May 13, 2021 Result of Mutual Election of Chair and Executive Members of MIC’s National Research and Development Agency Council

Members of the National Research and Development Agency Council of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), who were appointed by the Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications on April 10, 2021, elected the Chair by mutual vote. The elected Chair nominated the Acting Chair and the members and expert advisors of the respective Subcommittees of the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. In the respective Subcommittees, the members and expert advisors nominated by the Chair elected the Chairs of the Subcommittees by mutual vote. The nominated Chairs appointed the Acting Chairs of the Subcommittees.

1. MIC’s National Research and Development Agency Council

• Chair OIE Yuji
• Acting Chair: UMEHIRA Masahiro

2. Subcommittee of the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology

• Chair of the Subcommittee: OIE Yuji
• Acting Chair of the Subcommittee: OBA Michiko

3. Subcommittee of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

• Chair of the Subcommittee: UMEHIRA Masahiro
• Acting Chair of the Subcommittee: CHINO Keiko