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Jaxa Organization Chart JAXA ORGANIZATION CHART As of September 1, 2020 PRESIDENT YAMAKAWA Hiroshi SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR GENERAL SANO Hisashi 〔Chief Engineer Office, Safety and Mission Assurance Department〕 GENERAL AUDITOR MIYAKE Masazumi SATO Akio VICE PRESIDENT KOBAYASHI Yoko NAKASHIMA Akihiko FUNO Yasuhiro GOMI Jun 〔Director General, Space Transportation Technology Directorate〕 HISATSUNE Tatsuhiro IZUMI Tatsushi TERADA Koji 〔 Director General,Space Technology Directorate Ⅰ, Director General,Space Technology Directorate Ⅱ, General Auditor Office HAMAYAMA Hirofumi Space Tracking and Communications Center,,Center Director of Tsukuba Space Center 〕 SASAKI Hiroshi Strategic Planning and Management Department 〔 Director General, Human Spaceflight Technology Directorate, Exploration Innovation Hub, JAXA Space Exploration Center (JSEC)(except Martian Moons Exploration Project ) 〕 KUNINAKA Hitoshi 〔Director General, Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS), JAXA Space Exploration Center (JSEC)( Martian Moons Exploration Project ) 〕 HARIGAE Masatoshi 〔Director General, Aeronautical Technology Directorate,Director General, Research and Development Directorate, Environmental Test Technology Unit 〕 ISHI Yasuo 〔Strategic Planning and Management Department, Public Affairs Department, International Relations and Research Department, New Enterprise Promotion Department , Security and Information Systems Department, Space Education Office 〕 OYAMA Mami 〔 General Affairs Department, Evaluation and Audit Department, Human Resources Department, Finance Department, Procurement Department, Ground Facilities Department, Work-Life Support and Diversity Office〕 Strategic Planning and Management Department SUZUKI Kazuhiro Space Transportation Technology Directorate Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS) (Director General) FUNO Yasuhiro 〔Director General, Institute of Space and Astronautical Science〕 KUNINAKA Hitoshi Evaluation and Audit Department SATOH Masahiko 〔Deputy Director General, Institute of Space and Astronautical Science〕 FUJIMOTO Masaki Management and Integration Department SATOH Toshiaki Work-Life Support and Diversity Office SATOH Masahiko Management and Integration Department MIYOSHI Hiroshi General Affairs Department NAKATSU Kenshi Director for International Strategy and Coordination TOKAKU Yoshio Human Resources Department MUKAI Hiroko 〔Senior Chief Officer of Space Transportation Technology〕 FUJITA Takeshi Director for Education and Public Outreach FUJIMOTO Masaki Finance Department OZEKI Yasuhiko Range Safety Planning and Control Unit ISHIHARA Kazutomi 〔Research Director〕 YOSHIDA Tetsuya Department of Space Astronomy and Astrophysics YAMADA Toru Procurement Department OIDA Toshihiko Launch Capabilities Unit FUSE Ryugo Department of Solar System Sciences SAITO Yoshifumi Department of Interdisciplinary Space Science INATOMI Yuko H3 Project Team OKADA Masashi Department of Space Flight Systems SHIMADA Toru Public Affairs Department SUZUKI Akiko Department of Spacecraft Engineering HIROSE Kazuyuki Epsilon Rocket Project Team IMOTO Takayuki International Relations and Research Department SHOJI Yoshikazu JAXA Washington D.C. Office ONODA Masami Kagoshima Space Center KAWAKAMI Michio JAXA Paris Office SUDO Katuya 〔Program Director〕 SATO Eiichi JAXA Bangkok Office ONO Atsushi Tanegashima Space Center KAWAKAMI Michio ISAS Program Office MOKUNO Masaaki Business Development and Industrial Relations Department IWAMOTO Hiroyuki Launch Site Safety Assessment Unit FUNAKAWA Takashi SATOH Toshiaki GEOTAIL Project Team SAITO Yoshifumi Flight Safety Control Unit ISHIHARA Kazutomi ASTRO-EII Project Team ISHIDA Manabu SOLAR-B Project Team SHIMIZU Toshifumi 〔Senior Chief Engineer〕 KUBOTA Takashi Range Technology Development Unit SUNASAKA Yoshinori Bepi Colombo Project Team OGAWA Hiroyuki Chief Engineer FUJITA Takeshi Uchinoura Space Center MINESUGI Kenji Extreme Ultraviolet Spectroscope for Exospheric Dynamics Project Team YAMAZAKI Atsushi Space Technology Directorate I Hayabusa2 Project Team TSUDA Yuichi Chief Engineer MACHIDA Shigeru (Director General) TERADA Koji GREAT Project Team (Ground Station for Deep Space Exploration NUMATA Kenji Management and Integration Department and Telecommunication Project Team) Chief Engineer UEMATSU Hirohiko [ Senior Chief Officer of Satellite Systems Development ] TERADA Koji SLIM Project Team (Smart Lander for Investigating Moon Project Team) SAKAI Shinichiro EarthCARE/CPR Project Team (Earth Cloud, Aerosol and Radiation TOMITA Eichi XRISM Project Team（X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission Project Team） MAEJIMA Hironori Chief Engineer IWATA Takanori JDRS Project Team (Japanese Data Relay System Project Team) KOHATA Hiroki Advanced Optical Satellite Project Team DESTINY+ Pre-Project Team (Demonstration and Experiment of Space Technology SAGISAKA Masakazu TAKASHIMA.Takashi for Interplanetary Voyage with Phaethon Flyby and Dust Science Pre-Project Team) Chief Engineer KII Tsuneo Advanced Radar Satellite Project Team SUZUKI Shinichi Engineering Test Satellite-9 Project Team FUKATSU Tsutomu 〔Senior Chief Officer of Fundamental Technology for Space Science〕 MORITA Yasuhiro Chief Engineer TAKAHASHI Tetsuo GOSAT-GW Project Team KOJIMA Yasushi Chief Engineer KAWATA Shunichi Inter-University Research and Facility Management Group NONAKA Satoshi Test and Operation Technology Group MORITA Yasuhiro 〔Senior Chief Officer of Information Systems〕 HISATSUNE Tatsuhiro Advanced Machining Technology Group OKADA Norio 〔Senior Chief Officer of Satellite Applications〕 HIRABAYASHI Takeshi Scientific Ballooning Research and Operation Group FUKE Hideyuki Security and Information Systems Department NAITO Ichiro Sounding Rocket Research and Operation Group HABU Hiroto Satellite Applications and Operations Center (SAOC) HIRABAYASHI Takeshi Noshiro Rocket Testing Center ISHII Nobuaki 〔Senior Chief Officer of Safety and Mission Assurance〕 IZUMI Tatsushi Earth Observation Research Center (EORC) HIRABAYASHI Takeshi Akiruno Experimental Facility GOTO Ken Science Satellite Operation and Data Archive Unit KAGAWA Hideshi Safety and Mission Assurance Officer TORII Yoshihiro 〔Earth Observation Center (EOC)〕 FUJISAWA Tatsuya Lunar and Planetary Exploration Data Analysis Group SATO Hiroyuki Astromaterials Science Research Group USUI Tomohiro Safety and Mission Assurance Officer KOBAYASHI Ryoji ALOS-2 Project Team (Advanced Land Observing Satellite-2 Project Team) SOBUE Shinichi Deep Space Tracking Technology Group YOSHIKAWA Makoto GCOM Project Team (Global Change Observation Mission Project Team) TANAKA Kazuhiro Safety and Mission Assurance Officer HONDA Masahisa GOSAT-2 Project Team (Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite-2 Project Team) KUZE Akihiko Safety and Mission Assurance Officer SUZUKI Koichi Safety and Mission Assurance Department KAMIMORI Norimitsu 〔Senior Chief Officer of Satellite Navigation Technology〕 TERADA Koji Ground Facilities Department MUTO Mitsutaka Satellite Navigation System Project Team (TBD) MATSUMOTO Akihiro Satellite Navigation Unit INOUE Koichi Spectrum Management Office WATANABE Tomonao Space Technology Directorate Ⅱ Aeronautical Technology Directorate Space Tracking and Communications Center OGAWA Shinji (Director General) TERADA Koji (Director General) HARIKAE Masatoshi SSA System Project Team MATSUURA Mayumi Human Spaceflight Technology Directorate Management and Integration Department WATANABE Shigeya Masuda Tracking and Communication Station ARIKAWA Kaoru 〔Program Director〕 Katsuura Tracking and Communication Station ARIKAWA Kaoru (Director General) SASAKI Hiroshi MURAKAMI Akira Okinawa Tracking and Communication Station ARIKAWA Kaoru Usuda Deep Space Center MURATA Yasuhiro 〔ISS Program Manager〕 SAKAI Jyunichi En-Core Project Team YAMANE Takashi (Environmentally Compatible Core Engine Technology Research Project Team) Environmental Test Technology Unit SHI Qinzhong Management and Integration Department KAWASAKI Kazuyoshi Aviation Systems Research Unit MAKINO Yoshikazu Next Generation Aeronautical Innovation Hub Center Space Education Office SASAKI Kaori JEM Utilization Center OGAWA Shiho ITO Takeshi 〔Senior Chief Officer of Fundamental Aeronautics Research〕 〔Center Director, Tsukuba Space Center〕 TERADA Koji JEM Mission Operations and Integration Center SAKAI Jyunichi NISHIZAWA Toshio Tsukuba Space Center Administration Department OKADO Yasumasa Aerodynamics Research Unit HAMAMOTO Shigeru HTV Technology Center UEMATSU Hirohiko Flight Research Unit FUJII Kenji Propulsion Research Unit ISHII Tatsuya HTV-X Project Team ITO Norimasa Structures and Advanced Composite Research Unit NAKAMURA Toshiya Lunar Gateway Habitation Pre-Project Team TSUJI Norihito Numerial Simulation Research Unit AOYAMA Takashi Astronaut Operations and Technology Unit TASAKI Kazuyuki Human Space Safety and Mission Assurance Office SHIRAI Tatsuya Research and Development Directorate (Director General) HARIGAE Masatoshi JAXA Houston Office ABE Takahiro JAXA Moscow Office MURAKAMI Keiji Research Strategy Department INABA Noriyasu Management and Integration Department INABA Noriyasu JAXA Space Exploration Center (JSEC) TSUTSUI Fumiya 〔KAKUDA SPACE CENTER〕 UEDA Syuichi Management and Integration Office NAGAI Naoki Research Unit I YAMANAKA Koji Space Exploration System Technology Unit SATOH Naoki Research Unit Ⅱ SUGITA Hiroyuki Martian Moons Exploration Project Team KAWAKATSU Yasuhiro Research Unit Ⅲ SHIMIZU Taro Lunar Polar Exploration Pre-Project Team ASOH Dai Research Unit Ⅳ OKITA Koichi Space Exploration Innovation Hub Center (Director) FUNAKI Kazuyuki System Technology Unit IWATA Takanori Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration Group KANEKO Yutaka Sensor System Research Group KIMURA Toshiyoshi Pre-Project Team (Cooperative Action Leading to Launcher Innovation for Stage ISHIMOTO Shinji Toss-back Operation Pre-Project Team).
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