About
Moonshot R&D Program promoted by JST
Activities promoted by JST
- Appointment of Program Directors (PDs) and Project Managers (PMs)
- Review of development of project plans
- Management of project progress and research budgets
- Hiring of staff and appointment of external experts including advisors to support PDs
- Additional support regarding intellectual property, standardization, public relations, data management, etc.
- Hiring of cross-sectoral researchers in fields such as mathematical sciences/ELSI
- Collection and analysis of information on related domestic and international R&D trends
- Support for practical application of research results
Our statement
Program Management Structure
Management Structure

- Governing Committee :
- supervise and oversee the overall management of the program and to deliberate on important operational matters
- Program Director (PD) :
- Responsible for overall R&D with the cooperation of external advisors and other experts, specifically regarding the following:
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- Strategic development of a management plan (portfolio) that outlines policies for the combination of R&D projects and resource allocation, to achieve their Moonshot Goal
- Selection of Project Managers (PMs) who are responsible for proposing and promoting R&D projects
- Deciding on and evaluating the implementation of R&D projects, as well as giving instructions to the PMs based on the management of the progress of R&D projects
- Mathematical Sciences Subcommittee and ELSI (Ethical, Legal and Social Issues) Subcommittee :
- Established at JST to provide cross-sectoral support
- Project Manager (PM) :
- Proposes and promotes R&D under the direction of the PD, specifically regarding the following:
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- Formulation of scenarios to achieve their Moonshot Goal and realize R&D concepts
- Designing of R&D projects
- Establishment of R&D structure
- Management of R&D project implementation
- Advisory Board :
- Consists of advisors (including SPDs) who are external experts and support the PD in program management and project evaluation.
Governing Committee
*1 Chair
FUJINO Yozo *1 | Chancellor, Josai University Educational Corporation |
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ISHIZUKA Hiroaki | Senior Executive Consultant, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation |
EMURA Katsumi | Vice President, Fukushima Institute for Research, Education and Innovation(F-REI) |
SAKAKI Hiroyuki | Chair, The Board of Directors, Nara National Institute of Higher Education and Research |
SOGAWA Tetsuomi | Senior Vice President Basic and Advanced Research Principal, Nippon Telegraph And Telephone Corporation Science and Core Technology Laboratory Group |
NISHIO Shojiro | Professor Emeritus / The 18th President, The University of Osaka |
HAMAGUCHI Michinari | Senior Advisor, Japan Science and Technology Agency |
FUKAMI Kiyoko | Professor Emeritus / Visiting Professor, Department of Medical Science, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Science |
Program Director (PD)
Cross-sectoral Function
* Chair
Mathematical Sciences Subcommittee | |
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WAKAYAMA Masato * | Fundamental Mathematics Research Principal, NTT Institute for Fundamental Mathematics, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation / Professor Emeritus, Kyushu University |
OZAWA Masanao | Designated Professor, Center for Mathematical Science and Artificial Intelligence, Chubu University |
OCHIAI Hiroyuki | Professor, Institute of Mathematics for Industry, Kyushu University |
OBATA Nobuaki | Specially Appointed Professor, Center for Data-Driven Science and Artificial Intelligence, Tohoku University |
KOKUBU Hiroshi | Vice President, Kyoto University |
SAKAJO Takashi | Professor, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University |
TSUBOI Takashi | Professor, Department of Mathematical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Musashino University |
NISHIURA Yasumasa | Professor Emeritus, Hokkaido University |
YAMADA Michio | Project professor, Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Kyoto University |
ELSI Subcommittee | |
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KOBAYASHI Tadashi * | Specially Appointed Professor, Center for the Study of CO*Design, Osaka University |
KOBAYASHI Masahiro | President, HANAMIZUKI LAW OFFICE |
SHISHIDO George | Professor, The Graduate Schools for Law and Politics, The University of Tokyo |
TAKEDA Yasushi | Senior Manager, External Relations Division, NEC Corporation |
DEGUCHI Yasuo | Professor, Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University |
NOZAKI Akiko | Professor, Department of Policy Studies, Faculty of law, Dokkyo University |
FUJIGAKI Yuko | Professor, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo |
Moonshot R&D Program launched by CAO
To tackle important social issues including our shrinking and aging societies, global climate change and extreme natural disasters, the Moonshot R&D Program is pursuing disruptive innovations in Japan and promoting challenging R&D based on revolutionary concepts.
For more information, please visit the "Moonshot R&D Program" page of the Cabinet Office (CAO).
Moonshot R&D Promotion System
