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Hiroyuki Yoshikawa

President, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, (AIST) Japan

Hiroyuki Yoshikawa is a former President of the University of Tokyo. His capacities as scientist and modern humanist earned him election to the Presidencies of the Science Council of Japan (1997-2003) and the International Council for Science (1999-2002), tasks which he carried out with distinction. As president of AIST, he continues to champion the principle of scientific responsibility towards humankind as a whole.