text: The Board of Directors (As of March 24, 2021)
  Mr. Iwai became an Executive Vice President, Representative Director, and President, Tobacco Business Headquarters in March 2016. He took up his current position as Deputy Chairman of the Board in March 2020.
  Ms. Kohda has been an Outside Director to JT's Board of Directors since June 2012. She serves concurrently as an Outside Director at Japan Exchange Group, Inc. (JPX) and an Outside Director at Mitsubishi Motors Corporation.
  Masato Kitera is a professional diplomat who has held numerous prominent positions through his career. He joined the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) in 1976. After advancing through various roles at the Ministry, he was appointed Director-General of the African Affairs Bureau in 2008, and successfully led the planning and execution of the 4th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD IV in Yokohama). He became Director-General of the International Cooperation Bureau in 2008, Deputy Minister of MoFA in 2010, Assistant Chief Cabinet Secretary in 2012, and then Ambassador of Japan to the People's Republic of China in late 2012. He began his tenure in China when Japan-China bilateral relations were at their most difficult since the 1972 normalization of ties.
  In 2016, he assumed responsibility for bilateral relations with France, Andorra and Monaco as Japanese Ambassador. Prior to taking this role, he received the decoration of Chevalier of the ''Legion d'Honneur'' from the Government of France.
  He joined JT as an advisor in 2020, and was appointed to JT's Board of Directors as Outside Director in March 2021. He is also Outside Director of Marubeni Corporation and Nippon Steel Corporation.
  Mr. Kitera is a graduate of the University of Tokyo, Faculty of Law. Outside of work, he enjoys art appreciation, playing golf and walking to maintain his health.