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Fashion Designer President of Nadir Tati, Lda
Angola
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An International Advisory Council for
the Ashinaga Africa Initiative
The Kenjin-Tatsujin International Advisory Council is an advisory board for the Ashinaga Africa Initiative. The Council is a body of international leaders that forms a key part of the AAI.
The Japanese word Kenjin (賢人) means intellectuals and business leaders held in high public regard who have knowledge about global issues (Nobel laureates, academics, entrepreneurs, etc.). The word Tatsujin (達人) means nationally or internationally recognized artists, performers, or athletes who are socially active and globally conscious. Ashinaga values a wide range of opinions and professions on the Council, thus trying to represent different countries across all continents.
Support To the Ashinaga Africa Initiative



Kenjin-Tatsujin are expert advisors to the Ashinaga Africa Initiative. Together, they provide valuable advice on the formulation and execution of the initiative and offer ongoing counsel to Ashinaga concerning the project’s development.
Kenjin-Tatsujin members lend their support to the Ashinaga Africa Initiative by providing collective input to improve each element of the program, as well as connecting our students to universities, academic and professional opportunities, and support to turn their ideas into reality.

Fashion Designer President of Nadir Tati, Lda
Angola

Prime Minister of Burkina Faso Former Executive Secretary Emeritus of CTBTO
Burkina Faso

Former Ambassador of Côte d’Ivoire in Japan
Côte d'Ivoire

Managing Director, “Société Commerciale des Transports et des Ports”, Former Deputy Prime Minister, Former Minister of Budget
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Assistant Professor University of Addis Ababa
Ethiopia

Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana
Ghana

First Coach, Sotokoto Safari Marathon Olympic Silver Medalist in Marathon at Olympic Games Seoul 1988
Kenya

Former Chancellor of Moi University Co-Founder of UZIMA Foundation-Africa
Kenya

Chief Executive Officer, Elerai Global Services LLC
Kenya

High Commissioner of Lesotho in the United Kingdom
Lesotho

Professor of Economics, Researcher The University of Antananarivo
Madagascar

Dean of Science, University of Malawi
Malawi

Co-Founder Moving Windmills Project, Inc
Malawi

Former President of Kyoto Seika University
Mali

President and Founder of the MiFiTT Institute Former Chair and Co-Founder of US Mauritania Business Forum Professor of Computer Science, Ecole Polytechnique de Mauritanie
Mauritania

Vice-Chancellor of the University of Mauritius
Mauritius

Chairman & CEO of DHD Holding and SOICO Group
Mozambique

CEO, MORE PROMOTIONS LDA
Mozambique

Former Vice-Chancellor Chairman of the Board of Trustees. University of Namibia
Namibia

Coordinating Director Office of the Vice Chancellor University of Namibia
Namibia

Chief Executive Officer, NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency (NEPAD Agency) (NEPAD=The New Partnership for Africa’s Development) President of the Sahel and West Africa Club Former Prime Minister of Niger
Niger

United Nations Ambassador for the Arts
Nigeria

Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic) University of Nigeria Nsukka
Nigeria

Deputy Vice-Chancellor in charge of Institutional Advancement of the University of Rwanda Former Ambassador of Rwanda to Japan Former Minister of Education in Rwanda
Rwanda

Artist-Singer-Writer-Composer President of the Association “Lumière pour l’Enfance – Coumba Gawlo” Chief Executive Officer of Go Media Group
Senegal

Former United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All
Sierra Leone

Professor of International Relations and Director of the African Centre for the Study of the United States (ACSUS) at the University of the Witwatersrand
South Africa

President of The Princess of Africa Foundation Singer
South Africa

Founder and Managing Director, The African Story Teller PTY LTD
South Africa

Principal, Mkwawa University, College of Education
Tanzania

Former Executive Director of Partners In Health – Rwanda
Uganda

Senior Advisor to Uganda Government on South Sudan
Uganda

Founder and Executive Director African Center for Global Health and Social Transformation (ACHEST)
Uganda

Member of Parliament Former Ambassador of Uganda to Japan Former Minister of State government of Uganda
Uganda

National President, Zambia Red Cross Society Former Ambassador of Zambia to Japan
Zambia

Founder and Executive Chairman, Econet
Zimbabwe

Founder and Co-Chair at Higherlife Foundation
Zimbabwe

Former head coach of Japan Women’s National Team, Japan Football Association
Japan

President Nakamura Gakuen University Chairman of the Japanese Society of Psychosomatic Internal Medicine(JSPIM)
Japan

Former Mayor of Kyoto
Japan

Former Ambassador and former Senior Vice President of JICA
Japan

Professor Emeritus, Osaka University (Former President) Research Director & Member of the Board, APIR (Asia Pacific Institute of Research)
Japan

President of Riken Former President of Kyoto University
Japan

Professor Emeritus Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (Former President)
Japan

Director at the Research Institute for Humanity and Nature Former President of Kyoto University
Japan

Former President of International Christian University Managing Trustee for Educational Affairs, Sacred Heart School Corporation
Japan

Former Ambassador of Japan to Uganda Former Ambassador to TICAD (Tokyo International Conference on African Development)
Japan

Professional football player, FK Sūduva Professional Football Club Head of Delegation Cambodia National Football Team
Japan

Chairman, International House of Japan
Japan

Singer, Actor, Writer
Japan

Founder & Former Chairman, CEO, SoftBank Group Corp. Director of the Board, Sprint Corporation
Japan

Professor Emeritus of Asia University Member of the Board of Directors of Asia Gakuen (Former President of Asia University)
Japan

Japan Science and Technology Agency Former President,Nagoya University
Japan

Former Director, United Nation’s Office of Under Secretary General and Special Advisor on Africa Special Advisor to the CEO of AU-NEPAD Agency Lecturer at University of Tokyo Visiting Professor at Yokohama City University New York Representative of Japan-UN Friendship Association Senior Consultant for Private Sector Companies in Japan, USA and Africa
Japan

President of Hiroshima University
Japan

Winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry Director-General of CRDS, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) Distinguished Prefessor, Nagoya University RIKEN Fellow (Former President of RIKEN)
Japan

Ph.D., Headmaster Designate of Ikenobo
Japan

Chado Urasenke Grand Master
Japan

Chairman Emeritus, Hitachi Ltd. Former Chairman, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc.
Japan

Professor, University of Oxford Former Professor, University of Tokyo
Japan

Former Ambassador to South Africa Former Permanent Representative to the International Organizations in Vienna
Japan

Board Member & Vice President of Tokai University President of All Japan Judo Federation Chair of NPO Solidarity of International Judo Education Olympic Gold Medalist in Judo
Japan

Business strategist Writer
Japan

Former President of Hosei University
Japan

Adviser to the Board of Directors at SM Prime Holdings Chariperson at BDO Unibank, Inc. Vice Chairperson at SM Investments Corporation
Philippines

Former President of Université Catholique de Louvain
Belgium

The Danish Government’s Ghetto Representative (No Ghettos in 2030 in Denmark) Former CEO of BORNEfonden
Denmark

Former Chairman of Carlsberg Group, Carlsberg Foundation, Tuborg Foundation and UNLEASH
Denmark

Former President, Sciences Po (Fondation nationale des sciences politiques (FNSP), Institut d’études politiques de Paris (IEP))
France

Novelist Founder of Médecins sans frontières
France

Chairman French-African Foundation for Growth Former Prime Minister of Benin Vice-Chairman of PAI Partners
France

*Passed away on November 6, 2025, at the age of 83. We respectfully extend our deepest condolences. General commissioner for Investment in France Former President of Renault Special Representative for French-Japanese Partnership
France

President of the University of Hamburg
Germany

Last position: President of the Bayer Group in Japan
Germany

Former President of Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service)
Germany

Journalist Former Member of Italian and European Parliament European representative of BCIU
Italy

Singer
Italy

Olympic Silver and Bronze Medalist at Olympic Games Tokyo 1964 Former National Vice Minister Former President of National Olympic Committee
Netherlands

Professor of Sociology Former Senator Former Deputy Speaker of the Polish Senate and Member of the Polish-Japanese Parliamentary Group Former Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to the Kingdom of Morocco
Poland

Member of the Portuguese State Council Former President of the Portuguese Republic Honorary Doctor of the University of Lisbon
Portugal

President of Champalimaud Foundation
Portugal

Honorary President of the Institute for Child Support (Instituto de Apoio à Criança)
Portugal

Olympic Gold Medalist in Marathon
Portugal

Chairman of Garrigues Foundation Former Board member of the Trilateral Commission Honorary President of the Spanish Committee of the UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees)
Spain

Actress UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
Turkey

Director and Writer of Theatre and Opera
UK

Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford
UK

Professor Doctor of Faculty of Law Univesity of São Paulo Attorney-at-law
Brazil

Chancellor of Ryerson University Retired Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Royal Bank of Canada
Canada

President of New York University Former Vice-Chancellor of University of Oxford
USA

President Emerita of Vassar College Professor of Economics Managing Director, Ithaka S + R
USA

Founder of Different Roads to Learning, Inc.
USA

Tiger Pacific Capital L.P., Managing Partner
USA

CEO, Paige Enterprises, TyG Former Executive Director, Eleanor Roosevelt Center at Val-Kill
USA

Vice Dean, School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) Director of Edwin O. Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies Johns Hopkins University
USA

Bilingual film director and producer Winner of the 150th Anniversary of US-Japan Relationship
USA

Former US Chief of Protocol Former Senior Counsel of King & Spalding LLP
USA

Vice President of Meetings and Membership Council on Foreign Relations
USA

Chair of Georgetown University’s board of directors Former commissioner of NFL
USA

President and Vice Chancellor of the University of British Columbia Former President of University of Cincinnati
USA

Professor of Business in the Management Division at Columbia Business School
USA

President Emeritus University Professor of English The George Washington University
USA

Executive Director of the Pacific Research Institute Journalist
USA

Staff Writer Los Angeles Times
USA

Director, Development Research Institute Professor of Economics (Joint with Africa House) New York University
USA

Track & field athlete Former world record holder of the triple jump Former President US Olympians and Paralympians Association
USA

Covington & Burling LLP – Senior Advisor for Africa Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs
USA

President of the Borges International Foundation
Argentina

Board Member of Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brasil Literature Academy) Former Ambassadors of Brazil to Paraguay
Brazil

Singer, Author and Composer of popular music Socio-cultural activist
Chile

Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia
Colombia

First Minister of Culture of Colombia
Colombia

Founder of the Mexican Division of Yakult
Mexico

Composer of Traditional and Contemporary Peruvian Music Winner of the National Cultural Award Official Ambassador of the Peruvian Culture
Peru

Executive President of Instituto Mundo Libre Wife of former President of Congress Luis Gonzales Posada Recipient of “The 2001 United Nations Vienna Civil Society Award”
Peru
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