Institute Information
Overview
The Fukushima Institute for Research, Education and Innovation (commonly known as F-REI) is a special corporation established on April 1, 2023 under the Act on Special Measures for the Reconstruction and Revitalization of Fukushima.
In addition to providing dreams and hopes for realizing the reconstruction of Fukushima and other prefectures in the Tohoku region, F-REI aims to become a world-renowned “central institute for creative reconstruction” which drives forward with enhancing the scientific capabilities, technological capabilities and industrial competitiveness of Japan and contributes to economic growth and improvement to the daily lives of people living in Japan.
Greetings from the President
The Fukushima Institute for Research, Education and Innovation (F-REI) is a special corporation newly established by the national government in April 2023 under the Act on Special Measures for the Reconstruction and Revitalization of Fukushima. I was appointed by Prime Minister Kishida as the first president of F-REI.
More than 10 years have passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake occurred. However, the Fukushima Hamadori area and other areas which have suffered from the nuclear disaster still face medium-term and long-term challenges, such as a declining population, a shortage of industrial workers, and remaining vast pieces of unused or underused land due to the effects of long-term evacuations and other factors.
- (1) Missions of F-REI
The major missions of F-REI are to provide dreams and hopes for realizing the reconstruction of Fukushima and other prefectures in the Tohoku region. The goal is to do this while becoming a world-renowned “central institute for creative reconstruction” that raises the industrial competitiveness of Japan to the highest level in the world and contributes to economic growth and improvement to the daily lives of people living in Japan. - (2) Promotion of World-Class Research, and Social Implementation and Industrialization of Its Results
For the missions above, at F-REI we will not only conduct research and development, but also work on social implementation and industrialization of research results and human resource development as our main tasks in order to resolve the problems in Fukushima and around the world. At the same time, F-REI will also play a role as a control center with a coordinating function to realize interdepartmental research by research facilities and other organizations already located in Fukushima. - (3) Central Institute for Creative Reconstruction
To ensure that the establishment of F-REI affects a wide area, F-REI will realize a “diverse and unique field of research, demonstration, and social implementation in the world.” It will also disseminate information globally by collaborating with local municipalities, residents, companies, organizations, etc., in various forms of partnership and considering not only the facilities of F-REI but also the environment outside F-REI as an extensive field of demonstration research.
These extremely important missions of F-REI may not be accomplished soon, but at F-REI we will work with all our heart and soul to produce results one by one and to contribute to Fukushima and Japan. We would greatly appreciate your support and cooperation.
List of Officers
President:
Koetsu YAMAZAKI
Career:
- March 1976
- Master of Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kanazawa University
- December 1982
- Doctor of Engineering, Osaka University
- July 1994
- Professor of Engineering, Kanazawa University
- April 2014
- President of Kanazawa University
- April 2022
- Special Advisor of Kanazawa University
- April 2023
- Incumbent

Vice President (R&D Management)
Katsumi EMURA
Career:
- March 1982
- Master of Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Tokyo
- September 1992
- Doctor of Engineering (University of Tokyo)
- June 2016
- Director, Executive Vice President and CTO of NEC Corporation
- April 2022
- Senior Advisor of NEC Corporation
- April 2023
- Incumbent

Vice President (Administrative Supervisor)
Naohito KIMURA
Career:
- March 1992
- Graduated from Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Tokyo
- May 1998
- MPA (Master of Public Administration), School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
- September 2022
- Director-General, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
- April 2023
- Incumbent

Executive Director (Business Planning and Industrialization)
Toshihiro BANNAI
Career
- March 1994
- Master of Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Tokyo
- May 2002
- Master of Science, Nuclear Engineering Department, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- July 2022
- Counselor of the Reconstruction Agency
- April 2023
- Incumbent

Exective Director (Human Resource Development, Global Issues, External Funds)
Yuji OWADA
Career
- March 1989
- Graduated from School of Medicine, Tohoku University (with Medical License)
- March 1996
- Doctor of Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University
- September 2006
- Professor of Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi University
- April 2015
- Professor of Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University
- April 2020
- Special Assistant for the President of Tohoku University
- April 2023
- Incumbent

Auditor (Part-Time)
Shin MORISHITA
Career
- March 1983
- Doctor of Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Tokyo
- July 1997
- Professor of Faculty of Engineering, Yokohama National University
- April 2015
- Director and Vice President of Yokohama National University
- March 2020
- Professor Emeritus of Yokohama National University
- April 2021
- Director of Niigata University
- April 2023
- Incumbent

Auditor (Part-Time)
Tomoko NAKANISHI
Career
- March 1978
- Doctor of Science, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo
- April 2001
- Professor of Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences,University of Tokyo
- March 2014
- Member of the Japan Atomic Energy Commission of the Cabinet Office
- June 2016
- Professor Emeritus and Specially Appointed Professor of University of Tokyo
- April 2019
- President of Hoshi University (Current Professor Emeritus)
- April 2023
- Incumbent

Institute Structure

Address
- F-REI Headquarters (Operations and Administration Department)
Zip Code: 979-1521
Fureai Center Namie, 6-1 Yazawa-machi, Gongendo, Namie-town, Futaba-couty, Fukushima, Japan
Latitude/Longitude (decimal number):
37.49176175766522, 140.98732671360534 - Radioecology Unit
Zip Code: 960-1295
Environmental Dynamics Analysis Center Building, 1 Hikarigaoka, Fukushima-city, Fukushima, Japan
Contact Us
Phone: 0240-41-9970
E-mail: madoguchi.h5x_atmark_f-rei.go.jp
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