Staff Personnel
Effective April 1, 2026
JPMA
| Director General | Daizo Shimizu (Seconded from SHIONOGI & CO., LTD.) |
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| General Manager of External Relations & Policy Dept. | Hideki Adachi (Seconded from CHUGAI PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.) |
Policy Research Institute
| Senior Researcher | Isao Kaieda (Seconded from DAIICHI SANKYO CO., LTD.) |
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| Senior Researcher | Saori KANJI (Seconded from NIPPON SHINYAKU Co., Ltd.) |
| Senior Researcher | Kohei Shimoyamada (Seconded from Meiji Seika Pharma Co., Ltd.) |
| Senior Researcher | Ryusuke Nabeshima (Seconded from ONO PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.) |
| Senior Researcher | Sho Hibino (Seconded from CHUGAI PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.) |
Effective as of March 31, 2026
JPMA
| Director General | Tokio Inoguchi (Retired) |
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| Director, Research Promotion Dept. | Hiroaki Masumori (Retired) |
Policy Research Institute
| Senior Researcher | Takahiro Shiraishi (Returned to Tanabe Pharma Corporation) |
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| Senior Researcher | Kiyoshi Morimoto (Returned to DAIICHI SANKYO CO., LTD.) |
| Senior Researcher | Chie Yoshiura (Returned to Sumitomo Pharma CO., LTD.) |
| Senior Researcher | Kumi Yoshino (Returned to NIPPON SHINYAKU Co., Ltd.) |
| Senior Researcher | Natsuko Watanabe (returned to Meiji Seika Pharma Co., Ltd.) |
Effective March 1, 2026
JPMA
| Director, Research Promotion Dept. | Jun Hidaka (Seconded from Sumitomo Pharma CO., LTD.) |
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Policy Research Institute
| Senior Researcher | Takuro Utsumi (Seconded from Eisai Co., Ltd.) |
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Effective as of January 5, 2026
JPMA
| Public Relations Dept. | Hideki SATO (Seconded from CHUGAI PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.) |
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Effective September 30, 2025
JPMA
| General Manager, External Relations Dept. | Kenichi Mochizuki (Retired) |
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August 1, 2025
JPMA
| Director of Production & Quality Control Dept. | Naotsumi Hikage (Seconded from DAIICHI SANKYO CO., LTD.) |
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July 31, 2025
JPMA
| Director of Production & Quality Control Dept. | Hisanobu Hikage (Seconded from DAIICHI SANKYO CO., LTD.) |
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Effective May 31, 2025
JPMA
| General Manager, International Affairs Dept. | Yutaka Hisada (Seconded to Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation) |
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Effective May 1, 2025
JPMA
| Deputy General Manager, Policy Planning Dept. | Takahiro Matsuo (Seconded from CHUGAI PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.) |
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April 1, 2025
JPMA
| General Manager, International Affairs Dept. | Keiko SATO (Seconded from TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY LIMITED) |
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Policy Research Institute
| Senior Researcher | Daisuke Kanai (Seconded from TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY LIMITED) |
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| Senior Researcher | Makoto Edahiro (Seconded from Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd.) |
March 31, 2025
JPMA
| General Manager, Intellectual Property Dept. | Mitsuo Fujii (Retired) |
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| General Manager, Public Relations Dept. | Takafumi Adachi (Seconded from Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation) |
| General Manager, International Affairs Dept. | Takuya Tone (Returned to TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY LIMITED) |
Policy Research Institute
| Senior Researcher | Norihiro Okada (Returned to CHUGAI PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.) |
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| Senior Researcher | Hiroshi Azuma (returned to Eisai Co., Ltd.) |
March 1, 2025
JPMA
| General Manager, Intellectual Property Dept. | Masashi NOMURA (Seconded to TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY LIMITED) |
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| Public Relations Dept. | Chie Honda (Seconded from TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY LIMITED) |
February 28, 2025
JPMA
| Public Relations Dept. | Akira JINNO (Seconded to TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY LIMITED) |
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Policy Research Institute
| Senior Researcher | Yuki Miura (Seconded to Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation) |
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September 30, 2024
JPMA
| General Manager of Policy Planning Dept. | Yutaka Moriguchi (Retired) |
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| Director of Production & Quality Control Dept. | Kaoru Takeuchi (Retired) |
Policy Research Institute
| Chief Researcher | Minoru Ito (Retired) |
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September 1, 2024
JPMA
| General Manager, Policy Planning Dept. | Kotaro Mori (appointed) |
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| General Manager, Manufacturing & Quality Control Dept. | KIDOKORO Suenori (Seconded from DAIICHI SANKYO CO., LTD.) |
June 1, 2024
JPMA
| Public Relations Dept. | Akira JINNO (Seconded from TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY LIMITED) |
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Effective May 31, 2024
JPMA
| Director, International Cooperation Dept. | Kazuharu Matsuoka (retired) |
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Effective May 1, 2024
JPMA
| General Manager, International Cooperation Dept. | Yuji Yahiro (Seconded from Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation) |
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April 1, 2024
Policy Research Institute
| Senior Researcher | Mariko Togashi (Seconded from Astellas Pharma Inc.) |
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| Senior Researcher | Natsuko Watanabe (Seconded from MeijiSeika Pharma Co., Ltd.) |
| Senior Researcher | Kumi Yoshino (Seconded from NIPPON SHINAKU Co., Ltd.) |
| Senior Researcher | Takahiro Shiraishi (Seconded from Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation) |
March 31, 2024
Policy Research Institute
| Chief Researcher | Shinichiro Iida (Seconded to CHUGAI PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.) |
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| Senior Researcher | Akiko Yoshida (Seconded to ASAHI KASEI PHARMA CORPORATION) |
| Senior Researcher | Yosuke Takahashi (Returned to NIPPON SHINYAKU Co., Ltd.) |
| Senior Researcher | Junya Tsujii (Returned to MeijiSeika Pharma Co., Ltd.) |