Officers and Secretary General
As of October 2026. Names are given in Western order (given name first).
| President | Katsuhiko Shirai | Professor Emeritus, Waseda University |
| Vice President | Masaru Kitsuregawa | Director-General, Research Organization of Information and Systems (Inter-University Research Institute Corporation) |
| Vice President | Toru Iiyoshi | Professor, Academic Center for Computing and Media Studies / Graduate School of Education, Kyoto University |
| Director | Masahiro Inoue | Professor, Faculty of Information Science, Taisho University |
| Director | Ryosuke Ohniwa | Professor, University of Tsukuba |
| Director | Shingo Ashizawa | President, Kanda University of International Studies |
| Director | Kikue Sakaguchi | Professor, Research and Development Division, National Institution for Academic Degrees and Quality Enhancement of Higher Education (NIAD-QE) |
| Director | Masanori Fujii | Managing Executive Officer, Benesse Corporation |
| Director | Hiroshi Kobayashi | Director, Recruit Shingaku Research Institute |
| Director | Toru Kishida | Representative Director, NetLearning Holdings, Inc. |
| Director | Hiroaki Haga | President and Representative Director, Digital Knowledge Co.,Ltd. |
| Director | Wataru Hasegawa | President, The Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics |
| Director | Hiroshi Kawahara | Representative Director, Cyber University Inc. |
| Director | Noboru Ishihara | Visiting Researcher, Comprehensive Research Organization, Waseda University |
| Director | Tsuneo Yamada | Senior Researcher, The Graduate School of Management and Education Technology |
| Director | Keizo Yoshida | Managing Director, Deloitte Tohmatsu LLC |
| Auditor | Kazuo Shimokawa | Vice President, Japan Electronic Publishing Association |
| Secretary General | Yoshinari Okada | Deputy Secretary General, Japan Massive Open Online Courses Promotion Council (JMOOC) |
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Established on October 23, 2025, JMICRO aims to enhance the credibility, transparency, and utility of micro-credentials in Japan, informed by domestic and international developments in the field. Micro-credentials are a system for learning in smaller units than a traditional degree and certifying those achievements.