Committees and Divisions
2023.09.29
Committees (As of 1 December 2025)
Term of office: 2025 Annual General Meeting (21 June 2025) – 2027 Annual General Meeting (to be held in June 2027)
General Affairs Committee
| Committee Chairperson | Kazuyoshi Nonami | Tottori University |
| Scretary | Yasumaru Hirai | Tottori University |
| Scretary | Takeshi Haji | Institue of Agricultural Machinery, NARO |
Finance Committee
| Committee Chairperson | Yuataka Kaiz | The University of Tokyo |
| Scretary | Kenichi Furuhashi | The University of Tokyo |
Editorial Committee for the Japanese Journal
| Committee Chairperson | Fumihiko Tanaka | Kyushu University |
| Committee Vice Chairperson | Kazunobu Hayashi | Institue of Agricultural Machinery, NARO |
| Permanent committee member | Osamu Kinoshita | University of Miyazaki |
| Permanent committee member | Ikko Ihara | Kobe University |
| Permanent committee member | Itaru Sotome | The University of Tokyo |
| Permanent committee member | Muneshi Mitsuoka | Kyushu University |
| Permanent committee member | Daisuke Hamanaka | Kagoshima University |
| Permanent committee member | Yosuke Kubota | Fukushima University |
| Permanent committee member | Yoshinari Morio | Mie Unuversity |
| Permanent committee member | Hidefumi Saito | The Research Center for Agricultural Robotics, NARO |
| Permanent committee member | Hideto Kurosaki | Institue of Agricultural Machinery, NARO |
| Permanent committee member | Hideyuki Konya | Institue of Agricultural Machinery, NARO |
| Permanent committee member | Kurashiki Keita | Institue of Agricultural Machinery, NARO |
| Committee member (Hokkaido Branch) | （to be decided） | |
| Committee member (Tohoku Branch) | Takahiro ORIKASA | Iwate University |
| Committee member (Kanto Branch) | （to be decided） | |
| Committee member (Kansai Branch) | Kenji Takisawa | Mie Unuversity |
| Committee member (Kyushu Branch) | Takeshi Sueyoshi | Kagoshima University |
| Chief secretary (Academic Journal) | Fumina Tanaka | Kyushu University |
| Chief secretary (Information Magazine) | Natsuki Nakayama | Institue of Agricultural Machinery, NARO |
| Secretary (Academic Journal) | Yuya Aoyagi | Utsunomiya University |
| Secretary (Academic Journal) | Yuko Ueka | Ehime University |
| Secretary (Academic Journal) | Shuhei Ohata | Ehime University |
| Secretary (Academic Journal) | Arisa Koga | Institute of Food Research, NARO |
| Secretary (Information Magazine) | Masakazu Kashino | Institue of Agricultural Machinery, NARO |
| Secretary (Information Magazine) | Hirotaka Tsuchikawa | Institue of Agricultural Machinery, NARO |
| Secretary (Information Magazine) | Hayato Seki | Institue of Agricultural Machinery, NARO |
Planning Committee
| Committee Chairperson | Koji Kawakami | Satake Corporation |
| Member | Kazunobu Ishii | Hokkaido University |
| Member | Yoshimichi Yamashita | Tohoku Agricultural Research Center,NARO |
| Member | Hiromi Ohmori | Institue of Agricultural Machinery, NARO |
| Member | Takashi Fukushima | Mie Unuversity |
| Member | Muneshi Mitsuoka | Kyushu University |
| Member | Satoshi Yamada | The Research Center for Agricultural Robotics, NARO |
| Member | Satoru Ueno | Institue of Agricultural Machinery, NARO |
| Member | Yuichi Takatsuka | IsekiI & Co., Ltd. |
| Member | Kazuaki Matsubara | Kubota Corporation |
| Member | Yuki Hashimoto | Satake Corporation |
| Member | Masaya Iida | Mitsubishi Mahindra Agriculural Machinery Co. Ltd. |
| Member | Ysunobu Sano | Yanmar Agribusiness Co., Ltd. |
| Secretary | Isao Shinno | Satake Corporation |
| Secretary | Shinya Ochiai | Satake Corporation |
Awards Committee
| Committee Chairperson | Yoshisada Nagasaka | Kitasato University |
| Member | Yuji Nagasaki | Institue of Agricultural Machinery, NARO |
| Member | Tsutomu Watanabe | IsekiI & Co., Ltd. |
| Member | Koji Kawakami | Satake Corporation |
| Member | Yuataka Kaiz | The University of Tokyo |
| Member | Tadashi Chosa | Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology |
| Member | Kazunori Iwabuchi | Hokkaido University |
| Member | Shuhuai Zhang | Hirosaki University |
| Member | Yoshinori Kawagoe | Nihon University |
| Member | Ryozo Noguchi | Kyoto University |
| Member | Shigeki Inaba | Saga University |
Information Systems Committee
| Committee Chairperson | Takeshi Shikanai | University of the Ryukyus |
| Member | Takanori Ito | Hokkaido University |
| Member | Genta Kanai | Tohoku Agricultural Research Center |
| Member | （to be decided） | |
| Member | Kazuhiko Nanba | Okayama University |
| Member | Kenji Hiyoshi | University of Miyazaki |
| Secretary | Koichiro Fukami | Kyushu-Okinawa Agricultural Research Center |
International Exchange Committee
| Committee Chairperson | Eiji Morimoto | Kobe University |
| Member | Hiroki Umeda | Nihon University |
| Member | Toshikazu Kaho | Niigata University |
Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration Committee
| Committee Chairperson | Masami Matsui | Utsunomiya University |
| Member | Toshiyuki Higuma | Kubota Corporation |
| Member | Shinji Takagi | Yanmar Agribusiness Co., Ltd. |
| Member | Tomonori Fujioka | IsekiI & Co., Ltd. |
| Member | Yoshiyuki Moritaka | Mitsubishi Mahindra Agriculural Machinery Co. Ltd. |
| Member | Isao Shinno | Satake Corporation |
| Member | Seiichi Arima | Ehime University |
| Member | Takashi Fukushima | Mie Unuversity |
| Member | Yuya Aoyagi | Utsunomiya University |
| Member | Hiromi Ohmori | Institue of Agricultural Machinery, NARO |
| Member | Shigeyoshi Tsukamoto | Institue of Agricultural Machinery, NARO |
| Member | Yuichi Kobayashi | The Research Center for Agricultural Robotics, NARO |
| Member | Ei Seki | Institue of Agricultural Machinery, NARO |
| Secretary | Morinobu Matsuo | Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science, NARO |
Editorial Board, Engineering in Agriculture, Environment and Food (EAEF, an International Journal), Japan side
| Editor-in Chief, Committee Chairperson | Yukiharu Ogawa | Chiba University |
| Committee Vice Chairperson | Kazuhiko Namba | Okayama University |
| Reviewing Associate Editor | Tsuyoshi Okayama | Ibaraki Univesity |
| Reviewing Associate Editor | Muneshi Mitsuoka | Kyushu University |
| Reviewing Associate Editor | Teppei Imaizumi | Gifu University |
| Reviewing Associate Editor | Masatsugu Tamura | Utsunomiya University |
| Reviewing Associate Editor | Mitop Kokawa | University of Tsukuba |
| Reviewing Associate Editor | Daisuke Hamanaka | Kagoshima University |
| Reviewing Associate Editor | Keiji Konagaya | Ehime University |
| Reviewing Associate Editor | Yoshito Saito | Niigata University |
| Reviewing Associate Editor | Fetra Andriamanohiarisoamanana | Kyushu Okinawa Agricultural Research Center, NARO |
| Reviewing Associate Editor | Akihiro Tanaka | Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science, NARO |
| Reviewing Associate Editor | Tetsuhito Suzuki | Mie University |
| Reviewing Associate Editor | Takashi Fukushima | Mie University |
| Assistant | Satoshi Yamamoto | Akita Prefectural University |
| Advisor | Takahisa Nishizu | Gifu University |
AABEA-JSAM Committee
| Committee Chairperson | Tadashi Chosa | Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology |
| Subcommittee to Study AABEA | | |
| Committee Chairperson | Tadashi Chosa | Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology |
| Member | Michihisa Iida | Kyoto University |
| Member | Eiji Morimoto | Kobe University |
| Member | Yukiharu Ogawa | Chiba University |
| Member | Takashi Okayasu | Kyushu University |
| Subcommittee to Study ISMAB | | |
| Committee Chairperson | Tadashi Chosa | Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology |
| Member | Michihisa Iida | Kyoto University |
| Member | Takashi Okayasu | Kyushu University |
| Member | Takahisa Nishizu | Gifu University |
Committee for E-Journalization of the Japanese Journals
| Committee Chairperson | Takahisa Nishizu | Gifu University |
| Member | Teppei Imaizumi | University |
Annual Conference and Program Committee
| Chairperson of the Annual Conference Steering Committee | Xiulun Wang | Mie University |
| Chairperson of the Annual Conference Executive Committee | Xiulun Wang | Mie University |
| Chairperson of the Annual Conference Program Committee | Takashi Fukushima | Mie University |
Divisions (As of 1 December 2025)
Term of office: 2025 Annual General Meeting (21 June 2025) – 2027 Annual General Meeting (to be held in June 2027)
Agricultural Machinery Division
| Division Director | Kazufumi Shimizu | Institue of Agricultural Machinery, NARO |
| Chief secretary | Hirofumi Yamasaki | Institue of Agricultural Machinery, NARO |
| Division Secretary | Mitsuyoshi Shimazu | Institue of Agricultural Machinery, NARO |
| Division Secretary | Tomoko Fukai | Institue of Agricultural Machinery, NARO |
| Division Secretary/Accounting | Yusuke Mizuno | Institue of Agricultural Machinery, NARO |
| Division Secretary | Ikuo Ueka | IsekiI & Co., Ltd. |
| Division Secretary | Kengo Yoshimizu | Kubota Corporation |
| Division Secretary | Atsushi Kimura | Mitsubishi Mahindra Agriculural Machinery Co. Ltd. |
| Division Secretary | Yasunobu Sano | Yanmar Agribusiness Co., Ltd. |
Foods and Food Engineering Division
| Division Director | Yoshinori Kawagoe | Nihon University |
| Division Vice Director | Takahisa Nishizu | Gifu University |
| Steering Committee Member | Shigenobu Koseki | Hokkaido University |
| Steering Committee Member | Takahiro Orikasa | Iwate University |
| Steering Committee Member | Takahiro Orikasa | Iwate University |
| Steering Committee Member | Mito Kokawa | University of Tsukuba |
| Steering Committee Member | Shoji Hagiwara | Institute of Food Research, NARO |
| Steering Committee Member | Yukiharu Ogawa | Chiba University |
| Steering Committee Member | Eriko Yasunaga | Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology |
| Steering Committee Member | Yoshiki Muramatsu | Tokyo University of Agriculture |
| Steering Committee Member | Kohei Nakano | Gifu University |
| Steering Committee Member | Shinichiro Kuroki | Kyoto University |
| Steering Committee Member | Fumihiko Tanaka | Kyushu University |
| Steering Committee Member | Daisuke Hamanaka | Kagoshima University |
| Division Secretary | Itaru Sotome | The University of Tokyo |
IT Mechatronics Division
| Division Director | Satoshi Yamamoto | Akita Prefectural University |
| Division Vice Director | Yosuke Kubota | Fukushima University |
| Steering Committee Member | Shuichi Adachi | Mitsubishi Mahindra Agriculural Machinery Co. Ltd. |
| Steering Committee Member | Takashi Okayasu | Kyushu University |
| Steering Committee Member | Yutaka Kaizu | The University of Tokyo |
| Steering Committee Member | Naoshi Saito | Kubota Corporation |
| Steering Committee Member | Tadashi Chosa | Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology |
| Steering Committee Member | Yoshisada Nagasaka | Kitasato University |
| Steering Committee Member | Keisuke Hara | Tokachi Agricultural Experiment Station, HRO |
| Steering Committee Member | Koichiro Fukami | Kyushu-Okinawa Agricultural Research Center, NARO |
| Steering Committee Member | Koji Miyake | Yanmar Agribusiness Co., Ltd. |
| Steering Committee Member | Yoshinari Morio | Mie University |
| Steering Committee Member | Eiji Morimoto | Kobe University |
| Advisor | Michihisa Iida | Kyoto University |
| Advisor | Noboru Noguchi | Hokkaido University |
| Division Secretary | Shogo Tsubota | Institue of Agricultural Machinery, NARO |
| Division Secretary | Takashi Yamashita | Institue of Agricultural Machinery, NARO |
Bioresource Division
| Division Director | Munehiro Tanaka | Saga Unniversity |
| Division Vice Director | Takeki Maeda | Iwate University |
| Steering Committee Member | Ikko Ihara | Kobe University |
| Steering Committee Member | Yoichiro Kojima | Institute of livestock and Grasslamd Science, NARO |
| Steering Committee Member | Akihiro Tanaka | Kyushu-Okinawa Agricultural Research Center, NARO |
| Steering Committee Member | Ryozo Noguchi | Kyoto University |
| Steering Committee Member | Kenichi Furuhashi | The University of Tokyo |
| Steering Committee Member | Xiulun Wang | Mie University |
| Steering Committee Member | Koichi Amaha | Livestock Environmental Technology Center, LEIO |
| Steering Committee Member | Takanori Ito | Hokkaido University |
| Division Secretary | Tetsuo Kawaide | Institue of Agricultural Machinery, NARO |
| Division Secretary | Gen Yoshida | Kobe University |
| Division Secretary | Kenji Takizawa | Mie University |
