OKAYASU Kisaburo

[residence]
Saitama, Japan

[e-mail]
info(at)okayasu.tokyo
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as of 15 Dec., 2025

Objectives (set in 1999)

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  1. "Community based cooperation" to bring about a 21st century of cooperation.
  2. The existence of diverse cooperatives - the assurance of diversity and dynamic leadership.
  3. A "Cooperative Youth Forum" to instill the youth to be active in cooperatives

Employment/Experience Summary

University Cooperative Movement
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1973- Entrance to the University of Tokyo Co-op.(UT Co-op)
1974-1976 Book Store Manager, UT Co-op.
1976-1979 Executive Director, UT Co-op.
1978-1979 General Store Manager, UT Co-op.
1979-1985 Managing Director, UT Co-op
1985 Move to the National Federation of University Co-operative Associations (NFUCA)
1985-1998 Managing Director and CEO, NFUCA
1998-1999 Vice President, NFUCA
1987-1999 Board member of Japan Consumers' Cooperative Union (JCCU)
ICA for Asia and the Pacific (ICA for AP.)
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1986-1998 member of ICA Committee on Consumers Cooperation for AP.
1998-2002 Vice Chairman of ICA Committee on Consumers Cooperation for AP.
1996-2002 Chair Person of ICA Sub-Committe on University/Campus Copertives for AP.
Worker Cooperartives
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2001-2017 Vice-president of Japan Workers Cooperative Union (JWCU)
2017- Adviser of Japan Workers Cooperative Union (JWCU)
Japan Institute of Cooperartive Reseach (JICR)
 
1999-2001 Board member of the Japan Institute of Cooperative Research (JICR)
2001-2007 General Director of JICR
2007-2011 Vice-president of JICR
2011-2017 President of JICR
2017- Special Adviser of JICR

Education

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1966 Graduation of Saitama prefectural Kasukabe High School
1966 Entrance to College of Arts and Sciences, the University of Tokyo
1970 Promotion to Facalty of Engineering, UT
1973 Graduation of Faculty of Engineering, UT

 

Personal Interest

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> Playing golf
> Walking, Slow jogging
> Mathematical philosophy
> Geographical linguitics
> Get-togethe

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