SHIOZAKI Masaharu (Director General)

Title Director General
Name SHIOZAKI Masaharu
Career
  • March, 1991 Received his master’s degree in engineering from Tohoku University
  • April, 1991 Entered the Science and Technology Agency
    [The agency was merged with the Ministry of Education into the new the Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture (MEXT) in 2001]
  • July, 2013 Liaison Officer to the Minister, MEXT
  • July, 2014 Director, School Management Support Division, Elementary and Secondary Education Bureau, MEXT
  • July, 2016 Director, Knowledge Infrastructure Policy Division, Science and Technology Policy Bureau, MEXT
  • July, 2018 Director, Student Support and Exchange Division, Higher Education Bureau, MEXT
  • July, 2019 Director, Policy Division, Minister’s Secretariat, MEXT
  • August, 2020 Deputy Director-General (Research Promotion Bureau and Higher Education Bureau), MEXT
  • July, 2021 Director for Strategic Planning and Management, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
  • October, 2021 Senior Vice President, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
  • April, 2024 Councilor, Cabinet Secretariat; Deputy Secretary General for Science, Technology and Innovation Policy, Cabinet Office
  • July, 2025- present Director-General, National Institute of Science and Technology Policy (NISTEP), MEXT