List of former chairmans

※ The organization name
“Prague Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry” (until 1998),
“Chamber of Commerce Czech Slovak Japan” (until 2000),
Changed to “Chamber of Commerce Czech Republic Japan” (from 2000).

2016
Chairman (from the end of May): Ichiro Higuchi, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Europe Ltd. Prague Branch
Chairman (Until May): Naoki Kumagai, Mitsui & Co. Deutschland GmbH
Vice Chairman: Kenta Koide, Toyota Peugeot Citroën Automobile Czech, s.r.o.
Vice Chairman: Yoshimasa Mita, Takenaka Europe GmbH
Vice Chairman (until March): Kiyomune Hayashi, TRCZ, s.r.o.
Vice Chairman: Atsushi Murase, Denso Manufacturing Czech s.r.o.
Vice Chairman: Taketoshi Obata, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (Holland) N.V. Prague Branch
Vice Chairman: Kyo Hosoda, Mitsubishi Corporation Praha office
Vice Chairman: Takaaki Yamamoto, Amcon Europe s.r.o.
Vice Chairman (from the end of May): Yasunari Anan, Panasonic AVC Networks Czech, s.r.o.
Vice Chairman (from the end of May): Eriko Shigematsu, Tumlare Corporation Czech Republic s.r.o.
Vice Chairman (from the end of May): Tsuyoshi Tone, KD TEC s.r.o.

2015
Chairman: Naoki Kumagai, Mitsui & Co. Deutschland GmbH
Vice Chairman: Kenta Koide, Toyota Peugeot Citroën Automobile Czech, s.r.o.
Vice Chairman: Yoshimasa Mita, Takenaka Europe GmbH
Vice Chairman: Seiki Kodama, Electric Power steering Components Europe s.r.o.
Vice Chairman: Kiyomune Hayashi, TRCZ, s.r.o.
Vice Chairman: Atsushi Murase, Denso Manufacturing Czech s.r.o.
Vice Chairman: Ichiro Higuchi, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Europe Ltd. Prague Branch
Vice Chairman: Koya Takahashi, Panasonic Automotive Systems Czech, s r.o.
Vice Chairman: Taketoshi Obata, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (Holland) N.V. Prague Branch

2014
Chairman (from the end of August): Makoto Takahashi, Panasonic AVC Networks Czech, s.r.o.
Chairman (until Augast): Hideaki Chugun, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (Holland) N.V. Prague Branch
Vice Chairman (until Augast): Makoto Takahashi, Panasonic AVC Networks Czech, s.r.o.
Vice Chairman: Naoki Kumagai, Mitsui & Co. Deutschland GmbH
Vice Chairman (until March): Kouji Nagata, YUSEN Logistics (CZECH), s.r.o.
Vice Chairman (until June): Hiroshi Yasuda, Toyoda Gosei Czech,s.r.o.
Vice Chairman: Hitoshi Atari, KYOCERA Solar Europe s.r.o.
Vice Chairman (from March): Kenta Koide, Toyota Peugeot Citroën Automobile Czech, s.r.o.
Vice Chairman (from June): Yoshimasa Mita, Takenaka Europe GmbH
Vice Chairman (from September): Seiki Kodama, Electric Power steering Components Europe s.r.o.
Vice Chairman (from September): Kiyomune Hayashi, TRCZ, s.r.o.
Vice Chairman (from September): Atsushi Murase, Denso Manufacturing Czech s.r.o.

2013
Chairman: Hideaki Chugun, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (Holland) N.V. Prague Branch
Vice Chairman: Makoto Takahashi, Panasonic AVC Networks Czech, s.r.o.
Vice Chairman: Naoki Kumagai, Mitsui & Co. Deutschland GmbH
Vice Chairman (until September): Takura Kawai, CMS Cameron McKenna v.o.s (*Legal secretary positions are ongoing)
Vice Chairman: Kouji Nagata, YUSEN Logistics (CZECH), s.r.o.
Vice Chairman: Hiroshi Yasuda, Toyoda Gosei Czech,s.r.o.
Vice Chairman (from September): Hitoshi Atari, KYOCERA Solar Europe s.r.o.

2012
Chairman: Satoshi Tačihara, Toyota Peugeot Citroën Automobile Czech, s.r.o.
Vice Chairman: Makoto Takahashi, Panasonic AVC Networks Czech, s.r.o.
Vice Chairman: Hideaki Chugun, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (Holland) N.V. Prague Branch
Vice Chairman: Naoki Kumagai, Mitsui & Co. Deutschland GmbH
Vice Chairman (form May): Takura Kawai, CMS Cameron McKenna v.o.s.
Vice Chairman (from May): Kouji Nagata, YUSEN Logistics (CZECH), s.r.o.
Vice Chairman (until April): Noriko Fukushi, Marubeni Corporation Prague Office

2011
Chairman (from May): Satoshi Tačihara, Toyota Peugeot Citroën Automobile Czech, s.r.o.
Chairman (until April): Makoto Nakajima, Mitsui & Co. Deutschland GmbH
Vice Chairman: Noriko Fukushi, Marubeni Corporation Prague Office
Vice Chairman: Makoto Takahashi, Panasonic AVC Networks Czech, s.r.o.
Vice Chairman: Hideaki Chugun, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (Holland) N.V. Prague Branch
Vice Chairman (from April): Naoki Kumagai, Mitsui & Co. Deutschland GmbH
Vice Chairman (until March): Takashi Yamana, Sumitomo Corporation Europe Ltd.

2010
Chairman: Makoto Nakajima, Mitsui & Co. Deutschland GmbH
Vice Chairman: Noriko Fukushi, Marubeni Corporation Prague Office
Vice Chairman: Takashi Yamana, Sumitomo Corporation Europe Ltd.
Vice Chairman: Takayuki Fujii, Daikin Industries Czech Republic s.r.o.
Vice Chairman (from April): Satoshi Tačihara, Toyota Peugeot Citroën Automobile Czech, s.r.o.
Vice Chairman (until Sptember): Tetsuya Nakao, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (Holland) N.V. Prague Branch
Vice Chairman (until March): Kiyoshi Yamakawa, Toyota Tsusho Europe S.A. Czech Branch

2009
Chairman: Noriyuki Yasuo, Panasonic AVC Networks Czech, s.r.o.
Vice Chairman: Tetsuya Nakao, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (Holland) N.V. Prague Branch
Vice Chairman (from April): Noriko Fukushi, Marubeni Corporation Prague Office
Vice Chairman (from April): Ikuzo Kojima, TRCZ s.r.o.
Vice Chairman (from April): Makoto Nakajima, Mitsui & Co. Deutschland GmbH
Vice Chairman (until March): Takura Kawai, CMS Cameron McKenna v.o.s.
Vice Chairman (until March): Kenichiro Nishikawa, Toyota Tsusho Europe S.A. Czech Branch
Vice Chairman (until March): Masami Saito, Mitsubishi Corporation Praha office
Vice Chairman (from August): Hiroshi Sano, Jetro Praha
Vice Chairman (until July): Mineo Hiyazaki, Jetro Praha

2008
Chairman: Noriyuki Yasuo, Panasonic AVC Networks Czech, s.r.o.
Vice Chairman: Takura Kawai, CMS Cameron McKenna v.o.s.
Vice Chairman: Tetsuya Nakao, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (Holland) N.V. Prague Branch
Vice Chairman: Masami Saito, Mitsubishi Corporation Praha office
Vice Chairman: Kenichiro Nishikawa, Toyota Tsusho Europe S.A. Czech Branch
Vice Chairman: Mineo Hiyazaki, Jetro Praha

2007
Chairman: Yukio Kawakita, Toyoda Gosei Czech,s.r.o
Vice Chairman: Noriyuki Yasuo, Panasonic AVC Networks Czech, s.r.o.
Vice Chairman: Tetsuya Nakao, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (Holland) N.V. Prague Branch
Vice Chairman: Takura Kawai, Allen & Overy
Vice Chairman: Mineo Hiyazaki, Jetro Praha
Vice Chairman (until July): Keiichi Takahashi, Sumitomo Corporation Europe Ltd.

2006
Chairman: Yukio Kawakita, Toyoda Gosei Czech,s.r.o
Vice Chairman: Keiichi Takahashi, Sumitomo Corporation Europe Ltd.
Vice Chairman: Takura Kawai, Allen & Overy
Vice Chairman: Mineo Hiyazaki, Jetro Praha

2005

Chairman: Hirotaka Sasaki, Mitsui & Co. Deutschland GmbH
Vice Chairman: Masazumi Kawachi, Mitsubishi Electric Automotive Czech s.r.o
Vice Chairman: Takeshi Mizuno → Mineo Hiyazaki, Jetro Praha

2004
Chairman: Hirotaka Sasaki, Mitsui & Co. Deutschland GmbH
Vice Chairman: Masazumi Kawachi, Mitsubishi Electric Automotive Czech s.r.o
Vice Chairman: Takeshi Mizuno, Jetro Praha

2003
Chairman: Tadanori Asahi, Panasonic AVC Networks Czech s.r.o
Vice Chairman: Yasushi Okuyama, Sumitomo Corporation Europe Ltd.
Vice Chairman: Takeshi Mizuno, Jetro Praha

2002
Chairman: Tadanori Asahi, Matsushita Television Central. Europe s.r.o.
Vice Chairman: Kiyoshi Mizukami, Meiwa Corporation → Akio Fujita, Iwatani Corporation
Vice Chairman: Satoru Hatakeyama → Takeshi Mizuno, Jetro Praha

2001
Chairman: Toshinaga Shirai, JVC → Masanobu Tajima, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Vice Chairman: Masanobu Tajima, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. → Kiyoshi Mizukami, Meiwa Corporation
Vice Chairman: Satoru Hatakeyama, Jetro Praha

2000
Chairman: Junichi Miyasaka, TOYOTA
Vice Chairman: Toshinaga Shirai, JVC
Vice Chairman: Satoru Hatakeyama, Jetro Praha

1999
Chairman: Kazuo Sasada, Sumitomo Corporation
Vice Chairman: Yoshiyuki Nogami, SONY
Vice Chairman: Takakazu Kitatani → Satoru Hatakeyama, Jetro Praha

1998
Chairman: Tsukasa Abe, Marubeni Corporation
Vice Chairman: Fuyuhiko Nishikida, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Vice Chairman: Takakazu Kitatani, Jetro Praha

1997
Chairman: Kazutami Ando, Mitsui & Co. Deutschland GmbH
Vice Chairman: Kazuyoshi Morita, Hitachi, Ltd.
Vice Chairman: Takakazu Kitatani, Jetro Praha

1996
Chairman: Masakatsu Amenomori, Itochu Corporation
Vice Chairman: Kotaro Kobayashi, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
Vice Chairman: Mitsuyoshi Saito → Takakazu Kitatani, Jetro Praha

1995
Chairman: Inoshita Eichi, Mitsui & Co. Deutschland GmbH
Vice Chairman: Takeshi Miyahara, Hitachi, Ltd.
Vice Chairman: Mitsuyoshi Saito, Jetro Praha

1994
Chairman: Keizo Ichikawa, Marubeni Corporation → Katsuhiro Watanabe, Sumitomo Corporation
Vice Chairman: Mitsuaki Ieda, Nichimen → Shinsuke Suenaga, Meiwa Corporation
Vice Chairman: Mitsuyoshi Saito, Jetro Praha