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Former presidents

GenerationNameAppointmentRetirement
1st PresidentMotoji ShibusawaApril 1, 1939January 31, 1946
2nd PresidentHarukichi TamuraJanuary 31, 1946May 17, 1949
(Acting)Kazu ShogenjiMay 17, 1949July 11, 1949
3rd PresidentSeizo KatsunumaJuly 11, 1949July 10, 1959
4th PresidentSaichi MatsusakaJuly 11, 1959July 10, 1963
5th PresidentUkichi ShinoharaJuly 11, 1963May 20, 1969
(Acting)Jun AshidaMay 20, 1969July 22, 1969
6th PresidentJun AshidaJuly 22, 1969July 21, 1975
7th PresidentNaotaka IshizukaJuly 22, 1975July 21, 1981
8th PresidentSoichi IijimaJuly 22, 1981July 21, 1987
9th PresidentSachio HayakawaJuly 22, 1987February 5, 1992
(Acting)Minoru MatsuoFebruary 5, 1992April 1, 1992
10th PresidentNobuo KatoApril 1, 1992March 31, 1998
11th PresidentMinoru MatsuoApril 1, 1998March 31, 2004
12th PresidentShin-ichi HiranoApril 1, 2004March 31, 2009
13th PresidentMichinari HamaguchiApril 1, 2009March 31, 2015
14th PresidentSeiichi MatsuoApril 1, 2015March 31, 2022
15th PresidentNaoshi SugiyamaApril 1, 2022

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