Specially Appointed Professor KATO Kazuto Elected President of the Science Council of Japan; Professor SEKITANI Tsuyoshi Elected Vice-President

On October 1, 2026, KATO Kazuto, Specially Appointed Professor (Full-time) at the Premium Research Institute for Human Metaverse Medicine and Professor Emeritus of the Graduate School of Medicine, was elected President of the Science Council of Japan.
In addition, SEKITANI Tsuyoshi, Professor at SANKEN, was elected Vice-President.

The Science Council of Japan was established in 1949 as the representative organization of Japan’s scientific community. On October 1, 2026, it transitioned from a special organization of the national government to a special public corporation.

■Comment from Specially Appointed Professor KATO
As President, I aim to engage in dialogue and deliberation with people from all sectors of society and work collaboratively with them.

■Comment from Professor SEKITANI
As Vice-President for International Affairs, I will work to strengthen relationships of trust with the global academic community and contribute to addressing global challenges through the international dissemination of Japanese scholarship and international collaboration.

[Related links]
The Science Council of Japan
https://www.scj.go.jp/en/index.html
Premium Research Institute for Human Metaverse Medicine
https://prime.osaka-u.ac.jp/
SANKEN
https://www.sanken.osaka-u.ac.jp/en/