About EAJ

Voluntarily, Independently, and Internationally

・Established in 1987, Incorporated in 1998
・Elected as a CAETS member in 1990
・Changed to a Public Interest Incorporated Association in 2013

The Engineering Academy of Japan Inc. (EAJ) is composed of leading experts from academia, industry, and government institutions who possess a wide range of knowledge and have made outstanding contributions in engineering and technological sciences, and closely related fields.

Basic Policy of EAJ

Engineer the Future Society for Human Security and Well-being

・Make Policy Recommendations
・Exchange Ideas Internationally
・Foster Next Generation Leaders
・Cultivate Engineering Literacy of People
・Get Together and Co-Create

Members

Japanese Members: 832

Foreign Associates: 55
Other Academy Members: 15
Non-Japanese Residents: 40

Corporate Members: 48

As of January 7, 2025

Specialties

Board of Directors 2024

President	Anzai, Yuichiro
Deputy President	Kishimoto, Kikuo
Vice President	Igarashi, Jinichi / Kawai, Maki / Oshima, Marie
Senior Executive Director	Shiroishi, Yoshihiro
Executive Director	Mutsu, Tetsuya / Tsuboi, Hiroshi
Director	Asama, Hajime / Hisaeda, Yoshio / Ito, Miho / Iwai, Yoshiro / Kanzaki, Ryohei / Kawai, Tomoji / Kobayashi, Shinichi / Kusumi Harushige / Masuda, Takao / Nagasaka, Tetsuya / Nakayama, Tomohiro / Nameki, Yoko / Oki, Taikan / Omura, Naoto / Sekitani, Tsuyoshi / Setoguchi, Tsuyoshi / Shiomitsu, Noriko / Taguchi, Yasushi / Tanaka, Mami / Tani, Akito / Tsukahara, Kenichi / Watanabe, Masayoshi

Auditor	Hayashi, Hideki / Tsuji, Atsuko
Supreme Advisor	Yoshikawa, Hiroyuki / Komiyama, Hiroshi / Abé, Hiroyuki
President Emeritus	Kobayashi, Yoshimitsu
Adviser	Aoyama, Hiroyuki / Hishida, Koichi/ Hori, Yukio / Ikeda, Syunsuke / Kajiyama, Tisato / Kamiyama, Shinichi / Kamon, Masashi / Koizumi, Hideaki / Kunitake, Toyoki / Kyuma, Kazuo / Matsumoto, Yoichiro / Matsuo, Tomonori / Misono, Makoto / Mitsui, Tsuneo / Miyagi, Mitsunobu / Nagano, Hiroshi / Nakamura, Michiharu / Nakanishi, M, Tomoko / Taneichi, Takeshi / Taniguchi, Isao
Advisor/ Distinguished Fellow	Harayama, Yuko
	As of June 6, 2024

Organization

Activities

Engineer the Future

7th EAJ Forum on 2024.06.06

Keynote lectures by prominent members and guest speakers were organized just after EAJ Annual Meeting to discuss the cutting edge of engineering and the relationship with society.

EAJ Corporate Members Dialogue

EAJ regularly reviews its activities through exchange of opinions mainly with affiliate companies to strengthen cooperation.

	(Date)	(Main Events in Recent Years)
	2021.11.29/26	Message to Next Innovators – Fascinated by Start-ups and Enterpreneurship
	2021.12.17	STI2050 Symposium 2021
	2022.05.06	Gender Symposium – Innovation and Diversity
	2022.09.16	EAJ Official Side Event at TICAD8 : Let’s Work Together Hand-in-Hand with Africa and Japan for Achieving SDGs by Science / Technology / Innovation(STI)
	2022.11.10	25th Symposium of East Asia Round Table Meeting (EA-RTM) in Japan “Prevention and Mitigation of Disasters as Climate Change Adaptation”
	2023.06.02	6th EAJ Forum “Frontiers of Regenerative Medicine”
	2023.07.17~20	16th Japan-America Frontiers of Engineering (JAFOE) Symposium
	2023.10.02	The12th Academy of Engineering President’s Meeting (AEPM) at STS Forum 2023 -AI and Human Society-
	2023.10.9~10	International Council of Academies of Engineering and Technological Sciences (CAETS) : Croatia
	2023.11.2~3	26th Symposium of East-Asia Round Table Meeting (EA-RTM) in Soul “Autonomous Driving for Future Mobility”
	2024.03.29	Gender Symposium – Unconscious gender biases and innovation.

Policy Proposal

As a unique non-governmental engineering academy, EAJ, can propose authentic third opinions for all the parties concerned.

Dialogue between Policy Makers and Scientists.

	2020.12.09 1st Meeting Science, Technology and Innovation in the Post-COVID-19 Era
	2024.6.5 9th Meeting Materials Science: The State of the Art and Future Options

	(Date)	(Title)
	2020.02.11	AEPM Kyoto Statement 2019 Research and Development aiming for Continual Emergence of Innovation toward Human Security and Well-being
	2020.11.13	Manufacturing in the Era of the Digital Transformation
	2020.11.13	Sustainable Biomass in Asia
	2021.02.08	Strategic Promotion of Marine Research
	2021.02.08	Science, Technology and Innovation toward Future Society and Advanced Engineering Education
	2021.05.13	Mobilizing Science, Technology and Innovation for the Post-COVID Era
	2021.05.19	Emergency Recommendation 2021 – Strengthening Support for Graduate Students in the Doctoral Program
	2022.11.08	STI Roadmap to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals － The Road to 2050
	2022.02.08	Trends in the Scientific and Technological Development of Human-Machine Symbiosis for a Post-COVID-19 Society” Progress Report
	2022.08.25	Promoting STI (Science, Technology and Innovation) for SDGs in Africa – 11 Policy Recommendations from the Engineering Academy of Japan –
	2022.11.17	Research on Construction of Inclusive STEM Research Environment
	2022.11.20	Research on the Sustainable Development of Biomass Plants toward the Construction of the Carbon-Neutral Society in 2050
	2024.03.27	Materials Science: The State of the Art and Future Options

Major Destination of Policy Proposals

lPolicy Proposals are addressed to a variety of relevant organizations in the government, academia and industry.
lWe attach great importance to the discussions with the ministers in charge of science, technology and innovation, for implementation of policy proposals.

	– June 2017 – Minister TSURUHO in the Cabinet Office (center),President ABE (right)
	– May 2019 – Minister SHIBAYAMA of MEXT (center),President ABE (left)
	– May 2021 – Minister INOUE in the Cabinet Office (right),President KOBAYASHI (left)
	– May 2021 – Minister HAGIUDA of MEXT (center),President KOBAYASHI (left)

Inter-academy Collaboration

Inter-academy Meetings

CAETS
(International Council of Academies of Engineering and Technological Sciences)

2018.09	Montevideo “Sustainable Development of Agroforestry Systems”
2019.06	Stockholm “Next 100 Years”
2020.10	Seoul “Engineering a Better World – Smart Society”
2021.09	Buenos Aires “The Future of Energy”
2022.09	Paris “Engineering a better world – Breakthrough Technologies for Healthcare”
2023.10	Zagreb “e2-Mobility”
2024.07	Helsinki “Carbon Neutral Technologies and Society.”

EA-RTM
(East Asia Round Table Meeting of Academies of Engineering)

19th	2016.09, Fukuoka “Advanced Maintenance”
20th	2017.09, Busan “Smart City”
21st	2018.10, Hangzhou “New Generation of AI”
22nd	2019.12, Osaka “Medicine-Engineering Collaboration”
23nd	2020.11, Seoul “Smart Entertainment”-online
24th	2021.10 China “Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS)”
25th	2022.11, Tokyo “Prevention and Mitigation of Disasters as Climate Change Adaptation”
26th	2023.11, Seoul “Autonomous Driving for Future Mobility ”
27th	2024.11, China “Artificial Intelligence Governance: Ensuring Safe, Reliable, Controllable, and Fair Development of AI Technologies

AEPM
(Academy of Engineering Presidents’ Meeting)

9th	2019.10, Kyoto “EAJ Urgent Proposal 2019”
10th	2021.10, Online “Impact of COVID-19 on Science, Technology and Innovation Policy”
11th	2022.10, Kyoto “Future-Oriented Engineering Education”
12th	2023.10, Kyoto “AI and Human Society”
13th	2024.10, Kyoto “AI and Engineering Education”

Multi-disciplinary Programs for Fostering Young Leaders

JAFOE
(Japan America Frontiers of Engineering Symposium) by NAE-JST-EAJ

13th	2016.08, Irvine
14th	2018.06, Tsukuba
15th	2021.06, Online
16th	2023.07, Tokyo
17th	2025.06, San Diego

ERLEP
(Australia-Japan Emerging Research Leaders Exchange Program) 2009-2017 by ATSE-JSPS-EAJ
The Joint Symposium of ERLEP Trans-Disciplinary Forum by ATSE-EAJ

1st	2017.12, Fukuoka
2nd	2018.12, Melbourne
3rd	2019.10, Sapporo
4th	2024.11, Melbourne

Regional Activity

-Contribute to regional development
-Local activities for EAJ members
-Nation-wide distribution of EAJ members and activities

EAJ Overview