ARIBAYASHI Koji
Director, Atomic Energy Division, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)
| Mar. | 2001 | Graduate from Tokyo Institute of Technology (Master’s: Nuclear Engineering) |
| Apr. | 2001 | Atomic Energy Division (MEXT) |
| Apr. | 2003 | Unit Chief, Office of Emergency Planning and Environmental Radioactivity (MEXT) |
| Aug. | 2004 | Unif Chief, Office for Evaluation (MEXT) |
| Apr. | 2006 | Deputy Director, Life Science Division (MEXT) |
| May. | 2008 | Deputy Director, Atomic Energy Division (MEXT) |
| Apr. | 2010 | Deputy Director, Space Development and Utilization Division (MEXT) |
| Apr. | 2011 | Deputy Director, Economic Damage Response Office for Nuclear Power Plant Accidents (Cabinet Secretariat) |
| Jun. | 2012 | First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Japan to the ASEAN (MOFA) |
| Jul. | 2015 | Deputy Director, Development Planning Division of Research and Development Bureau (MEXT) |
| Apr. | 2016 | Director, Office for Corporate Strategy (National Institute for Materials Science) |
| Aug. | 2017 | Secretary to Minister (MEXT) |
| Oct. | 2018 | Director for Space Development and Cooperation, Space Development and Utilization Division (MEXT) |
| Jan. | 2019 | Director, Office for Radioactive Waste Management Policy (MEXT) |
| Jul. | 2021 | Counselor, Embassy of Japan in the U.S (Chief of Science Section) |
| Jul. | 2024 | Director, Atomic Energy Division (MEXT) |
Koji Aribayashi is the Director of the Atomic Energy Division at the Japanese
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), a post
he assumed in July 2024.
Prior to his current position, he was the Science Counselor at the Embassy of
Japan in the United States of America from 2021 to 2024.
Mr. Aribayashi joined MEXT in 2001 where he worked to promote R&D in the areas
of Nuclear Energy, Fusion Energy, Space, Life Sciences and Materials Science,
among others. He graduated from the Tokyo Institute of Technology with an MA
in Nuclear Engineering in 2001.