Management
Executives
President & CEO
TATSUHIKO TAKESADA
Career
- 1984Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
- 1995Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)
(Former Export-Import Bank of Japan) - 2013Executive Officer for Asia and Pacific, Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)
- 2014Managing Director for Project, Japan Overseas Infrastructure Investment Corporation for Transport & Urban Development (JOIN)
- 2017Senior Managing Director for Project, Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)
- 2020President & CEO, Japan Overseas Infrastructure Investment Corporation for Transport & Urban Development (JOIN)(Present)
Representative Director & CFO
SHICHITO TOBARI
Career
- 1988MUFG Bank, Ltd. (MUFG) (Former The Bank of Tokyo, Ltd.)
- 2011General Manager of M&A Finance Division, MUFG
- 2013General Manager of Transaction Banking Division, MUFG
- 2014General Manager for Middle East and Head of Dubai Branch, MUFG
- 2017Executive Officer, President and CEO, MUFG Bank (Europe) N.V.
- 2018Executive Officer, President and CEO, MUFG Bank (Europe) N.V.
General Manager of European Corporate Banking Division, MUFG - 2019Representative Director, Senior Executive Managing Director, Tokyo Credit Service Co., Ltd.
- 2021Representative Director and President, Tokyo Credit Service Co., Ltd.
- 2026Representative Director, Senior Executive Managing Director, Japan Overseas Infrastructure Investment Corporation for Transport & Urban Development (JOIN) (Present)
Senior Executive Managing Director
HIROMICHI HANABUSA
Career
- 1993Ministry of Transport (MOT)
- 2012Counsellor, Embassy of Japan in Spain, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- 2016Director, Ocean Policy Division of Policy Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT)
- 2017Director, Logistics Policy Division of Policy Bureau, MLIT
- 2020Senior Director, General Affairs Department, Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency (JRTT)
- 2022Deputy Director General for Economic, Fiscal and Social Structure, Cabinet Office
- 2023Chief Record Officer, Minister’s Secretariat, MLIT
- 2024Deputy Director-General for Policy Evaluation, Minister’s Secretariat and Director, Secretariat Division of Minister’s Secretariat, MLIT
- 2025Senior Executive Managing Director, Japan Overseas Infrastructure Investment Corporation for Transport & Urban Development (JOIN) (Present)
Outside Director
NOBURU KATO
Career
- 1985Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) (Former Sumitomo Bank Ltd.)
- 2007General Manager of Europe Corporate Banking Department III, SMBC
- 2012General Manager of Asian Investment Banking Department, SMBC
- 2014Executive Officer, General Manager of Asian Investment Banking Department, SMBC
- 2016Executive Officer, Deputy Head of Investment Banking Unit, SMBC
- 2017Managing Director and Managing Executive Officer, SMBC Trust Bank Ltd.
- 2024Senior Managing Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer, SMBC Trust Bank Ltd.
- 2026Advisor, SMBC Trust Bank Ltd. (Present)
- 2026Outside Director, Japan Overseas Infrastructure Investment Corporation for Transport & Urban Development (JOIN) (Present)
Outside Director
RYO HAGA
Career
- 1986Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (Former The Fuji Bank, Limited.)
- 2011General Manager of Fukuoka Branch and Fukuoka Branch DivisionⅠ, Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
- 2013Executive Officer, The Daito Bank, Ltd.
- 2014Director, The Daito Bank, Ltd.
- 2020Managing Executive Officer, The Daito Bank, Ltd.
- 2021Outside Director and Audit and Supervisory Committee member, Tokyo Water Co., Ltd. (Present)
- 2022Outside Director, Japan Overseas Infrastructure Investment Corporation for Transport & Urban Development (JOIN) (Present)
Outside Director
ERI HABU
Career
- 1988Senior Specialist of Trade and Investment, Department of International Trade Promotion Ministry of Commerce, Portugal
- 1999Manager, Official Development Aid Department, Deloitte Tohmatsu Consulting.
- 2000Chief Senior Researcher, International Division, Policy Research Headquarter, Sanwa Research Institute.
- 2003Visiting Professor, International Development Course, Graduate School of Economics, Hosei University
- 2005Visiting Researcher, Legal Vice Presidency, World Bank
- 2006Associate Professor, Public Administration Course, Graduate School of Economics, Yamaguchi University
- 2015Professor, Center for Community Legal Advice and Support Services, Shizuoka University
- 2021Outside Director, Japan Overseas Infrastructure Investment Corporation for Transport & Urban Development (JOIN) (Present)
- 2026Visiting Professor, Mie University (Present)
Outside Director
TAKASHI MURAOKA
Career
- 1989The Sanwa Bank, Ltd.
- 2000Investment Banking Division, Morgan Stanley Japan Ltd.
- 2003Managing Director, Industrial Revitalization Corporation of Japan
- 2007Director and Managing Director, Industrial Growth Platform, Inc. (IGPI)
- 2016Representative Director and Managing Director, Industrial Growth Platform, Inc. (IGPI)
- 2020Representative Director and CEO, Industrial Growth Platform, Inc. (IGPI)
- 2022Director, Advanced Technology Acceleration Corporation (Present)
- 2024Representative Director and CEO, IGPI Group, Inc. (Present)
- 2025Outside Auditor, Angel Group Co., Ltd. (Present)
- 2025Representative Director, IGPI Digital Intelligence, Inc. (Present)
- 2026Outside Director, JBIC IG Partners Co., Ltd. (Present)
- 2026Outside Director, Japan Overseas Infrastructure Investment Corporation for Transport & Urban Development (JOIN) (Present)
Outside Director
AKIO YOSHIDA
Career
- 1982JGC Corporation
- 2001General Manager, Abu Dhabi Office, JGC Corporation
- 2007General Manager, Middle East Sales Department II, Project Sales Division, JGC Corporation
- 2010Executive Officer, General Manager of Middle East and North Africa Sales Department, JGC Corporation
- 2019Managing Executive Officer, Head of Marketing & Sales Division, JGC Corporation
- 2019Senior Executive Officer, Head of Marketing & Sales Division, Oil & Gas Project Company, JGC Global Corporation
- 2020Senior Executive Officer, Senior Vice President, Head of Marketing & Sales Division, JGC Global Corporation
- 2020Director, Senior Executive Officer, Senior Vice President, Head of Marketing & Sales Division, JGC Global Corporation
- 2021Managing Executive Officer, JGC Holdings Corporation
- 2022Senior Advisor, JGC Holdings Corporation
- 2023Senior Advisor, JGC Global Corporation
- 2026Retired from JGC Global Corporation
- 2026Outside Director, Japan Overseas Infrastructure Investment Corporation for Transport & Urban Development (JOIN) (Present)
Outside Auditor
YASUKO TERAURA
Attorney at Law in Japan and New York
Career
- 2000Bar Association Registration (Japan), TMI Associates
- 2006Admitted to the New York State Bar
- 2008Partner, TMI Associates
- 2010Founder and Partner, Endeavor Law Office (Present)
- 2022Outside Auditor, Japan Overseas Infrastructure Investment Corporation for Transport & Urban Development (JOIN) (Present)
The Committee on Overseas Infrastructure in Transport & Urban Development
The Committee is a statutory organization established based on the “JOIN Act” in order to make objective and expert decisions regarding the investment project to be conducted by JOIN.
Chairperson
Eri Habu
Deputy Chairperson
Ryo Haga
Member
Noburu Kato
Member
Tatsuhiko Takesada
Member
Shichito Tobari
Member
Takashi Muraoka
Member
Akio Yoshida
For details in the process leading to investment, please refer to Our Decision Making Process page.