Message from the President

  1. Message from the President
  2. Career summary

Career Summary “Yoshio Ichiryu”

DATE OF BIRTH: January 3, 1946

PERMANENT ADDRESS: Osaka Prefecture


EDUCATION:

1968 BA in Liberal Arts, University of Tokyo

1973 Master of Public Administration,

John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

Ministry of International Trade and Industry
1968 Joined the Ministry of International Trade and Industry
1970 Secretary to the Minister of International Trade and Industry (Mr. Kiichi Miyazawa and Mr. Kakuei Tanaka)
1977 Director, Energy Conservation Division, International Energy Agency (Paris)
1984 Secretary to the Minister of International Trade and Industry(Mr.Keijiro Murata)
1987 Director, International Energy Policy Division
1992

Director, Budget and Accounts Division, Minister’s Secretariat

1994 Director-General, Petroleum Department, Agency of Natural Resources and Energy
1995 Director-General, Machinery and Information Industries Policy, Machinery and Information Industries Bureau
1996 Director-General for Policy Coordination, Minister’s Secretariat
1997 Executive Director, Research Institute of International Trade and Industry (MITI/RI)
1998 Retired the Ministry of International Trade and Industry
Present
1998-

Advisor, KPMG AZSA.LLC (former Arthur Andersen Japan) [incumbent].

Director, Knowledge Management Society of Japan(-2015)

Advisor, Shiroyama Sogo Law Office [incumbent]

1999 Representative Coordinator, Venture Community (-2009)
2000

Advisor, Business Innovation Centre Osaka (-2012)

Visiting Professor, Faculty of Economics, Saitama University(2000-2001,2003-2007)

Founder of Ichiryu Associates, Inc.

2001 Judge, Entrepreneur of the Year Japan(-2010)
2002 Wakayama Corporate Sommelier Committee (Wakayama Prefectural Office) [incumbent]
2003

Auditor, SALA Corporation(-2006)

Advisory Committee, a support organization for ventures “TSUNAMI” [incumbent]

2004

The chief of the judges “Campus Venture Grand-Prix Tokyo(CVGT)” (-2012)

Director, The Japan Academic Society for Ventures and Entrepreneurs [incumbent]

2005 Deputy Principal, Toyama-pref. Academy for Future Enterpreneurs (-2021)
2006

Director, SALA Corporation(-2006)

Radio personality, “Ichiryu Yoshio no Kansai Business Sinkaron (Business Evolution)” (Radio Osaka)(-2008)

2007

Director, The Iwatani Naoji Foundation [incumbent]

2008

Radio personality, “Ichiryu Yoshio no Genki to Chie no Keiei (Think Positive,Act Wisely)” (MBS Radio)(-2008)

Special Advisor, Gifu-pref. Entrepreneur Academy (-2010)

Chairman, Ichiryu-Juku(Excellence Academy) [incumbent]

Anchor Person, “Next Wave:Ichiryu Yoshio no Kokorozashi(Yoshio Ichiryu’s Will)” a TV program of BS Fuji(-2009)

2010

Anchor Person, “Next Wave:Ichiryu Yoshio no Kokoroiki” a TV program of BS Fuji(-2010)

Anchor Person(TV program of BS-TBS),“ ~Ichiryu Yoshio ga kataru~ Nippon no mirai

(The Future of Japan ~Yoshio Ichiryu’s mention ~)” (-2011)

2012

Anchor Person(TV program of BS TV TOKYO),

“ ~Ichiryu Yoshio ga tou~ Nippon no mirai (The Future of Japan ~ Yoshio Ichiryu mention ~)”

[incumbent]

2014 Director, SHIMA SEIKI MFG., LTD[incumbent]
2023

Opened YouTube「Ichiryu-channel」

Representative Director, General Incorporated Association Research Organization for Building Japan’s Future [incumbent]