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Staff Introduction

Koichi Miyake

Koichi Miyake
President

Koichi Miyake

Koichi Miyake
President

POST President
COMMENT

Utilizing the wealth of international experience gained through working at JICA (both at headquarters and as an expert dispatched to Myanmar) and the Japanese embassy in Egypt, he has played a leading role in technical cooperation projects and survey work in ASEAN countries such as Cambodia, as well as in Central and South America and Africa. He was appointed as President in July 2020.

Ichio Motono

Ichio Motono
Senior Executive Director

Ichio Motono

Ichio Motono
Senior Executive Director

POST Senior Executive Director
COMMENT

Appointed as the Senior Executive Director in December 2020, he has been engaged in supporting the Cambodian government in the planning of port management and operation systems, and in supporting Pacific Island countries in their efforts to combat global warming. He holds a Ph.D. in Engineering.

Seiji Sato

Seiji Sato
Principal Director for Research

Seiji Sato

Seiji Sato
Principal Director for Research

POST Principal Director for Research
COMMENT

Currently engaged in the Matarbari Port project and the formulation of Bangladesh national port strategy, he was the first to propose the Sloping Trench which prevents siltation of navigation channel by using the density current of fluid mud. He was appointed as Principal Director for Research in April 2024.

Junichi Takemura

Junichi Takemura
Senior Director for Research

Junichi Takemura

Junichi Takemura
Senior Director for Research

POST Senior Director for Research
COMMENT

As well as supporting the ASEAN – JAPAN Port Technology Group Meeting, he is engaged in technical cooperation projects to develop port administrative capacity in Papua New Guinea and create technical standards for seaport facilities in Vietnam. He was appointed as Senior Director for Research in April 2023.

Masahiro Yoshimi

Masahiro Yoshimi
Senior Director for Research

Masahiro Yoshimi

Masahiro Yoshimi
Senior Director for Research

POST Senior Director for Research
COMMENT

Appointed as Senior Director for Research in April 2024, he is engaged in improving the ports and logistics of Nigeria and Mozambique, and in identifying issues and formulating countermeasures to strengthen the functions of the ports of Kiribati.

Qualifications

List of qualified persons
(As of November 2024)

Qualification Name party
Professional Engineer Civil Engineering 16
Mechanical Engineering 1
Engineering Management 2
Doctor 5
Japan Society of Civil Engineers Certified Engineer Special Senior Civil Engineer 3
1st Class Civil Engineer 3
APEC Engineer 1
1st Class Civil Engineering Construction Management Technician 7
Concrete Technician Assessment 1
Information Processing Technician (Type 2) 1