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 | Kai Wegner, Governing Mayor of Berlin, Berlin Ambassador Mitsuko Shino, Embassy of Japan, Berlin |
(As of 7 July 2026)
JDZB Foundation Council
Chairman | Gerhard Wiesheu, CEO |
Vice-Chairman | Dr. Eng. Masahiko Mori, President |
German Members | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Anke Kaysser-Pyzalla, Chair of the Executive Board Michael Müller, Former Governing Mayor, Berlin 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 Prof. em. Dr. Reiko Tanabe |
(As of 13 August 2026)