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III Organization 119 III Organization Projects Subaru Telescope Okayama Astrophysical Observatory Nobeyama Radio Observatory Mizusawa VLBI Observatory Solar Observatory NAOJ Chile Observatory Center for Computational Astrophysics Gravitational Wave Project Office TMT-J Project Office JASMINE Project Office SOLAR-C Project Office Extrasolar Planet Detection Project Office RISE Project Centers Astronomy Data Center Advanced Technology Center Public Relations Center Divisions Division of Optical and Infrared Astronomy Division of Radio Astronomy Division of Solar and Plasma Astrophysics Division of Theoretical Astronomy Office of International Relations Human Resources Planning Office Safety and Health Management Office Administration Department (C Projects) (B Projects) (A Projects) Director General Director of Engineering Vice-Director General (on General Affairs) Vice-Director General (on Finance) Director of Research Coordination Executive Advisor to the Director General Advisory Committee for Research and Management Hinode Science Center Research Enhancement Strategy Office Research Evaluation Support Office 1. Organization

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III Organization 119

III Organization

Projects

Subaru Telescope

Okayama Astrophysical Observatory

Nobeyama Radio Observatory

Mizusawa VLBI Observatory

Solar Observatory

NAOJ Chile Observatory

Center for Computational Astrophysics

Gravitational Wave Project Office

TMT-J Project Office

JASMINE Project Office

SOLAR-C Project Office

Extrasolar Planet Detection Project Office

RISE Project

Centers

Astronomy Data Center

Advanced Technology Center

Public Relations Center

Divisions

Division of Optical and Infrared Astronomy

Division of Radio Astronomy

Division of Solar and Plasma Astrophysics

Division of Theoretical Astronomy

Office of International Relations

Human Resources Planning Office

Safety and Health Management Office

Administration Department

(C Projects)

(B Projects)

(A Projects)

Director General

Director of Engineering

Vice-Director General (on General Affairs)

Vice-Director General (on Finance)

Director of Research Coordination

Executive Advisor to the Director General

Advisory Committee for Research and Management

Hinode Science Center

Research Enhancement Strategy Office

Research Evaluation Support Office

1. Organization

120 III Organization

3. Executives

2. Number of Staff Members

(2016/3/31)Regular Employees

Director General 1Research and Academic Staff 153

Professor 27Executive Engineer 0Associate Professor 41Chief Research Engineer 10Assistant Professor 57Research Associate 0Research Engineer 18

Engineering Staff 36Administrative Staff 55Research Administrator Staff 9Employees on Annual Salary System 99

Fixed-term EmployeesFull-time Contract Employees 59Part-time Contract Employees 134

Director General Hayashi, MasahikoVice-Director General

on General Affairs Watanabe, Junichion Finance Kobayashi, Hideyuki

Director of Engineering Takami, HidekiDirector of Research Coordination Gouda, Naoteru

Executive Advisor to the Director General Ogasawara, RyusukeSekiguchi, Kazuhiro

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Projects

C ProjectsSubaru Telescope

Director Arimoto, NobuoProfessor Arimoto, NobuoProfessor Mizumoto, YoshihikoProfessor Ohashi, NagayoshiProfessor Usuda, TomonoriSpecially Appointed

ProfessorRenzini, Alvio

Associate Professor Aoki, WakoAssociate Professor Hayano, YutakaAssociate Professor Hayashi, SaekoAssociate Professor Ichikawa, ShinichiAssociate Professor Iwata, IkuruAssociate Professor Kashikawa, NobunariAssociate Professor Kodama, TadayukiAssociate Professor Miyazaki, SatoshiAssociate Professor Noumaru, JunichiAssociate Professor Takata, TadafumiAssociate Professor Takato, NaruhisaAssociate Professor Takeda, YoichiAssociate Professor Terada, HiroshiChief Research Engineer Iwashita, HiroyukiAssistant Professor Furusawa, HisanoriAssistant Professor Imanishi, MasatoshiAssistant Professor Komiyama, YutakaAssistant Professor Koyama, YuseiAssistant Professor Minowa, YosukeAssistant Professor Nakaya, HidehikoAssistant Professor Okita, HirofumiAssistant Professor Onodera, MasatoAssistant Professor Pyo, Tae-sooAssistant Professor Shirasaki, YujiAssistant Professor Yagi, MasafumiSpecially Appointed

Assistant ProfessorTanaka, Masayuki

Research Engineer Bando, TakamasaResearch Engineer Tazawa, SeiichiChief Engineer Kamata, YukikoChief Engineer Kurakami, TomioChief Engineer Namikawa, KazuhitoChief Engineer Negishi, SatoruChief Engineer Omata, KojiChief Engineer Tamura, TomonoriChief Engineer Uraguchi, FumihiroEngineer Sato, TatsuhiroSpecially Appointed

Research StaffIchikawa, Kohei

Specially Appointed Research Staff

Toshikawa, Jun

Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

Hayashi, Yusuke

Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

Ikeda, Hiroyuki

Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

Momose, Rieko~2015.10.31

Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

Oishi, Yukie

Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

Sakamoto, Ken~2015.12.31

Research Expert Kawanomoto, SatoshiResearch Expert Koike, MichitaroResearch Expert Mineo, SogoResearch Expert Yamada, YoshihikoResearch Expert Yamanoi, HitomiAdministrative Supporter Kuwata, HitomiAdministrative Supporter Mochinaga, ChizuruAdministrative Supporter Noguchi, MasumiAdministrative Supporter Takamoto, MasamiAdministrative Supporter Yamada, NarumiAdministrative Supporter Yoshida, Chie

Administration Department Manager Seto, Yoji

General Affairs SectionChief Seto, YojiStaff Sugawara, Satoshi

Accounting SectionChief Furuhata, Tomoyuki

RCUHRCUH Alpiche, DexRCUH Aoki, KentaroRCUH Aso, YusukeRCUH Balbarino, MichaelRCUH Berghuis, JennieRCUH Bergstrom, Andrew

(Will)RCUH Birchall, DanielRCUH Bulger, JoannaRCUH Castro, TimothyRCUH Clergeon, ChristopheRCUH Cook, DavidRCUH Currie, ThayneRCUH Doi, YoshiyukiRCUH Doughty, DanielleRCUH Elms, BrianRCUH Endo, MariRCUH Fabricius, MaximilianRCUH Ferre Mateu, AnnaRCUH Ferreira, JamesRCUH Finet, FrancoisRCUH Formanek, KeikoRCUH Fujiwara, HideakiRCUH Fujiyoshi, Takuya

4. Research Departments

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RCUH Gaskin, RobertaRCUH Gorman, WilliamRCUH Guthier, DebbieRCUH Guyon, OlivierRCUH Hasegawa, AndrewRCUH Hasegawa, KumikoRCUH Hattori, TakashiRCUH Helminiak, KrzysztofRCUH Hopkins, JamesRCUH Inagaki, TakeshiRCUH Iwasaki, AlanRCUH Jeschke, EricRCUH Jovanovic, NemanjaRCUH Kackley, RussellRCUH Kakazu, YukoRCUH Kim, Ji HoonRCUH Koshida, ShintaroRCUH Koyamatsu, Shin

~2015.06.03RCUH Kudo, TomoyukiRCUH Kyono, EijiRCUH Lee, Chien-HsiuRCUH Lemmen, MichaelRCUH Leonard, Alex

~2015.08.07RCUH Letawsky, MichaelRCUH Lozi, JulienRCUH Micheva, GenovevaRCUH Morris, MaritaRCUH Murai, RiekoRCUH Nabeshima, YoshitakeRCUH Nakano, WakakoRCUH Nakata, FumiakiRCUH Niimi, YukaRCUH Nishimura, TetsuoRCUH Otsuki, NorikoRCUH Pathak, PrashantRCUH Ramos, LucioRCUH Roth, NorikoRCUH Saito, Yuriko

~2016.03.08RCUH Shubert, KiainaRCUH Singh, Garima

~2015.11.04RCUH Spencer, RobinRCUH Sur, RyokoRCUH Tait, PhilipRCUH Tajitsu, AkitoRCUH Takiura, KokiRCUH Tamae, RichardRCUH Tanaka, MakotoRCUH Tanaka, YokoRCUH Terai, TsuyoshiRCUH Thunell, JohnathanRCUH Tomono, DaigoRCUH Toyofuku, Ralph

RCUH Tsang, EmikoRCUH Wages, Keith

~2015.11.27RCUH Walawender, Joshua

~2016.02.05RCUH Weber, MarkRCUH Williams, JoshuaRCUH Winegar, TomRCUH Wung, MatthewRCUH Yeh, Sherry (Chia-Chen)RCUH Yoshiyama, Naomi

Okayama Astrophysical ObservatoryDirector Izumiura, HideyukiAssociate Professor Izumiura, HideyukiAssociate Professor Ukita, NobuharuAssistant Professor Yanagisawa, KenshiSpecially Appointed

Assistant ProfessorKambe, Eiji

Engineer Tsutsui, HironoriSpecially Appointed

Research StaffFukui, Akihiko

Research Expert Kuroda, DaisukeResearch Expert Maehara, HiroyukiResearch Supporter Kamiya, Koki

~2015.09.30Research Supporter Toda, Hiroyuki

Administration OfficeAdministration Section

Chief Setou, NobuyoshiAdministrative Supporter Katayama, KumikoAdministrative Supporter Shibukawa, HirokoAdministrative Supporter Yamashita, AyakoAdministrative

Maintenance StaffKoyama, Shoji

Administrative Maintenance Staff

Watanabe, Noriaki

Nobeyama Radio ObservatoryDirector Saito, MasaoAssociate Professor Nakamura, FumitakaAssociate Professor Saito, MasaoChief Research Engineer Kanzawa, TomioChief Research Engineer Kawashima, SusumuAssistant Professor Ishizuki, SumioAssistant Professor Minamidani, TetsuhiroAssistant Professor Umemoto, TomofumiResearch Engineer Mikoshiba, HiroshiSenior Engineer Handa, KazuyukiSenior Engineer Miyazawa, ChiekoSenior Engineer Miyazawa, KazuhikoSenior Engineer Shinohara, NoriyukiChief Engineer Kurakami, TomioEngineer Nishitani, HiroyukiEngineer Wada, Takuya

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Specially Appointed Research Staff

Kaneko, Hiroyuki

Specially Appointed Research Staff

Miyamoto, Yusuke

Specially Appointed Research Staff

Nishimura, Atsushi

Research Expert Kinugasa, KenzoResearch Expert Maekawa, JunResearch Expert Oya, MasaakiResearch Expert Takahashi, ShigeruResearch Expert Tatamitani, YoshioTechnical Expert Nishioka, MakikoResearch Supporter Arai, HitoshiAdministrative Supporter Hatakeyama, EikoAdministrative Supporter Ide, HidemiConsultant Saito, YasufumiResearch Assistant Matsuo, Mitsuhiro

Administration OfficeDeputy Manager Otsuka, Tomoyoshi

General Affairs SectionChief Otsuka, TomoyoshiAdministrative Supporter Kikuchi, KikueAdministrative Supporter Shinkai, HisakoAdministrative Supporter Yoda, ChizukoAdministrative

Maintenance StaffFuji, Shigeru

Administrative Maintenance Staff

Ide, Hiroko

Administrative Maintenance Staff

Kadoshima, Junko

Administrative Maintenance Staff

Kikuchi, Michiko

Administrative Maintenance Staff

Kikuchi, Tsuyoshi

Administrative Maintenance Staff

Koike, Ikuko

Administrative Maintenance Staff

Kurane, Tsugeru

Administrative Maintenance Staff

Saito, Arayo

Administrative Maintenance Staff

Tsuchiya, Junko

Administrative Maintenance Staff

Yoshizawa, Usaji

Accounting SectionChief Shimizu, HidetoshiSenior Staff Iijima, KunioStaff Kobayashi, Kazuhito

~2015.07.31Administrative Supporter Kodaira, ToshikoAdministrative Supporter Takasawa, MitsueAdministrative Supporter Takemura, MiwakoAdministrative Supporter Tokui, Chisato

Mizusawa VLBI ObservatoryDirector Honma, Mareki

Professor Honma, MarekiProfessor Kobayashi, HideyukiAssociate Professor Agata, HidehikoAssociate Professor Hanada, HideoAssociate Professor Shibata, KatsunoriChief Research Engineer Sato, KatsuhisaAssistant Professor Hada, KazuhiroAssistant Professor Hirota, TomoyaAssistant Professor Jike, TakaakiAssistant Professor Kameya, OsamuAssistant Professor Kono, YusukeAssistant Professor Sunada, KazuyoshiAssistant Professor Tamura, YoshiakiResearch Engineer Asari, KazuyoshiResearch Engineer Ishikawa, ToshiakiResearch Engineer Suzuki, SyunsakuChief Engineer Ueno, YujiEngineer Hirano, KenEngineer Shizugami, MakotoSpecially Appointed

Research StaffKim, Jeoung Sook

Specially Appointed Research Staff

Matsumoto, Naoko

Specially Appointed Research Staff

Motogi, Kazuhito

Specially Appointed Research Staff

Sakai, Nobuyuki

Specially Appointed Research Staff

Tazaki, Fumie

Specially Appointed Research Staff

Wu, Yuanwei

Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

Kanaguchi, Masahiro

Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

Miura, Mitsuo

Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

Nagayama, Takumi

Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

Oyama, Tomoaki

Research Expert Hanayama, HidekazuTechnical Expert Asakura, YuTechnical Expert Sato, KaoriTechnical Expert Funayama, Hiroshi Technical Expert Matsukawa, YukiTechnical Expert Miyaji, TakeshiTechnical Expert Nishizawa, AkihisaTechnical Expert Yoshida, ToshihiroResearch Supporter Akiyama, Kazunori

~2015.08.31Research Supporter Isono,YokoResearch Supporter Matsueda, ChikaAdministrative Supporter Komori, AkiyoAdministrative Supporter Uekiyo,Hatsue

Administration OfficeDeputy Manager Hommyo, Susumu

General Affairs Section

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Chief Hommyo, SusumuStaff Iida, NaotoAdministrative Supporter Kikuchi, SachikoAdministrative Supporter Oizumi, YukaAdministrative Supporter Sasaki, Mie

Accounting SectionChief Ito, HiromasaChief Koseki, Tatsuya

~2015.06.30Administrative Supporter Sasaki, MieAdministrative Supporter Takahashi, Yumi

Ishigaki-jima Astronomical ObservatoryDirector Miyaji, TakeshiAssociate Professor Agata, HidehikoResearch Expert Hanayama, HidekazuTechnical Expert Miyaji, Takeshi

Time Keeping OfficeHead Sato, KatsuhisaResearch Engineer Asari, Kazuyoshi

Solar ObservatoryDirector Hanaoka, YoichiroProfessor Sakurai, TakashiAssociate Professor Hanaoka, YoichiroAssociate Professor Suematsu, YoshinoriSenior Engineer Shinoda, KazuyaSpecially Appointed

Research StaffOtsuji, Kenichi

~2015.09.30Research Expert Hagino, MasaokiResearch Expert Morita, SatoshiResearch Expert Yaji, KentaroAdministrative Supporter Nishino, HidekoAdministrative Supporter Sugimoto, Junko

NAOJ Chile ObservatoryDirector Hasegawa, TetsuoProfessor Hasegawa, TetsuoProfessor Iguchi, SatoruProfessor Kameno, SeijiProfessor Ogasawara, RyusukeProfessor Sakamoto, SeiichiProfessor Tatematsu, KenichiAssociate Professor Asaki, YoshiharuAssociate Professor Asayama, ShinichiroAssociate Professor Espada,

Fernandez DanielAssociate Professor Iono, DaisukeAssociate Professor Kiuchi, HitoshiAssociate Professor Kosugi, GeorgeAssociate Professor Mizuno, NorikazuAssociate Professor Oishi, MasatoshiAssociate Professor Okuda, TakeshiSpecially Appointed

Associate ProfessorErik, Muller

Specially Appointed Associate Professor

Fukagawa, Misato

Specially Appointed Associate Professor

Kawamura, Akiko

Specially Appointed Associate Professor

Koda, Jin

Specially Appointed Associate Professor

Nagai, Hiroshi

Specially Appointed Associate Professor

Nakanishi, Koichiro

Chief Research Engineer Kikuchi, KenichiChief Research Engineer Watanabe, ManabuAssistant Professor Ezawa, HajimeAssistant Professor Hiramatsu, MasaakiAssistant Professor Hirota, AkihikoAssistant Professor Kamazaki, TakeshiAssistant Professor Matsuda, YuichiAssistant Professor Sawada, TsuyoshiAssistant Professor Shimojo, MasumiAssistant Professor Takahashi, SatokoAssistant Professor Umemoto, TomofumiSpecially Appointed

Assistant ProfessorAkiyama, Eiji

Specially Appointed Assistant Professor

Hatsukade, Bunyo

Specially Appointed Assistant Professor

Herrera Contreras, Cinthya Natalia

~2015.08.31

Specially Appointed Assistant Professor

Miura, Rie

Research Engineer Ashitagawa, KyokoResearch Engineer Nakazato, TakeshiSenior Engineer Kobiki, ToshihikoSenior Engineer Nakamura, KyokoChief Engineer Ito, TetsuyaChief Engineer Kato, YoshihiroSpecially Appointed

Research StaffAo, Yiping

Specially Appointed Research Staff

Egusa, Fumi

Specially Appointed Research Staff

Kurono, Yasutaka

Specially Appointed Research Staff

Morokuma, Kana

Specially Appointed Research Staff

Sanhueza Nunez, Patricio Andres

Specially Appointed Research Staff

Takekoshi, Tatsuya

Specially Appointed Research Staff

Ueda, Junko~2015.09.30

Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

Fukui, Hideharu

Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

Furutani, Akio

Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

Horie, Yosaku

Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

Ikeda, Emi

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Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

Kawakami, Kazuyuki

Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

Kawasaki, Wataru

Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

Kobayashi, Tsuyoshi

Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

Konuma, Mika

Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

Kuniyoshi, Masaya

Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

Matsui, Takayuki

Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

Miel, Renaud

Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

Morita, Eisuke

Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

Nakamoto, Takashi

Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

Nakamura, Koji

Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

Nukatani, Sorahiko

Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

Otawara, Kazushige

Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

Saito, Motoi

Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

Shimoda, Takanobu

Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

So, Ryoken

Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

Sugimoto, Kanako

Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

Yamada, Masumi

Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

Yoshino, Akira

Research Expert Fujimoto, YasuhiroResearch Expert Inoue, NorioResearch Expert Sakuma, NaokoResearch Expert Shibuya, MasaruResearch Expert Tomimuro, HisashiResearch Expert Yasui, Takashi

~2015.08.31Administrative Expert Kamada, MasakoResearch Supporter Saito, TomokiResearch Supporter Uchida, AyakoResearch Supporter Yamazaki, ToshitakaAdministrative Supporter Kohno, IzumiAdministrative Supporter Matsunaga, ChokoAdministrative Supporter Otawara, HikaruAdministrative Supporter Saito, NaokoConsultant Hyuga, TadayukiAUI Staff Krapivka Flores,

GabrielaAUI Staff Collao, JoaquinAUI Staff Toro, Lorena

Administration DepartmentManager Okumura, Yuji

General Affairs SectionChief Tsukano, Satomi

Accounting SectionChief Okumura, YujiStaff Hiramatsu, Naoya

Center for Computational AstrophysicsDirector Kokubo, EiichiroProfessor Kokubo, EiichiroProfessor Tomisaka, KohjiAssistant Professor Inoue, TsuyoshiAssistant Professor Ito, Takashi Assistant Professor Ohsuga, KenAssistant Professor Takiwaki, TomoyaAssistant Professor Tanaka, MasaomiSpecially Appointed

Assistant ProfessorTakahashi, Hiroyuki

Research Engineer Ishikawa, Toshiaki Engineer Shizugami, MakotoSpecially Appointed

Research StaffAsahina, Yuta

Specially Appointed Research Staff

Furusawa, Shun

Specially Appointed Research Staff

Kawashima, Tomohisa

Research Expert Kato, TsunehikoResearch Expert Nakayama, HirotakaResearch Expert Narazaki, Yayoi

~2015.09.30Research Expert Oshino, ShoichiResearch Expert Wakita, ShigeruResearch Supporter Fukushi, HinakoResearch Supporter Hasegawa, YukihikoResearch Supporter Matsumoto, YujiAdministrative Supporter Kimura, Yuko

Hinode Science CenterDirector Watanabe, TetsuyaProfessor Sakurai, TakashiSpecially Appointed

ProfessorGizon, Laurent Claude

~2015.08.31Associate Professor Hara, HirohisaAssociate Professor Sekii, TakashiAssociate Professor Suematsu, YoshinoriAssistant Professor Ishikawa, RyokoAssistant Professor Kano, RyouheiAssistant Professor Katsukawa, YukioAssistant Professor Kubo, MasahitoAssistant Professor Shimojo, MasumiSpecially Appointed

Research StaffAntolin, Patrick

Technical Expert Inoue, NaokoResearch Supporter Ishii, ShuichiResearch Supporter Tsuchiya, Chie

126 III Organization

B ProjectsGravitational Wave Project Office

Director Flaminio, RaffaeleSpecially Appointed

ProfessorFlaminio, Raffaele

Associate Professor Aso, YoichiAffliated Associate

ProfessorAndo, Masaki

Assistant Professor Akutsu, TomotadaAssistant Professor Oishi, NaokoAssistant Professor Takahashi, RyutaroAssistant Professor Tatsumi, DaisukeResearch Engineer Ishizaki, HideharuResearch Engineer Torii, YasuoChief Engineer Tanaka, NobuyukiSpecially Appointed

Research StaffBarton, Mark Andrew

Specially Appointed Research Staff

Pena Arellano, Fabian Erasmo

Specially Appointed Research Staff

Zeidler, Simon

Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

Hirata, Naoatsu

Research Supporter Harada, MikikoAdministrative Supporter Kondo, Mihoko

~2016.02.29Administrative Supporter Yoshizumi, Mizuho

TMT-J Project OfficeDirector Usuda, TomonoriProfessor Takami, HidekiProfessor Usuda, TomonoriProfessor Yamashita, TakuyaAssociate Professor Aoki, WakoAssociate Professor Hayano, YutakaAssociate Professor Kashikawa, NobunariAssociate Professor Kodama, TadayukiAssociate Professor Kosugi, GeorgeAssociate Professor Miyazaki, SatoshiAssociate Professor Sugimoto, MasahiroAssociate Professor Takato, NaruhisaAssociate Professor Terada, HiroshiSpecially Appointed

Associate ProfessorOya, Shin

Specially Appointed Associate Professor

Packham, Christopher Charles

~2015.08.11

Chief Research Engineer Miyashita, TakaakiAssistant Professor Imanishi, MasatoshiAssistant Professor Suzuki, RyujiResearch Engineer Tazawa, SeiichiSpecially Appointed

Research StaffHarakawa, Hiroki

Specially Appointed Research Staff

Hashimoto, Tetsuya

Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

Chapman, Junko

Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

Kozu, Akihito

Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

Sugiyama, Motokuni

Research Expert Ishii, MikiResearch Expert Ozaki, ShinobuResearch Supporter Inatani, JunjiResearch Supporter Tajima, ToshiyukiAdministrative Supporter Haranaka, MiyukiAdministrative Supporter Yamaguchi, ChiyuRCUH Iye, Masanori

A ProjectsJASMINE Project Office

Director Gouda, NaoteruProfessor Gouda, NaoteruProfessor Kobayashi, YukiyasuSpecially Appointed

ProfessorHensler,

Georhard Max Franz~2015.11.25

Associate Professor Hanada, HideoAssociate Professor Takato, NaruhisaChief Research Engineer Tsuruta, SeiitsuAssistant Professor Araki, HiroshiAssistant Professor Noda, HirotomoAssistant Professor Tsujimoto, TakujiAssistant Professor Ueda, AkitoshiAssistant Professor Yano, TaiheiResearch Engineer Asari, KazuyoshiSpecially Appointed

Research StaffShirahata, Mai

~2015.12.31Specially Appointed

Research StaffYamaguchi, Masaki

Research Supporter Utsunomiya, ShinTechnical Supporter Kashima, Shingo

Extrasolar Planet Detection Project OfficeDirector Tamura, MotohideProfessor Kokubo, EiichiroAffiliated Professor Tamura, MotohideAssociate Professor Izumiura, HideyukiAssistant Professor Kotani, TakayukiAssistant Professor Morino, Jun-ichiAssistant Professor Nakajima, TadashiAssistant Professor Nishikawa, JunAssistant Professor Suto, HiroshiSpecially Appointed

Assistant ProfessorHashimoto, Jun

Specially Appointed Assistant Professor

Hori, Yasunori

Specially Appointed Assistant Professor

Narita, Norio

Specially Appointed Research Staff

Omiya, Masashi

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Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

Kusakabe, Nobuhiko

Research Supporter Kandori, RyoResearch Supporter Kurokawa, TakashiAdministrative Supporter Miyamae, Miwako

RISE ProjectDirector Namiki, NoriyukiProfessor Gouda, NaoteruProfessor Kobayashi, YukiyasuProfessor Kokubo, EiichiroProfessor Namiki, NoriyukiAssociate Professor Hanada, HideoAssociate Professor Matsumoto, KojiChief Research Engineer Tsuruta, SeiitsuAssistant Professor Araki, HiroshiAssistant Professor Kono, YusukeAssistant Professor Noda, HirotomoAssistant Professor Tsujimoto, TakujiAssistant Professor Yano, TaiheiResearch Engineer Asari, KazuyoshiResearch Engineer Tazawa, SeiichiSpecially Appointed

Research StaffOshigami, Shoko

Specially Appointed Research Staff

Yamada, Ryuhei

Research Expert Kikuchi, FuyuhikoAdministrative Supporter Sato, Sayaka

SOLAR-C Project OfficeDirector Hara, HirohisaProfessor Sakurai, TakashiProfessor Watanabe, TetsuyaAffiliated Professor Ichimoto, KiyoshiAssociate Professor Goto, MotoshiAssociate Professor Hara, HirohisaAssociate Professor Kano, RyouheiAssociate Professor Sekii, TakashiAssociate Professor Suematsu, YoshinoriAssistant Professor Ishikawa, RyokoAssistant Professor Katsukawa, YukioAssistant Professor Kubo, MasahitoSenior Engineer Shinoda, KazuyaSpecially Appointed

Research StaffNarukage, Noriyuki

Specially Appointed Research Staff

Watanabe, Kyoko~2015.09.30

Technical Expert Inoue, NaokoAdministrative Supporter Fujiyoshi, Marie

Centers

Astronomy Data CenterDirector Oishi, MasatoshiProfessor Kokubo, Eiichiro

Professor Mizumoto, YoshihikoAssociate Professor Ichikawa, ShinichiAssociate Professor Kosugi, GeorgeAssociate Professor Noumaru, JunichiAssociate Professor Oishi, MasatoshiAssociate Professor Shibata, KatsunoriAssociate Professor Takata, TadafumiAssistant Professor Furusawa, HisanoriAssistant Professor Ito, TakashiAssistant Professor Oe, MasafumiAssistant Professor Shimojo, MasumiAssistant Professor Shirasaki, YujiResearch Engineer Inoue, GokiEngineer Fukui, Asami

~2015.11.15Specially Appointed

Research StaffHiguchi, Yuichi

Specially Appointed Research Staff

Yoshida, Tetsuo

Specially Appointed Research Staff

Zapart, Christopher Andrew

Research Expert Asano, EijiResearch Expert Furusawa, JunkoResearch Expert Isogai, MizukiResearch Expert Tanaka, NobuhiroResearch Supporter Fujikawa, MakikoResearch Supporter Noda, SachiyoResearch Supporter Taguchi, ShoyaAdministrative Supporter Ishii, YukoResearch Assistant Suzuki, Taiki

JVO ProjectHead Mizumoto, YoshihikoAssociate Professor Oishi, MasatoshiAssistant Professor Shirasaki, Yuji

Advanced Technology CenterDirector Noguchi, TakashiProfessor Noguchi, TakashiProfessor Takami, HidekiAssociate Professor Hara, HirohisaAssociate Professor Hayano, YutakaAssociate Professor Iwata, IkuruAssociate Professor Kano, RyouheiAssociate Professor Matsuo, HiroshiAssociate Professor Miyazaki, SatoshiAssociate Professor Sekimoto, YutaroAssociate Professor Shan, WenleiChief Research Engineer Fujii, YasunoriChief Research Engineer Kikuchi, KenichiChief Research Engineer Okada, NorioAssistant Professor Akutsu, TomotadaAssistant Professor Kojima, TakafumiAssistant Professor Nakaya, HidehikoAssistant Professor Oshima, TaiAssistant Professor Suzuki, Ryuji

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Specially Appointed Assistant Professor

Gonzalez Garcia, Alvaro

Research Engineer Fukushima, MitsuhiroResearch Engineer Iizuka, YoshizoResearch Engineer Noguchi, MotokazuResearch Engineer Obuchi, YoshiyukiResearch Engineer Sato, NaohisaSenior Engineer Kubo, KoichiSenior Engineer Miyazawa, ChiekoSenior Engineer Takahashi, ToshikazuChief Engineer Fukuda, TakeoChief Engineer Ikenoue, BungoChief Engineer Inata, MotokoChief Engineer Iwashita, HikaruChief Engineer Kamata, YukikoChief Engineer Kaneko, KeikoChief Engineer Mitsui, KenjiChief Engineer Tamura, TomonoriChief Engineer Uraguchi, FumihiroChief Engineer Waseda, KoichiEngineer Tsuzuki, ToshihiroSpecially Appointed

Research StaffDominjon, Agnes

MichelineSpecially Appointed

Research StaffKaratsu, Kenichi

~2015.07.31Specially Appointed

Research StaffNarukage, Noriyuki

Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

Ezaki, Shohei

Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

Karatsu, Miki

Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

Niizeki, Yasuaki

Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

Uemizu, Kazunori

Research Expert Matthias, KrougResearch Expert Ozaki, ShinobuResearch Expert Saitou, SakaeTechnical Expert Nishino, TetsuoTechnical Supporter Hayashi, RitsukoAdministrative Supporter Kuroda, KyokoAdministrative Supporter Murakami, HiromiAdministrative Supporter Yoshida, Taeko

Public Relations CenterDirector Fukushima, ToshioProfessor Fukushima, ToshioProfessor Watanabe, JunichiAssociate Professor Agata, HidehikoSpecially Appointed

Associate Professor Kinoshita, Daisuke

~2016.02.15Specially Appointed

Associate Professor Kozak, Pavlo

~2015.07.10Assistant Professor Hiramatsu, MasaakiAssistant Professor Soma, MitsuruResearch Engineer Katayama, Masato

Research Engineer Sasaki, GoroChief Senior Engineer Matsuda, KoChief Engineer Nagayama, ShogoLibrary Chief Todoriki, TatsuyaSpecially Appointed

Senior SpecialistCheung, Sze Leung

Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

Ishikawa, Naomi

Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

Lundock, Ramsey Guy

Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

Pires Canas, Lina Isabel

Research Expert Komiyama, HirokoResearch Expert Ono, TomokoResearch Expert Takata, HiroyukiResearch Expert Usuda-Sato, KumikoReaearch Supporter Kume, KaoriReaearch Supporter Tsuchiya, ChiePublic Outreach Official Diaz, Rosas Elian AbrilPublic Outreach Official Endo, IsaoPublic Outreach Official Fujita, TokikoPublic Outreach Official Futami, HiroshiPublic Outreach Official Hamura, TaigaPublic Outreach Official Hatano, SatomiPublic Outreach Official Ibaraki, TakaoPublic Outreach Official Ishizaki, MasaharuPublic Outreach Official Iwashiro, KuninoriPublic Outreach Official Koike, AkioPublic Outreach Official Kubo, MakiPublic Outreach Official Mikami, NaotsuguPublic Outreach Official Naito, SeiichiroPublic Outreach Official Natsugari, SatomiPublic Outreach Official Nemoto, ShiomiPublic Outreach Official Oguri, JunkoPublic Outreach Official Ohgoe, OsamuPublic Outreach Official Shibata, YukikoPublic Outreach Official Shioya, YasuhisaPublic Outreach Official Takabatake, NorikoPublic Outreach Official Takeda, TakaakiAdministrative Supporter Aoki, MakikoAdministrative Supporter Noguchi, Sayumi

Public Relations OfficeHead Hiramatsu, MasaakiChief Engineer Nagayama, ShogoResearch Expert Komiyama, HirokoResearch Expert Ono, TomokoResearch Supporter Kume, KaoriPublic Outreach Official Mikami, NaotsuguPublic Outreach Official Natsugari, SatomiPublic Outreach Official Shioya, Yasuhisa

Outreach and Education OfficeHead Agata, HidehikoSpecially Appointed

Senior SpecialistIshikawa, Naomi

Public Outreach Official Endo, Isao

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Public Outreach Official Fujita, TokikoPublic Outreach Official Hamura, TaigaPublic Outreach Official Hatano, SatomiPublic Outreach Official Ibaraki, TakaoPublic Outreach Official Ishizaki, MasaharuPublic Outreach Official Naito, SeiichiroPublic Outreach Official Ohgoe, OsamuPublic Outreach Official Takabatake, Noriko

Museum Deliberation OfficeHead Agata, HidehikoResearch Engineer Sasaki, GoroSenior Engineer Matsuda, KoResearch Expert Usuda-Sato, KumikoPublic Outreach Official Endo, IsaoPublic Outreach Official Fujita, TokikoPublic Outreach Official Futami, HiroshiPublic Outreach Official Koike, AkioPublic Outreach Official Nemoto, ShiomiPublic Outreach Official Takeda, Takaaki

Ephemeris Computation OfficeHead Katayama, MasatoSenior Engineer Matsuda, KoPublic Outreach Official Endo, Isao

LibraryChief Todoriki, TatsuyaPublic Outreach Official Kubo, MakiPublic Outreach Official Oguri, Junko

Publications OfficeHead Fukushima, ToshioResearch Expert Takata, HiroyukiPublic Outreach Official Iwashiro, KuninoriPublic Outreach Official Kubo, Maki

The Office for Astronomy Outreach of the IAUHead Agata, HidehikoSpecially Appointed

Senior SpecialistCheung, Sze Leung

Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

Pires Canas, Lina Isabel

Research Expert Usuda-Sato, KumikoPublic Outreach Official Diaz, Rosas Elian AbrilPublic Outreach Official Shibata, Yukiko

General Affairs OfficeHead Matsuda, KoAdministrative Supporter Aoki, MakikoAdministrative Supporter Noguchi, Sayumi

Divisions

Division of Optical and Infrared AstronomyDivision Chair Mizumoto, YoshihikoProfessor Arimoto, NobuoProfessor Gouda, NaoteruProfessor Kobayashi, YukiyasuProfessor Mizumoto, YoshihikoProfessor Ohashi, Nagayoshi

Professor Sekiguchi, KazuhiroProfessor Usuda, TomonoriProfessor Yamashita, TakuyaAssociate Professor Aoki, WakoAssociate Professor Aso, YoichiAssociate Professor Hayashi, SaekoAssociate Professor Iwata, IkuruAssociate Professor Izumiura, HideyukiAssociate Professor Kashikawa, NobunariAssociate Professor Kodama, TadayukiAssociate Professor Noumaru, JunichiAssociate Professor Sugimoto, MasahiroAssociate Professor Takato, NaruhisaAssociate Professor Takeda, YoichiAssociate Professor Terada, HiroshiAssociate Professor Ukita, NobuharuChief Research Engineer Iwashita, HiroyukiChief Research Engineer Miyashita, TakaakiAssistant Professor Akutsu, TomotadaAssistant Professor Imanishi, MasatoshiAssistant Professor Komiyama, YutakaAssistant Professor Koyama, YuseiAssistant Professor Minowa, YosukeAssistant Professor Morino, Jun-ichiAssistant Professor Nakajima, TadashiAssistant Professor Nishikawa, JunAssistant Professor Oishi, NaokoAssistant Professor Okita, HirofumiAssistant Professor Onodera, MasatoAssistant Professor Pyo, Tae-sooAssistant Professor Soma, MitsuruAssistant Professor Takahashi, RyutaroAssistant Professor Tatsumi, DaisukeAssistant Professor Tsujimoto, TakujiAssistant Professor Ueda, AkitoshiAssistant Professor Yagi, MasafumiAssistant Professor Yanagisawa, KenshiAssistant Professor Yano, TaiheiSpecially Appointed

Assistant ProfessorMatsuoka, Yoshiki

Research Engineer Bando, TakamasaResearch Engineer Ishizaki, HideharuResearch Engineer Torii, YasuoChief Engineer Namikawa, KazuhitoChief Engineer Negishi, SatoruChief Engineer Omata, KojiChief Engineer Tamura, TomonoriChief Engineer Tanaka, NobuyukiEngineer Sato, TatsuhiroEngineer Tsutsui, HironoriAdministrative Supporter Kimura, HirokoResearch Assistant Onoue, MasafusaResearch Assistant Shimakawa, RizumuResearch Assistant Ui, Takahiro

~2015.12.31JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow Hayashi, Masao

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JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow Niino, YuJSPS Postdoctoral Fellow Uchiyama, Mizuho

Division of Radio AstronomyDivision Chair Iguchi, SatoruProfessor Hasegawa, TetsuoProfessor Honma, MarekiProfessor Iguchi, SatoruProfessor Kameno, SeijiProfessor Kawabe, RyoheiProfessor Kobayashi, HideyukiProfessor Namiki, NoriyukiProfessor Ogasawara, RyusukeProfessor Sakamoto, SeiichiProfessor Tatematsu, KenichiAssociate Professor Asaki, YoshiharuAssociate Professor Asayama, ShinichiroAssociate Professor Espada,

Fernandez DanielAssociate Professor Hanada, HideoAssociate Professor Iono, DaisukeAssociate Professor Kiuchi, HitoshiAssociate Professor Kosugi, GeorgeAssociate Professor Matsumoto, KojiAssociate Professor Mizuno, NorikazuAssociate Professor Okuda, TakeshiAssociate Professor Saito, MasaoAssociate Professor Shibata, KatsunoriChief Research Engineer Kanzawa, TomioChief Research Engineer Kawashima, SusumuChief Research Engineer Kikuchi, KenichiChief Research Engineer Sato, KatsuhisaChief Research Engineer Tsuruta, SeiitsuChief Research Engineer Watanabe, ManabuAssistant Professor Araki, HiroshiAssistant Professor Ezawa, HajimeAssistant Professor Hada, KazuhiroAssistant Professor Hiramatsu, MasaakiAssistant Professor Hirota, AkihikoAssistant Professor Hirota, TomoyaAssistant Professor Ishizuki, SumioAssistant Professor Jike, TakaakiAssistant Professor Kamazaki, TakeshiAssistant Professor Kameya, OsamuAssistant Professor Kono, YusukeAssistant Professor Matsuda, YuichiAssistant Professor Minamidani, TetsuhiroAssistant Professor Miyoshi, MakotoAssistant Professor Noda, HirotomoAssistant Professor Sawada, TsuyoshiAssistant Professor Shimojo, MasumiAssistant Professor Sunada, KazuyoshiAssistant Professor Takahashi, SatokoAssistant Professor Tamura, YoshiakiAssistant Professor Umemoto, TomofumiResearch Engineer Asari, Kazuyoshi

Research Engineer Ashitagawa, KyokoResearch Engineer Ishikawa, ToshiakiResearch Engineer Mikoshiba, HiroshiResearch Engineer Nakazato, TakeshiResearch Engineer Suzuki, SyunsakuResearch Engineer Tazawa, SeiichiSenior Engineer Handa, KazuyukiSenior Engineer Kobiki, ToshihikoSenior Engineer Miyazawa, ChiekoSenior Engineer Miyazawa, KazuhikoSenior Engineer Nakamura, KyokoSenior Engineer Shinohara, NoriyukiChief Engineer Ito, TetsuyaChief Engineer Kato, YoshihiroChief Engineer Kurakami, TomioChief Engineer Ueno, YujiEngineer Hirano, KenEngineer Nishitani, HiroyukiEngineer Shizugami, MakotoEngineer Wada, TakuyaSpecially Appointed

Senior SpecialistTakebayashi, Yasuo

Research Expert Tatsuzawa, KaichiResearch Supporter Tsuneyama, Junko

Division of Solar and Plasma AstrophysicsDivision Chair Sakurai, TakashiProfessor Sakurai, TakashiProfessor Watanabe, TetsuyaAssociate Professor Hanaoka, YoichiroAssociate Professor Hara, HirohisaAssociate Professor Kano, RyouheiAssociate Professor Sekii, TakashiAssociate Professor Suematsu, YoshinoriAssistant Professor Ishikawa, RyokoAssistant Professor Katsukawa, YukioAssistant Professor Kubo, MasahitoSpecially Appointed

Assistant ProfessorToriumi, Shin

Senior Engineer Shinoda, Kazuya

Division of Theoretical AstronomyDivision Chair Tomisaka, KohjiProfessor Kokubo, EiichiroProfessor Tomisaka, KohjiProfessor Yoshida, HaruoSpecially Appointed

ProfessorBalantekin, Akif Baha

~2015.11.23Specially Appointed

ProfessorCheoun, Myung-Ki

~2016.02.24Specially Appointed

ProfessorDeliduman, Yamac

~2015.11.23Specially Appointed

ProfessorMathews, Grant James

~2015.11.09Associate Professor Kajino, ToshitakaAssociate Professor Nakamura, Fumitaka

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Specially Appointed Associate Professor

Famiano, Michael Andrew

~2015.11.23

Assistant Professor Hamana, TakashiAssistant Professor Inoue, TsuyoshiAssistant Professor Ohsuga, KenAssistant Professor Takiwaki, TomoyaAssistant Professor Tanaka, MasaomiSpecially Appointed

Assistant ProfessorFujii, Michiko

~2015.12.31Specially Appointed

Assistant ProfessorFujimoto, Keizo

Specially Appointed Assistant Professor

Nozawa, Takaya

Specially Appointed Assistant Professor

Sotani, Hajime

Specially Appointed Assistant Professor

Zenitani, Seiji

Specially Appointed Research Staff

Michikoshi, Shugo

Administrative Supporter Izumi, ShiokoAdministrative Supporter Kano, Kaori

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Research Enhancement Strategy OfficeDirector Kobayashi, HideyukiSpecially Appointed

Senior SpecialistChapman, Junko

Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

Chiba, Kurazo

Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

Fukui, Hideharu

Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

Hori, Kuniko

Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

Lundock, Ramsey Guy

Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

Miura, Mitsuo

Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

Ota, Masahiko

Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

Yamamiya, Osamu

Research Evaluation Support OfficeDirector Watanabe, JunichiSpecially Appointed

Senior SpecialistHori, Kuniko

Office of International RelationsDirector Yamaguchi, TakahiroSpecially Appointed

Senior SpecialistYamaguchi, Takahiro

Research Expert Komiyama, HirokoResearch Expert Yoshida, Fumi

Administration OfficeDeputy Manager/Senior

SpecialistOnishi, Tomoyuki

International Academic Affairs SectionStaff Takada, MiyukiAdministrative Supporter Ito, YoshihisaAdministrative Supporter Momma, Yoko

Human Resources Planning OfficeDirector Yamamiya, Osamu

Safety and Health Management OfficeDirector Takami, HidekiSpecially Appointed

Senior SpecialistOta, Masahiko

Technical Expert Kashiwagi, Yuji

Engineering Promotion OfficeDirector Takami, HidekiSpecially Appointed

Senior SpecialistChiba, Kurazo

Administration DepartmentGeneral Manager Sasaki, Tsuyoshi

General Affairs DivisionManager Harada, EiichiroDeputy Manager Onishi, TomoyukiAdministrative Supporter Torii, Makiko

Information Technology SpecialistSpecialist Yoshikawa, Ikuko

Graduate School SpecialistSpecialist Kikkawa, HirokoAdministrative Supporter Okuda, Yutaka

Personnel Accounting SpecialistSpecialist Watanabe, Yukika

General Affairs SectionChief Yoshikawa, IkukoSenior Staff Goto, MichiruStaff Mochimaru, ShioriStaff Yoshimura, TetsuyaSpecially Appointed

Senior SpecialistNoguchi, Koki

Vehicle Driver Amemiya, HidemiAdministrative Expert Murakami, SachikoAdministrative Supporter Kobayashi, KayoAdministrative Supporter Noguchi, UtakoAdministrative Supporter Seki, Kumi

Personnel SectionChief Yamanochi, MikaStaff Isozaki, YukaStaff Sakamoto, Misato

Payroll SectionChief Watanabe, YukikaStaff Furukawa, ShinichiroSpecially Appointed

Senior SpecialistYamamoto, Chieko

Administrative Supporter Aiba, NarukazuEmployee Affairs Section

Chief Yamaura, MariStaff Ouchi, KaoriStaff Saito, Masahiro

Research Support SectionChief Sato, YokoAdministrative Expert Haruki, MutsumiAdministrative Supporter Takeuchi, Kaori

Financial Affairs DivisionManager Nemoto, NobuyukiSenior Specialist Miura, Norio

Audit SpecialistSpecialist Ishikawa, Junya

External Funding SectionSpecialist Chiba, SatokoStaff Yamafuji, YasutoAdministrative Supporter Komoda, ChizuruAdministrative Supporter Sato, ChiekoAdministrative Supporter Urushibata, KozueAdministrative Supporter Yasuda, Masako

5. Research Support Departments

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General Affairs SectionChief Yamamoto, ShinichiAdministrative Supporter Okada, Kazuko

Budget SectionChief Akaike, MakotoStaff Yokota, BanriAdministrative Supporter Matsubara, Michiko

Asset Management SectionChief Sato, KanakoAdministrative Supporter Komoda, Chizuru

Purchase Validation CenterChief Sato, KanakoAdministrative Supporter Hosoi, ChihoAdministrative Supporter Nakagomi, KimitoshiAdministrative Supporter Taniai, TomokoAdministrative Supporter Tanigaki, Yukio

Accounting DivisionManager Tanaka, Masaru

Contract SpecialistSpecialist Chiba, Yoko

Accounting SectionChief Sukigara, YujiStaff Miyata, YusukeAdministrative Supporter Kobayashi, RinaAdministrative Supporter Nagasawa, Fumi

Procurement SectionChief Chiba, YokoStaff Kayamori, ShinjiStaff Sugimoto, NaomiStaff Takai, TetsuyaConsultant Hyuga, TadayukiAdministrative Expert Sato, Masako

Childcare LeaveAdministrative Supporter Takano, Ayako

Facilities DivisionManager Watanabe, MatsuoAdministrative Expert Asada, Tsuneaki

General Affairs SectionSenior Staff Kawashima, RyotaStaff Nakagawa, YukieAdministrative Supporter Hasegawa, Chisato

Planning SectionChief Murakami, KazuhiroAdministrative Supporter Tsukamoto, Izumi

Maintenance SectionChief Sato, TakashiStaff Hayashigura, Koji

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6. Personnel change

Research and Academic StaffDate Name Change New Affiliated Institute, Position Previous Affiliated Institute, Position

2015/4/1 Koyama, Yusei Hired Division of Optical and Infrared Astronomy(Subaru Telescope), Assistant Professor

2015/5/15 Asaki, Yoshiharu Hired Division of Radio Astronomy (NAOJ Chile Observatory), Associate Professor

(Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)

2015/11/1 Shan, Wenlei Hired Division of Radio Astronomy (NAOJ Chile Observatory), Associate Professor

2015/12/1 Minamidani, Tetsuhiro Hired Division of Radio Astronomy (Nobeyama

Radio Observatory), Assistant Professor

(Nobeyama Radio Observatory, Specially Appointed Assistant Professor)

2016/2/1 Hada, Kazuhiro Hired Division of Radio Astronomy (Mizusawa VLBI Observatory), Assistant Professor

2016/2/1 Takiwaki, Tomoya Hired Division of Theoretical Astronomy, Assistant Professor

2016/3/1 Onodera, Masato Hired Division of Optical and Infrared Astronomy (Subaru Telescope), Assistant Professor

2015/6/30 Nakanishi, Kouichiro Resigned (NAOJ Chile Observatory, Specially

Appointed Associate Professor)

Division of Radio Astronomy (NAOJ Chile Observatory), Assistant Professor

2016/3/31 Hasegawa, Tetsuo Resigned (NAOJ Chile Observatory, Specially Appointed Professor)

Division of Radio Astronomy (NAOJ Chile Observatory), Professor

2016/3/31 Iizuka, Yoshizo Resigned Advanced Technology Center, Research Engineer

2016/3/31 Sakurai, Takashi RetiredDivision of Solar and Plasma Astrophysics (Solar Observatory), Professor

2016/3/31 Torii, Yasuo RetiredDivision of Optical and Infrared Astronomy (Gravitational Wave Project Office), Research Engineer

2016/3/31 Sasaki, Goro Retired Public Relations Center, Research Engineer

2015/4/1 Sugimoto, Masahiro Promoted Division of Optical and Infrared Astronomy (TMT-J Project Office), Associate Professor

Division of Radio Astronomy (NAOJ Chile Observatory), Assistant Professor

2015/8/1 Hayano, Yutaka Promoted Division of Optical and Infrared Astronomy (TMT-J Project Office), Associate Professor

Division of Optical and Infrared Astronomy (Subaru Telescope), Assistant Professor

2015/8/1 Espada Fernandez, Daniel Promoted Division of Radio Astronomy (NAOJ Chile

Observatory), Associate Professor

Division of Radio Astronomy (NAOJ Chile Observatory), Assistant Professor

2015/11/1 Kano, Ryohei PromotedDivision of Solar and Plasma Astrophysics (SOLAR-C Project Office), Associate Professor

Division of Solar and Plasma Astrophysics (SOLAR-C Project Office), Assistant Professor

2016/1/1 Fujii, Yasunori Promoted Advanced Technology Center, Chief Research Engineer

Advanced Technology Center, Research Engineer

2015/4/1 Suto, Hiroshi Reassigned Astrobiology Center, Assistant Professor

NAOJ Division of Optical and Infrared Astronomy (Extrasolar Planet Detection Project Office), Assistant Professor

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2015/4/1 Kotani, Takayuki Reassigned Astrobiology Center, Assistant Professor

NAOJ Division of Optical and Infrared Astronomy (Extrasolar Planet Detection Project Office), Assistant Professor

2016/1/1 Obuchi, Yoshiyuki Reassigned Advanced Technology Center, Research Engineer

Advanced Technology Center, Chief Engineer

Engineering Staff

Date Name Change New Affiliated Institute, Position Previous Affiliated Institute, Position

2016/3/1 Hirano, Ken Hired Division of Radio Astronomy (Mizusawa VLBI Observatory), Engineer

2015/11/15 Fukui, Asami Resigned Astronomy Data Center, Engineer

2015/4/1 Shinoda, Kazuya Promoted Division of Solar and Plasma Astrophysics (Solar Observatory), Senior Engineer

Division of Solar and Plasma Astrophysics (Solar Observatory), Chief Engineer

2015/4/1 Handa, Kazuyuki Promoted Division of Radio Astronomy (Nobeyama Radio Observatory), Senior Engineer

Division of Radio Astronomy (Nobeyama Radio Observatory), Chief Engineer

2015/4/1 Miyazawa, Chieko Promoted Division of Radio Astronomy (Nobeyama Radio Observatory), Senior Engineer

Division of Radio Astronomy (Nobeyama Radio Observatory), Chief Engineer

2015/7/1 Ueno, Yuji Promoted Division of Radio Astronomy (Mizusawa VLBI Observatory), Chief Engineer

Division of Radio Astronomy (Mizusawa VLBI Observatory), Engineer

2015/8/1 Mitsui, Kenji Promoted Advanced Technology Center, Chief Engineer

Advanced Technology Center, Engineer

2015/8/1 Nagayama, Syogo Promoted Public Relations Center, Chief Engineer Public Relations Center, Engineer

Administrative Staff

Date Name Change New Affiliated Institute, Position Previous Affiliated Institute, Position

2015/4/1 Watanabe, Matsuo Hired Administration Department Facilities Division, Manager

(National Museum of Nature and Science,Tokyo)

2015/4/1 Watanabe, Yukika Hired Administration Department General Affairs Division Payroll Section, Chief (Tokyo Gakugei Univerisity)

2015/4/1 Todoriki, Tatsuya Hired Public Relations Center Administration Office Library Section, Chief (The University of Tokyo)

2015/4/1 Miyata, Yusuke Hired Administration Department Accounting Division Accounting Section, Staff

(The Graduate University for Advanced Studies)

2015/4/1 Mochimaru, Shiori Hired Administration Department General Affairs Division General Affairs Section, Staff

2015/4/1 Saito, Masahiro Hired Administration Department General Affairs Division Employee Affairs Section, Staff

2015/7/1 Akaike, Makoto Hired Administration Department Financial Affairs Division Budget Section, Chief (The University of Tokyo)

2015/7/1 Ito, Hiromasa HiredMizusawa VLBI Observatory Administration Office Accounting Section, Chief

(Iwate University)

2015/8/1 Iijima, Kunio HiredNobeyama Radio Observatory Administration Office Accounting Section, Senior Staff

(Shinshu University)

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2015/6/30 Koseki, Tatsuya Resigned (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)Mizusawa VLBI Observatory Administration Office Accounting Section, Chief

2015/6/30 Fujiwara, Kenichi Resigned (The University of Tokyo)Administration Department Financial Affairs Division Budget Section, Chief

2015/7/31 Kobayashi, Kazuhito Resigned (Shinshu University)Nobeyama Radio Observatory Administration Office Accounting Section, Staff

2016/3/31 Sasaki, Tsuyoshi Resigned (Nagoya University) General Manager

2016/3/31 Miura, Norio Resigned (The University of Tokyo)Administration Department Financial Affairs Division, External Funding Senior Specialist

2016/3/31 Yoshikawa, Ikuko Resigned (Hitotsubashi University)Administration Department General Affairs Division General Affairs Section, Chief

2016/3/31 Sukigara, Yuji Resigned (Tokyo Gakugei Univerisity)Administration Department Accounting Division Accounting Section, Chief

2016/3/31 Sato, Takashi Resigned (The University of Tokyo)Administration Department Facilities Division Maintenance Section, Chief

2016/3/31 Setou, Nobuyoshi Resigned (Okayama University)Okayama Astrophysical Observatory Administration Office Administration Section, Chief

2015/4/1 Kawashima, Ryota PromotedAdministration Department Facilities Division General Affairs Section, Senior Staff

Administration Department General Affairs Division Employee Affairs Section, Staff

2015/7/1 Goto, Michiru PromotedAdministration Department General Affairs Division General Affairs Section, Senior Staff

Administration Department General Affairs Division General Affairs Section, Staff

2015/10/1 Sato, Kanako PromotedAdministration Department Financial Affairs Division Asset Management Section, Chief

Administration Department Financial Affairs Division Asset Management Section, Senior Staff

2015/10/1 Chiba, Satoko Promoted Administration Department Financial Affairs Division, External Funding Specialist

Administration Department Financial Affairs Division, External Funding Senior Staff

2015/4/1 Yamada, Tomohiro ReassignedOkazaki Administration Center, Financial Affairs Department Financial Affairs Division, Specialist

NAOJ Administration Department Facilities Division General Affairs Section, Chief

2015/7/1 Mizokawa, Yuko Reassigned Administrative Bureau Financial Affairs Division Financial Affairs Section, Staff

NAOJ Administration Department Financial Affairs Division General Affairs Section, Staff

2015/7/1 Tanaka, Masaru Reassigned NAOJ Administration Department Accounting Division, Manager

Administrative Bureau General Affairs Divison, Deputy Manager

2016/1/1 Ishikawa, Junya Reassigned NAOJ Administration Department Financial Affairs Division, Audit Specialist

Administrative Bureau Laison and Planning Division, Specialist

Employee on Annual Salary System

Date Name Change New Affiliated Institute, Position Previous Affiliated Institute, Position

2015/4/1 Muller, Erik Michael Hired NAOJ Chile Observatory, Specially Appointed Associate Professor

2015/4/1 Fukagawa, Misato Hired NAOJ Chile Observatory, Specially Appointed Associate Professor

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2015/4/1 Miura, Rie Hired NAOJ Chile Observatory, Specially Appointed Assistant Professor

(NAOJ Chile Observatory, Specially Appointed Research Staff)

2015/4/1 Herrera Contreras, Cinthya Natalia Hired NAOJ Chile Observatory, Specially

Appointed Assistant Professor

(NAOJ Chile Observatory, Specially Appointed Research Staff)

2015/4/1 Hashimoto, Tetsuya Hired TMT-J Project Office, Specially Appointed Research Staff

2015/4/1 Toshikawa, Jun Hired Subaru Telescope, Specially Appointed Research Staff

2015/4/1 Ichikawa, Kohei Hired Subaru Telescope, Specially Appointed Research Staff

2015/4/1 Egusa, Fumi Hired NAOJ Chile Observatory, Specially Appointed Research Staff

2015/4/1 Morokuma, Kana Hired NAOJ Chile Observatory, Specially Appointed Research Staff

2015/4/1 Matsumoto, Naoko Hired Mizusawa VLBI Observatory, Specially Appointed Research Staff

2015/4/1 Sakai, Nobuyuki Hired Mizusawa VLBI Observatory, Specially Appointed Research Staff

2015/4/1 Motogi, Kazuhito Hired Mizusawa VLBI Observatory, Specially Appointed Research Staff

2015/4/1 Oshigami, Shoko Hired RISE Project, Specially Appointed Research Staff

2015/4/1 Kaneko, Hiroyuki Hired Nobeyama Radio Observatory, Specially Appointed Research Staff

2015/4/1 Miyamoto, Yusuke Hired Nobeyama Radio Observatory, Specially Appointed Research Staff

2015/4/1 Otsuji, Kenichi Hired Solar Observatory, Specially Appointed Research Staff

2015/4/1 Watanabe, Kyoko Hired SOLAR-C Project Office, Specially Appointed Research Staff

2015/4/1 Fukui, Akihiko Hired Okayama Astrophysical Observatory, Specially Appointed Research Staff

2015/4/1 Asahina, Yuta Hired Center for Computational Astrophysics, Specially Appointed Research Staff

2015/4/1 Michikoshi, Shugo Hired Division of Theoretical Astronomy, Specially Appointed Research Staff

2015/4/1 Karatsu, Kenichi Hired Advanced Technology Center, Specially Appointed Research Staff

2015/4/1 Momose, Rieko Hired Subaru Telescope, Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

2015/4/1 Okumura, Yuji HiredNAOJ Chile Observatory Administration Department, Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

2015/4/1 Furutani, Akio Hired NAOJ Chile Observatory, Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

2015/4/1 Konuma, Mika Hired NAOJ Chile Observatory, Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

2015/4/1 Nukatani, Sorahiko Hired NAOJ Chile Observatory, Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

2015/4/1 Nakamura, Koji Hired NAOJ Chile Observatory, Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

2015/4/1 Otawara, Kazushige Hired NAOJ Chile Observatory, Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

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2015/4/1 Kanaguchi, Masahiro Hired Mizusawa VLBI Observatory, Specially

Appointed Senior Specialist

2015/4/1 Oyama, Tomoaki Hired Mizusawa VLBI Observatory, Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

2015/4/1 Nagayama, Takumi Hired Mizusawa VLBI Observatory, Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

(Mizusawa VLBI Observatory, Specially Appointed Research Staff)

2015/4/1 Niizeki, Yasuaki Hired Advanced Technology Center, Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

2015/4/1 Ezaki, Shohei Hired Advanced Technology Center, Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

2015/4/1 Karatsu, Miki Hired Advanced Technology Center, Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

2015/4/1 Uemizu, Kazunori Hired Advanced Technology Center, Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

2015/4/6 Pires Canas, Lina Isabel Hired Public Relations Center, Specially Appointed

Senior Specialist

2015/6/1 Packham, Christopher Charles Hired TMT-J Project Office, Specially Appointed

Associate Professor

2015/6/1 Miel, Renaud Jean Christophe Hired NAOJ Chile Observatory, Specially

Appointed Senior Specialist

2015/7/1 Nakanishi, Kouichiro Hired NAOJ Chile Observatory, Specially Appointed Associate Professor

(Division of Radio Astronomy (NAOJ Chile Observatory), Assistant Professor)

2015/7/1 Sakamoto, Ken Hired Subaru Telescope, Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

2015/7/1 Noguchi, Koki HiredAdministration Department General Affairs Division, Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

2015/8/1 Gizon, Laurent Claude Hired Hinode Science Center, Specially Appointed

Professor

2015/8/1 Kawakami, Kazuyuki Hired NAOJ Chile Observatory, Specially

Appointed Senior Specialist

2015/9/1 Takebayashi, Yasuo Hired Division of Radio Astronomy, Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

2015/9/1 Ishikawa, Naomi Hired Public Relations Center, Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

2015/10/1 Oya, Shin Hired TMT-J Project Office, Specially Appointed Associate Professor

2015/10/9 Mathews, Grant James Hired Division of Theoretical Astronomy, Specially

Appointed Professor

2015/10/22 Balantekin, Akif Baha Hired Division of Theoretical Astronomy, Specially

Appointed Professor

2015/10/22 Deliduman, Yamac Hired Division of Theoretical Astronomy, Specially Appointed Professor

2015/10/23 Famiano, Michael Andrew Hired Division of Theoretical Astronomy, Specially

Appointed Associate Professor

2015/12/1 Horie, Yosaku Hired NAOJ Chile Observatory, Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

2016/1/1 Ikeda, Emi Hired NAOJ Chile Observatory, Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

2016/1/1 Nakamoto, Takashi Hired NAOJ Chile Observatory, Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

2016/1/1 Yoshino, Akira Hired NAOJ Chile Observatory, Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

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2016/1/15 Ikeda, Hiroyuki Hired Subaru Telescope, Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

2016/1/28 Renzini, Alvio Hired Subaru Telescope, Specially Appointed Professor

2016/2/1 Hayashi, Yusuke Hired Subaru Telescope, Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

2016/3/1 Oishi, Yukie Hired Subaru Telescope, Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

2015/7/31 Karatsu, Kenichi Resigned Advanced Technology Center, Specially Appointed Research Staff

2015/8/31 Herrera Contreras, Cinthya Natalia Resigned NAOJ Chile Observatory, Specially

Appointed Assistant Professor

2015/9/30 Ueda, Junko Resigned NAOJ Chile Observatory, Specially Appointed Research Staff

2015/9/30 Otsuji, Kenichi Resigned Solar Observatory, Specially Appointed Research Staff

2015/9/30 Watanabe, Kyoko Resigned SOLAR-C Project Office, Specially Appointed Research Staff

2015/10/31 Momose, Rieko Resigned Subaru Telescope, Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

2015/11/30 Minamidani, Tetsuhiro Resigned (Division of Radio Astronomy (Nobeyama

Radio Observatory), Assistant Professor)

Nobeyama Radio Observatory, Specially Appointed Assistant Professor

2015/12/31 Fujii, Michiko ResignedDivision of Theoretical Astronomy, Specially Appointed Assistant Professor

2015/12/31 Shirahata, Mai Resigned JASMINE Project Office, Specially Appointed Research Staff

2015/12/31 Sakamoto, Ken Resigned Subaru Telescope, Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

2016/3/31 Fukagawa, Misato Resigned NAOJ Chile Observatory, Specially Appointed Associate Professor

2016/3/31 Gonzalez Garcia, Alvaro Resigned (Division of Radio Astronomy (NAOJ Chile

Observatory), Assistant Professor)

Advanced Technology Center, Specially Appinted Assistant Professor

2016/3/31 Ichikawa, Kohei Resigned Subaru Telescope, Specially Appointed Research Staff

2016/3/31 Oshigami, Shoko Resigned RISE Project, Specially Appointed Research Staff

2016/3/31 Antolin, Patrick Resigned Hinode Science Center, Specially Appointed Research Staff

2016/3/31 Furusawa, Shun ResignedCenter for Computational Astrophysics, Specially Appointed Research Staff

2016/3/31 Nishimura, Atsushi Resigned Nobeyama Radio Observatory, Specially Appointed Research Staff

2016/3/31 Yamada, Masumi Resigned (Division of Radio Astronomy (NAOJ Chile Observatory), Research Engineer)

NAOJ Chile Observatory, Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

2015/8/11 Packham, Christopher Charles

Contract Expired

TMT-J Project Office, Specially Appointed Associate Professor

2015/8/31 Gizon, Laurent Claude

Contract Expired

Hinode Science Center, Specially Appointed Professor

2015/11/9 Mathews, Grant James

Contract Expired

Division of Theoretical Astronomy, Specially Appointed Professor

140 III Organization

Foreign Visiting ResearcherName Period Affiliated Institute

Hensler, Gerhard Max Franz2015/4/10 ~ 2015/5/20

University of Vienna (Austria)2015/10/7 ~ 2015/11/25

Cheoun, Myung-Ki 2015/12/26 ~ 2016/2/24 Soongsil University (South Korea)

Kinoshita, Daisuke2015/7/2 ~ 2015/9/5

Institute of Astronomy, National Central University (Taiwan)2016/1/21 ~ 2016/2/15

Kozak, Pavlo2015/5/12 ~ 2015/7/10 Astronomical Observatory of Kyiv,

Taras Shevchenko National University (Ukraine)2015/7/21 ~ 2015/9/19Koda, Jin 2016/1/1 ~ 2016/3/31 The State University of New York at Stony Brook (U.S.A)

In the Research and Academic Staff personel list, we only listed reassignments from Engineering Staff.In the Research and Academic Staff and Administrative Staff personel lists, we only listed reassignments from/to other NINS organizations.

2015/11/23 Balantekin, Akif Baha

Contract Expired

Division of Theoretical Astronomy, Specially Appointed Professor

2015/11/23 Deliduman, Yamac Contract Expired

Division of Theoretical Astronomy, Specially Appointed Professor

2015/11/23 Famiano, Michael Andrew

Contract Expired

Division of Theoretical Astronomy, Specially Appointed Associate Professor

2016/3/31 Renzini, Alvio Contract Expired

Subaru Telescope, Specially Appointed Professor

2016/3/31 Fujimoto, Keizo Contract Expired

Division of Theoretical Astronomy, Specially Appointed Assistant Professor

2016/3/31 Hashimoto, Tetsuya Contract Expired

TMT-J Project Office, Specially Appointed Research Staff

2016/3/31 Yamaguchi, Masaki Contract Expired

JASMINE Project Office, Specially Appointed Research Staff

2016/3/31 Kawashima, Tomohisa

Contract Expired

Center for Computational Astrophysics, Specially Appointed Research Staff

2016/3/31 Michikoshi, Shugo Contract Expired

Division of Theoretical Astronomy, Specially Appointed Research Staff

2016/3/31 Yoshida, Tessei Contract Expired

Astronomy Data Center, Specially Appointed Research Staff

2016/3/31 Kurono, Yasutaka Contract Expired

NAOJ Chile Observatory, Specially Appointed Research Staff

2015/4/1 Narita, Norio Reassigned Astrobiology Center Specially Appointed Assistant Professor

NAOJ Extrasolar Planet Detection Project Office, Specially Appointed Assistant Professor

Research Administrator Staff

Date Name Change New Affiliated Institute, Position Previous Affiliated Institute, Position

2015/4/1 Yamaguchi, Takahiro Hired

Research Enhancement Strategy Office, Office of International Relations, Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

(NAOJ Chile Observatory Administration Department, Specially Appointed Senior Specialist)

2016/3/31 Chiba, Kurazo Contract Expired

Research Enhancement Strategy Office, Engineering Promotion Office, Specially Appointed Senior Specialist

III Organization 141

From universities and related institutesUmemura, Masayuki Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences,

University of TsukubaOhta, Kouji Graduate School of Science,

Kyoto UniversityOkumura, Sachiko Graduate School of Science,

Japan Women’s UniversityKajita, Takaaki Institute for Cosmic Ray Research,

The University of Tokyo○ Kusano, Kanya Institute for Space-Earth

Environmental Research, Nagoya University

Sugita, Seiji Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo

Nakagawa, Takao Institute of Space and Astronautical Science

Murakami, Izumi National Institute for Fusion ScienceMomose, Munetake College of Science,

Ibaraki UniversityYamada, Toru Institute of Space and Astronautical

Science

From NAOJArimoto, Nobuo Subaru Telescope Usuda, Tomonori TMT-J Project OfficeGouda, Naoteru JASMINE Project Office Kobayashi, Hideyuki Mizusawa VLBI Observatory Sakurai, Takashi Solar Observatory Takami, Hideki Advanced Technology CenterTomisaka, Kohji Division of Theoretical Astronomy Noguchi, Takashi Advanced Technology CenterHasegawa, Tetsuo NAOJ Chile Observatory

● Watanabe, Junichi Public Relations Center

● Chairperson ○ Vise-ChairpersonPeriod: April 1, 2014 – March 31, 2016

7. Advisory Committee for Research and Management

Members

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Professors Emeriti (NAOJ)Kakuta, Chuichi Hiei, EijiroYamashita, Yasumasa Nishimura, ShiroKozai, YoshihideHirayama, Tadashi Miyamoto, Masanori Nariai, KyoujiOkamoto, IsaoNakano, Takenori Kodaira, Keiichi Yokoyama, Koichi Oe, MasatsuguKinoshita, HiroshiNishimura, TetsuoKaifu, NorioIshiguro, Masato Inoue, MakotoKawano, Nobuyuki Andou, HiroyasuKaroji, HiroshiChikada, Yoshihiro Noguchi, KunioFujimoto, MasakatsuManabe, SeijiMiyama, Shoken Kawaguchi,Noriyuki Iye, MasanoriShibasaki,Kiyoto

Professors Emeriti (Tokyo Astronomical Observatory)Akabane, KenjiMoriyama, FumioKozai, Yoshihide

8. Professors Emeriti and Staffs Emeriti