About The Organization
About The Organization
| Corporate name | 公益財団法人 ユネスコ・アジア文化センター Asia-Pacific Cultural Centre for UNESCO(ACCU) |
| Date of establishment | April 26, 1971 |
| Location | 【Tokyo】 1-32-7F Publishers Club Bldg, Kanda Jimbocho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-0051 JAPAN Phone: +81-3-5577-2851 FAX: +81-3-5577-2854 [map] 【Nara】 Nara Prefectural General Office Then History, Arts and Culture Village, Cultural Property Restoration and Exhibition Building, 2F 437-3 Somanouchi-cho, Tenri-shi, Nara 632-0032 Japan Phone: +81-743-69-5010 FAX: +81-743-69-5021 [map] |
| Purpose of establishment | ACCU was established to implement programmes to promote human resource development and mutual exchange in the field of education and culture with countries in the Asia-Pacific, to contribute to cultural promotion and mutual understanding between Japan and countries in the region. |
What is a public interest incorporated foundation?
A public interest incorporated foundation is approved by the Public Interest Commission of the Cabinet Office as an organisation that conducts activities in the public interest.
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List of executives (As of 1st September 2021）
Executive Board
| Representative Director, Chairman | CHO Fujio | Former Senior Adviser to the board, Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Representative Director,Director General | TAMURA Tetsuo | Director General, Shibuya Senior and Junior High School |
Directors (9 members)
| ADACHI Naoki | Special Adviser, Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. |
| OIKAWA Shoichi | Representative Director, Chairman of the Board, Senior Deputy Editor-in-Chief |
| KANEMARU Tokuo | Senior Executive Vice President and C.O.O., Kodansha Ltd. |
| KISO Isao | President, Chiba Institute of Science and Former Ambassador, Permanent Delegate of Japan to UNESCO |
| SUGIE Kazuo | Director General, Central Council for the Promoting of Industrial Education |
| KOHSAKA Setsuzo | Chairperson and Director General, The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation |
| MIKI Shigemitsu | Honorary Adviser, MUFJ Bank, Ltd. |
| MOGI Yusaburo | Honorary Chief Executive Officer and Chairperson of the Board of Directors, Kikkoman Corporation |
| MORIMOTO Susumu | Director, Cultural Heritage Promotion Cooperation Office, ACCU |
Auditors (3 members)
| OGA Masahiro | President and Chief Executive Officer, Shogakukan Inc. |
| KOHMURA Masao | Certified Public Accountant |
| TAMURA Toshiaki | Deputy Director, Aoba Gakuen |
Councilors (7 members)
| IIJIMA Masao | Secretary General, National Council of Prefectural Boards of Education |
| KURODA Kazuo | Dean and Professor, Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University |
| TAKAGIWA Itsuko | Vice Principal, Shibuya Senior and Junior High School |
| HIGUCHI Seiichi | Executive Director, Japan Book Publishers Association |
| FUKUSHIMA Yasushi | Secretary General, Japan Private High School Foundation |
| MIKAMI Kazuyuki | Former President, Miyagi University of Education |
| WATANABE Ryo | Professor Emeritus, National Institute for Educational Policy Research |
Advisers (Honorary position, 11 members)
| ASAI Takashi | Executive Director and Secretary General, The Japan Foundation for the United Nations University |
| ISHIHARA Kunio | Counselor, Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. |
| INOUE Masayuki | President, Japan Educational Exchanges and Services |
| SASAKI Masamine | Adviser, National Museum of Nature and Science |
| SATO Teiichi | Honorary Director, Tokyo National Museum |
| SHINO Mitsuko | Director General for Cultural Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| SUZUKI Yuji | Director-General, National Federation of UNESCO Associations in Japan |
| NAKANO Ryoko | Actress and Director, Will International Culture Exchange Center |
| NOGUCHI Noboru | Advisor, National Federation of UNESCO Associations in Japan |
| HAYASHI Azusa | Former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to the Kingdom of Belgium |
| MATSUURA Koichiro | Former Director-General, UNESCO |
