MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL
| ISHIGE, Naomichi | | Director-General, National Museum of Ethnology |
| IWATSUKI, Kunio | | Professor, The University of Air |
| EGUCHI, Goro | | President, Kumamoto University |
| (present) | Chairman, Board of Directors, Shokei Educational Institution |
| OHSAKI, Hitoshi | | Director-General, Center for National University of Finance |
| OKADA, Masukichi | | Vice-President, International Institute for Advanced Studies |
| OGAWA, Tomoko | | Professor, Iwate College of Nursing |
| KISHIMOTO, Tadamitsu | | President, Osaka University |
| SHIMURA, Yoshirou | | Director, Biomolecular Engineering Research Institute |
| (present) | Director, JSPS Liaison Office, Stockholm |
| SUZUKI, Akinori | | President, Akita Prefectural University |
| TAKEICHI, Masatoshi | | Professor, Kyoto University |
| TAKEUCHI, Ikuo | | President, Novartis Foundation (Japan) for the Promotion of Science |
| NAKAMURA, Keiko | | Deputy Director-General, JT Biohistory Research Hall |
| HIDAKA, Toshitaka | | Director-General, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature |
| HOSHI, Motonori | | Professor, Keio University |
| HOTTA, Yoshiki | | Director-General, National Institute of Genetics |
| YAMASHITA, Koujun | | Professor, Nagoya University |
| YOSHIKAWA, Hiroshi | | Advisor, JT Biohistory Research Hall |
| YOSHIDA, Mitsuaki | | Director, Banyu Tsukuba Research Institute |
| YONEYAMA, Toshinao | | President, Otemae University |
| WATANABE, Okitsugu | | Director-General, National Institute of Polar Research |
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