General Information

With the doctrine of "Challenging the future of packaging by means of originality and ingenuity", the juridical foundation, Japan Packaging Institute, has been promoting the rationalization of production and distribution as well as consumption through improvement and elevation of the packaging technique and thereby contributing to the progress of Japan's economy. The results of such efforts range broad from the investigation and research of packaging to the preparation and formulation of standards, the holding of study meetings, seminars, assemblies, symposiums, etc., the fostering of capable packaging specialists, the sending and acceptance of observation groups to and from overseas and so forth. All of these results have highly been evaluated in various industreis. It is expected that the internationalization of Japan's economy will more and more be enhanced and packages of better quality and lower costs will become important in all stages including distribution . At the same time, such specialists as may be able to consider the problem of packaging based on all fields of enterprise management, distribution and production, will be essential to settle the above-mentioned problems.

• Name of Organizaiton: Japan Packaging Institute
• Address:10F Togeki Bldg. 4-1-1, Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0045, Japan
• Phone No.: +81-3-3543-1189
• Fax No.: +81-3-3543-8970
• Home Page: http://www.jpi.or.jp
• President: Mr. Kouichi Ikeda
• Secretariat: Mr. Mitsuhiko Sakai, General Managing Director/Mr. Hajime Furuya, Director & Secretary General
• Year of Establishment:1963
• Functions of Organization
  1.Research and Consultation
  2.Domestic Business (Education, Traning Course, Conference, Publication)
  3.International Business (Technical Cooperation, Traning etc)
  4.Exhibition (Exhibition, International Conference, etc.)
• Number of Members' Company: 1,300
• Facility: Head Office, Research Institute, Testing Laboratory and 6 Branches

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- JPI News -

Announcement of New President

We are pleased to announce that Mr. Kouichi IKEDA was elected as president of Japan Packaging Institute by the board and accordingly assumed the office at the 49th General Assembly Meeting held on May 25th, 2011.

Acting in unison among staff members of both in headquarters and branch offices under the new president, we will make further effort in revitalizing our activities to create an enriched society through packaging.

- JPI Officers -

President：	Mr. Kouichi IKEDA (Corporate Advisor of Asahi Breweries, Ltd.)
Vice President：	Mr. Motoki OZAKI (President & CEO of Kao Corporation)
Vice President：	Mr. Kiyoshi OTSUBO (President & CEO of Rengo Co., Ltd.)

General Managing Director: Mr. Mitsuhiko SAKAI
Director & Secretary General: Mr. Hajime FURUYA