Opening Remarks
Keynote Remarks
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JITTI USA
Staff
Members
Senior Representative/Director of Research
Kazuya Fukuhara
Specialization: Aviation, Tourism
After graduating from Keio University's Faculty of Business and Commerce, he joined the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, and then engaged in planning systems and policies related to aviation, building standards, expressways, tourism, maritime security, etc. Furthermore, he also belongs to the policy and international divisions at the Ministry, and is involved in government-wide policy planning, response to economic security legislation, and overseas infrastructure development.
Research Fellow
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Shinichiro Tsuri
Specialization: Aviation (Particularly in aircraft type certification, equipment type/specification approval, crew licenses, operational standards, etc.)
Aviation (Particularly in aircraft type certification, equipment type/specification approval, crew licenses, operational standards, etc.)
Since joining the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, he has focused on technical safety administration at the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau, and also worked at the Motor Vehicle Transportation Bureau as well as studied abroad at a Graduate School of Public Policy in the United States.
At JITTI USA, he is engaged in research in the field of aviation technology.
Research Fellow
Specialization: Aviation, Tourism
Hirokazu Nishikawa
After graduating from Osaka University’s Faculty of Foreign Studies, he joined the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, where he served as an attaché to the Tourism Agency Counselor. In this role, he engaged in work related to tourism human resources policy.
Research Fellow
Specialization: Urban Transportation/Regional Transportation
Akito Okabe
Upon joining Tokyo Metro Co., Ltd., he worked on budget formulation/management and tax affairs in the finance department. Following this, he worked in the business administration department, where he was involved in developing business strategies, including formulating medium-term business plans.
Research Fellow
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Specialization: Maritime, Security
Kazuya Fukuhara
Since joining the Japan Coast Guard, he has been involved in various administrations related to regulation, security, international cooperation, and navigation safety operations, including being seconded to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
Research Fellow
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Specialization: Aviation, Tourism
Tetsuhiro Hagiwara
Since joining Narita International Airport Co., Ltd., he has been involved in organization, advertising management, passenger terminal building fare formulation and operation management, business jet terminal operation management, overseas airport operation business, etc., including being seconded to All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.
Director of Communications and Operations
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Mamiko Kim
Prior to joining JITTI USA, Mamiko worked in Ehime Prefecture on the JET Program, where she passed the JLPT N2. At JITTI USA, her work has entailed office administration and accounting, and now has greater focus on event logistics, authoring official communications, translation work, etc.
Mamiko has a Bachelor of Arts in East Asian Studies from Smith College and a Masters in Education from the College of William and Mary.
Office Manager
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Tomomi Dodd
Tomomi Dodd graduated from an American university and has been working for international companies. Dodd joined JITTI as an administrative assistant in October 2018.
Administrative Assistant
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Suzannah Nevas
After graduating from Wellesley College with a degree in East Asian Studies, Suzannah spent two years in Hyogo Prefecture on the JET Program. She subsequently returned to the U.S. and gained work experience in the fields of education, accounting and office administration. She has been a member of the JITTI staff since 2021.