ARAKAWA Atsushi is the Director of Department for promotion of 'Science in Society' at Japan Science and Technology (JST) since July 2018. JST is one of the major science-funding bodies in Japan, promoting science and technology for the purpose of opening opportunities in innovation. He joined JST in 2003 after experience over 10 years in a private company. He served various management posts at JST, including the Director of JST Paris Office (2008-2012), the manager of the Department of Strategic Planning and Management (2016-2017) at JST. Also, he served as the Director for international cooperation (S&T) of Ministry for Education, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) (2013-2015).