ouchi | ( The University of Tokyo ) | Takahisa Furuichi | ( University of Education ) |
| Kazuhisa Goto | ( The University of Tokyo ) | Naoko HASEGAWA | ( Ochanomizu University ) |
| Yuichi S. Hayakawa | ( Hokkaido University ) | Yuki Matsushi | ( Kyoto University ) |
| Masayo Minami | ( Nagoya University ) | Tatsuo Nozaki | ( Waseda University ) |
| Takashi Oguchi | ( The University of Tokyo ) | Chiaki Oguchi | ( Institute of Science Tokyo ) |
| Koji Okumura | Kenji Satake | ( Central University ) | |
| Toshihiko Sugai | ( The University of Tokyo ) | Takehiko Suzuki | ( Metropolitan University ) |
| Ikuho Yamada | ( The University of Tokyo ) | Hiroya Yamano | ( The University of Tokyo ) |
| Yusuke Yokoyama | ( The University of Tokyo ) |
Solid Earth Sciences
| Natsue Abe | ( Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology ) | Ryosuke Ando | ( The University of Tokyo ) |
| Naofumi Aso | ( University of Science ) | Yukitoshi Fukahata | ( Kyoto University ) |
| Ryo Fukushima | ( Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology ) | Mayuko Fukuyama | ( Akita University ) |
| Yumiko Harigane | ( National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology ) | Fumiko Higashino | ( Kyoto University ) |
| Tetsuro Hirono | ( Metropolitan University ) | Riko Iizuka-Oku | ( Waseda University ) |
| Hikaru Iwamori | ( The University of Tokyo ) | Ikuo Katayama | ( Hiroshima University ) |
| Kenji Kawai | ( The University of Tokyo ) | Tetsuo Kawakami | ( Kyoto University ) |
| Takaaki Kawazoe | ( Hiroshima University ) | Masataka Kinoshita | ( The University of Tokyo ) |
| Saeko Kita | ( Building Research Institute ) | Yui Kouketsu | ( Nagoya University ) |
| Keiko Kuge | ( Kyoto University ) | Fukashi Maeno | ( The University of Tokyo ) |
| Makoto MATSUBARA | ( National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience ) | Katsuyoshi Michibayashi | ( Nagoya University ) |
| Yuta Mitsui | ( Shizuoka University ) | Ayumu Miyakawa | ( Geological Survey of Japan, AIST ) |
| Tomoaki Morishita | ( Kanazawa University ) | Haruhisa Nakamichi | ( Kyoto University ) |
| Michihiko Nakamura | ( Tohoku University ) | Hajime Naruse | ( Kyoto University ) |
| Eiji Ohtani | ( Tohoku University ) | Makoto Okada | ( Ibaraki University ) |
| Atsushi Okamoto | ( Graduate School of Environmental Studies ) | Kyoko Okino | ( The University of Tokyo ) |
| Makoto Otsubo | ( Research Institute of Earthquake and Volcano Geology ) | Madhusoodhan Satish-Kumar | ( Niigata University ) |
| Keiichi Tadokoro | ( Nagoya University ) | Ryota Takagi | ( Tohoku University ) |
| Shunsuke Takemura | ( The University of Tokyo ) | Akiko Takeo | ( The University of Tokyo ) |
| Satoru Tanaka | ( Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology ) | Miki Tasaka | ( Shizuoka University ) |
| Jun Tsuchiya | ( University of Osaka ) | Tatsuki Tsujimori | ( Tohoku University ) |
| Simon Wallis | ( The University of Tokyo ) | Dapeng Zhao | ( Tohoku University ) |
Biogeosciences
| Rie Hori, S. | ( Ehime University ) | Minoru Ikehara | ( Kochi University ) |
| Yukio Isozaki | ( The University of Tokyo ) | Takeshi Kakegawa | ( Tohoku University ) |
| Hodaka Kawahata | ( Waseda University ) | Azumi Kuroyanagi | ( Tohoku University ) |
| Naohiko Ohkouchi | ( Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology ) | Yusuke Okazaki | ( Kyushu University ) |
| Gengo Tanaka | ( Kumamoto University ) | Takashi Toyofuku | ( Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology ) |
| Yurika Ujiie | ( Kochi University ) | Yasuhiko Yamaguchi | ( Lake Biwa Environmental Research Institute ) |
| Toshihiro Yoshimura | ( Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology ) |
General Geoscience
| Masatsune Hatakeyama | ( Seiko Gakuin High School ) | Shintaro Hayashi | ( Institute for the Study of the Bumpy Earth ) |
| Hiroyuki Hoshi | ( University of Education ) | Fumihiko Ikegami | ( Ikegami GeoResearch Institute ) |
| Kazuya Kawakatsu | ( Hyogo Prefectural Himeji Higashi senior high school ) | Norihito Kawamura | ( University of Hyogo ) |
| Norihiko Kobayashi | ( University of Tsukuba ) | Ichiro Kumagai | ( Meisei University ) |
| Kei Kurita | ( Tokyo Institute of Technology ) | Kunio Kutsuwada | ( Tokai University ) |
| Masashige Minamishima | ( Tokyo Metropolitan Ryogoku Senior Hight School ) | Satoshi Miyajima | ( Saitama Prefectural Kumagaya High School ) |
| Hiroo Nemoto | ( Ritsumeikan University ) | Yoshihiro Niwa | ( National Institute of Polar Research ) |
| Yuji Sano | ( Kochi University ) | Miho Sasaoka | ( SASAMI-GEO-SCIENCE, inc. ) |
| Michiyo SHIMAMURA | ( Osaka University ) | Yuki Sugiura | ( National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology ) |
| Zahra Zandvakili | ( Fukushima university ) |
