Oraganization and Operations
(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
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
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
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
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)

(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).

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