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Profile

Name	Caux Round Table Japan
Established	1986
Registered as NPO	November 29, 2006
Chair	Mr. Hironori Yano – Former Chairman, Central Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd
Address	Shibuya Sanshin Mansion 505 29-33 Sakuragaoka-cho Shibuya-ku Tokyo 150-0031 JAPAN
TEL	03-5728-6365 (From outside Japan: +81-3-5728-6365)

Organization

Chair	Hironori Yano	Former Chairman, Central Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd
Vice Chair	Morihisa Kaneko	Associate, Panasonic Corporation
Directors	Hiroshi Ishida (CV) (Short CV)	Executive Director, CRT-Japan
	Kiyohisa Kondo	Member of Board of Directors, Senior Management Officer, Director General, Corporate Strategy, Headquarters, Central Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd
	Tetsunosuke Tom Shinya	Senior expert, Cargo Underwriting Group, Marine Underwriting Dept, Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co.,Ltd.
	Yuko Tsutsui	Executive Officer, ESG Management Promotion Group, NYK Line
	Naoshi Nakamoto	Managing Executive Officer, Senior Vice President, Procurement, Global, Chief Procurement Officer, Kao Corporation
	Chikako Miyata	Executive Vice President, Group CSO(Chief Sustainability Officer), Director of Corporate Sustainability, ANA HOLDINGS INC.
Honorable Chair	Toru Hashimoto	Member of the Board of Directors, The Japan Economic Research Institute
Auditor	Hiroto Miyake	Certified Public Accountant
Legal Counsel	Masayuki Watanabe	Attorney at Law, Partner, Miyake & Partners
Advisor	Rishi Sher Singh	Specialist in Business & Human Rights & Supply Chain Sustainability

Secretariat

Yukiko Sato	Involved in the activities of CRT Japan since 2016, support expanding PSR program which aims to help business leaders reach their full potential and to play an important role in their field globally through the establishment of an strong core within oneself. She expanded her involvement fully in other various activities of CRT-Japan since January, 2019. Her career began at ANA where she worked as chief parser of international flights, a project member of a corporate culture review program, and an instructor for an internal employee education program. After working in employee training for ITOCUHU and DHL Japan, she worked at the Ritz-Carlton Tokyo where she led penetrating the corporate culture and established human resources training structure. Yukiko has completed an international professional development course at the Nebraska State University in Omaha, USA and a “Train the Trainer” program at the American Human Resources Development Organization. She holds a B.A in Sociology from Tokyo Woman’s Christian University.
Nguyen Huong Giang	Giang is an experienced Project Manager with over a decade of experience in delivering successful projects on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards. Fresh out of university, she quickly secured a position in Hong Kong, working for a prominent technology client. Recognizing her exceptional capabilities, she was soon promoted to the role of Project Manager. Subsequently, she joined a Vietnamese IT subsidiary of the Kewpie Group, where she excelled in managing long-term projects, gaining valuable insights into project execution and delivery. Throughout her tenure, Giang demonstrated proficiency in project planning, execution, monitoring, controlling, and closure, successfully delivering multiple projects. In 2021, she earned her Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification, further validating her extensive knowledge and expertise in the field. Graduated from Hanoi Open University, Faculty of English and modern Languages.
Shinji Takeichi	After graduating from the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Law, Keio University, he joined AGC Inc., where he was mainly engaged in sales, marketing, and product development of specialty glass for semiconductor manufacturing and biotechnology. After that, he worked for a biotech-venture company (later listed on the NASDAQ) in Maryland, USA. He was mainly responsible for raise funds for development of antibody drugs and diagnostic reagents for cancer and contact for joint research and development with Japan companies. After working for a holding company of a pharmaceutical company listed on the NASDAQ, he moved to Taiwan and worked for a local trading company in Taipei. He has been in charge of sales of semiconductor manufacturing materials and new business development for Japanese companies for many years, and has developed several new projects in Asian countries with a focus on triangular trading of renewable energy-related products such as solar power generation, support for the launch of Taiwanese recycling companies, and environment-related products. He joined CRT Japan in November 2023.
Sayaho Noda	She served as a director of CRT Japan, providing sustainability related consulting service, including human rights due diligence, sustainability reporting, and trainings, for over ten years. She returned to CRT Japan in 2024 after engaging in early childhood education. She holds a BA in International Relations from Tsuda College in Japan, and an MA in Public Policy from University of York in the UK.
Minoru Matsuzaki	Minoru Matsuzaki joined CRT Japan in April, 2015. He previously worked with Olympus Corporation as a camera developer for more than 20 years. Then, he became a senior CSR advisor at the company, launching MDGs advocacy campaigns with the UN organizations, and carrying out major sponsorships such as Formula 1, NY Fashion and more. His interest lies in “Management and CSR” and social marketing. He is also a researcher of Social Design Lab. in Rikkyo University. He holds an Electrical Engineering degree from Keio University and a MBA in Social Design Studies in Rikkyo University.
Hitoshi Morotomi	He joined CRT Japan in April, 2019. His Career started at NTT group as an telecom engineer. After he has received MS in Engineering Management at Stanford Univ., he contributed the Global Activities in NTT Group, such as International Procurement including US-Japan Negotiation with USTR, and global M&A, as a subleader, in addition to global business management. He also worked at Asian Development Bank at Manila, Philippines, in the field of Project Finance for developing countries, including Project Appraisal, Review, and Completion management. Prior to joining CRT Japan, He lead CSR, ISO Acquisition/Management (ISO9001/14001/27001), Procurement Control, and Auditing in NTT Com Engineering Corporation, including the introduction of new qualification process in procurement control, in view of environment and security capability in addition to financial & technical reliability.
Toshimune Yamaguchi	Since 2006, Toshimune Yamaguchi has served as a director of CRT Japan, providing a cutting-edge CSR consulting service, seminars and trainings with a number of leading companies by leveraging his great expertise and extensive experiences. He worked previously with a global leading company as a financial expert for 12 years. He graduated from the University of Tokyo. He also earned his certification of U.S. Certified Public Accountant.
Hiroki Wada	He is a global representative of Sedex in Japan, and has a particular interest in promoting responsible business practices in supply chains. Before joining, he was involved in CSR projects at the Business and Development Section of the Trade and Investment Division, UN ESCAP in Thailand. He holds a BA in Political Science from the State University of New York at Binghamton in the U.S and holds an MA degree in Public Administration from University of Birmingham in the UK.
Kumiko Mima ‐Conference Interpreter	Involved in the activities of CRT Japan as an individual member since 2004, Kumiko Mima has provided interpretation/translation services to CRT Global Dialogue, international conferences and seminars/workshops hosted by CRT Japan. She strives to bridge the gap between parties in the context of an ever evolving CSR and ‘Sustainability’ environment, learning from expertise and diversity. Prior to going freelance, she worked as an in-house interpreter at Walt Disney Attractions and then at MSD, an US pharmaceutical company, in the clinical research and development section for 7 years. She holds a BA in English Literature from Doshisha University in Japan, an MA in Linguistics from the School of Oriental African Studies the University of London in UK, and MBA from Aoyama Business School in Japan.