
The Japanese-German Center Berlin is dedicated to promoting and deepening German-Japanese and international exchange in the fields of economics, science, culture, society, and politics. Since 1985, we have contributed to the political and economic development of our two countries.

JDZB Board of Executives
President | Former Ambassador Takeshi Yagi |
Vice President | Prof. Dr. Verena Blechinger-Talcott |
Secretary General | Dr. Julia Münch |
Deputy Secretary General | Kenji Matsumoto |
Other Members | Dr. Ina Czyborra, Senator for Higher Education and Research, Health, and Long-Term Care, Berlin Ambassador Mitsuko Shino, Embassy of Japan, Berlin |
(As of 1 September 2025)

JDZB Foundation Council
Chairman | Gerhard Wiesheu, CEO |
Vice-Chairman | Dr. Eng. Masahiko Mori, President |
German Members | Johannes Ebert, Secretary General Prof. Dr. Gesine Foljanty-Jost Prof. Dr.-Ing. Anke Kaysser-Pyzalla, Chair of the Executive Board Prof. Dr. Ute Klammer, Managing Director Gerda Meuer, Former Director of Programming Michael Müller, Former Governing Mayor, Berlin Julia Schnitzler, Managing Partner Prof. Dr. Klaus Semlinger, Former President Dr. Sabine Stricker-Kellerer, Attourney at Lawy Ambassador Petra Sigmund Thomas Witty, Lawyer, ARQIS Foreign Law Office, |
Japanese Members | Prof. Dr. Kōichirō Agata, Faculty of Political Science and State Secretary Takehiro Funakoshi Prof. Dr. Yōko Iwama Isao Kano, President & CEO Tetsuhiro Kida, Honorary Advisor of Daido Life Insurance Company, Tokyo Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Michiko Mae, Institute of Modern Japan Norihide Miyoshi, Journalist, Tokyo Yōko Takahashi, President Prof. em. Dr. Reiko Tanabe |
(As of 1 September 2025)