(1) Board of Directors
① The Board of Directors is the supreme decision-making body which is composed of directors from eleven countries that are ASCOJA members and Japan.
② The Board of Directors meeting is held twice a year to deliberate topics such as program proposals, budget proposals, program reports, and financial statements.
(One meeting is conducted online.)
<Organization of the Board>Twelfth Term: April 2022 – March 2024
Director for Japan | Mr. Gotaro Ogawa | Former Ambassador of Japan to Cambodia Former Ambassador of Japan to Denmark |
Director for Indonesia | Mr. Hidekie Amangku | ASJA Chairperson of the Board Secretary-General of Association of Indonesian Alumni From Japan (PERSADA) |
Director for Malaysia | Mr. Gary Tang Kok Lian | President of Japan Graduates’ Association of Malaysia (JAGAM) |
Director for Philippines | Mr. Philip B. Sanvictores | Former President of Philippine Federation of Japan Alumni (PHILFEJA) |
Director for Singapore | Mr. Gian Yi-Hsen | President of Japanese University Graduates Association of Singapore (JUGAS) |
Director for Thailand | Mr. Apitch Rukpaitoon | President of Old Japan Students’ Association, Thailand (OJSAT) ASCOJA Chairperson |
Director for Myanmar | Prof. Dr. Myo Khin | President of Myanmar Association of Japan Alumni (MAJA) |
Director for Cambodia | Dr. Penghuy Ngov | Chief of Board Members, Immediate Past President of Japan Alumni of Cambodia (JAC) |
Director for Vietnam | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ngo Minh Thuy | President of Vietnam Association of Japan Alumni (VAJA) |
Director for Laos | Dr. Bandaxay Lovanxay | President of Japan Alumni of Laos (JAOL) |
Director for Brunei | Ms. Hajah Najmina Fairuz Binti Haji Abd Latif | President of Brunei Association of Japan Alumni (BAJA) |
<Advisor & Secretary General>
Advisor | Mr. Takashi Tajima | Former Ambassador of Japan to Canada Former Ambassador of Japan to Myanmar |
Advisor | Mr. Jiro Sato | President of Association for the Promotion of Japanese Language Education Immediate Past Secretary General of ASJA International |
Secretary General | Mr. Kazuhisa Matsuoka | Deputy Chairperson of CIESF Former Senior Vice President of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) |
Director for Japan | Mr. Gotaro Ogawa |
Former Ambassador of Japan to Cambodia Former Ambassador of Japan to Denmark |
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Indonesia Director |
Mr. Hidekie Amangku |
ASJA Chairperson of the Board インドネシア元日本留学生協会(PERSADA)事務局長 |
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Director for Malaysia | Mr. Gary Tang Kok Lian |
マレーシア元留日学生協会(JAGAM)会長 | |
Director for Philippines | Mr. Philip B. Sanvictores |
Former President of Philippine Federation of Japan Alumni (PHILFEJA) | |
Singapore Director |
Mr. Gian Yi-Hsen |
President of Japanese University Graduates Association of Singapore (JUGAS) | |
Director for Thailand | Mr. Apitch Rukpaitoon |
President of Old Japan Students’ Association, Thailand (OJSAT) ASCOJA Chairperson |
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Director for Myanmar | Prof. Dr. Myo Khin |
ミャンマー元日本留学生協会(MAJA)会長 | |
Director for Cambodia | Dr. Penghuy Ngov |
Chief of Board Members, Immediate Past President of Japan Alumni of Cambodia (JAC) | |
Director for Vietnam | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ngo Minh Thuy |
President of Vietnam Association of Japan Alumni (VAJA) | |
Director for Laos | Dr. Bandaxay Lovanxay |
President of Japan Alumni of Laos (JAOL) | |
Director for Brunei | Ms. Hajah Najmina Fairuz Binti Haji Abd Latif |
ブルネイ元日本留学生会(BAJA)会長 |
<Advisor & Secretary General>
Advisor | Mr. Takashi Tajima |
Former Ambassador of Japan to Canada Former Ambassador of Japan to Myanmar |
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Advisor | Mr. Jiro Sato |
President of Association for the Promotion of Japanese Language Education Immediate Past Secretary General of ASJA International |
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Secretary General | Mr. Kazuhisa Matsuoka |
Deputy Chairperson of CIESF Former Senior Vice President of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) |
(2) Secretariat
① The Secretary-General is appointed by the Board of Directors, and the Secretariat creates the program proposals and budget proposals, which are approved by the Board of Directors to be implemented.
<Members of the Secretariat>
Secretary-General Kazuhisa Matsuoka, Other staff members
② The Secretariat is located in the Japan Student Services Organization Tokyo Japanese Language Education Center (3-22-7 Kita-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo).