Research Institutes
Institute for Chemical Research (ICR)
Director: Yuichi Shimakawa
(Term: 1 April 2026 – 31 March 2027)
Institute for Research in Humanities
Director: Atsuo Morimoto
(Term: 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2027)
Institute for Life and Medical Sciences (LiMe)
Director: Keizo Tomonaga
(Term: 1 April 2026 – 31 March 2028)
Institute of Advanced Energy (IAE)
Director: Masato Katahira
(Term: 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2027)
Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere (RISH)
Director: Hirotsugu Kojima
(Term: 1 April 2026 – 31 March 2028)
Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI)
Director: Ryosuke Uzuoka
(Term: 1 April 2026 – 31 March 2028)
Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics (YITP)
Director: Hisao Hayakawa
(Term: 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2027)
Kyoto Institute of Economic Research (KIER)
Director: Tadashi Sekiguchi
(Term: 1 April 2026 – 31 March 2028)
Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences (RIMS)
Director: Yoshinori Namikawa
(Term: 1 April 2026 – 31 March 2028)
Institute for Integrated Radiation and Nuclear Science (KURNS)
Director: Ken Kurosaki
(Term: 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2027)
Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS)
Director: Masaaki Okamoto
(Term: 1 April 2026 – 31 March 2028)
Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA)
Director: Koji Eto
(Term: 1 April 2026 – 31 March 2028)
Institute for the Evolutionary Origins of Human Behavior
Director: Katsuki Nakamura
(Term: 1 April 2026 – 31 March 2028)