{"id":21768,"date":"2025-01-23T14:32:10","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T05:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/summerinjapan.com\/?page_id=21768"},"modified":"2025-12-25T14:06:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T05:06:26","slug":"company-profile","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/summerinjapan.com\/en\/company-profile","title":{"rendered":"Members"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group section\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid container column1-desktop-grid__span-12 column1-desktop-grid__row-1 column1-tablet-grid__span-8 column1-tablet-grid__row-1 column1-mobile-grid__span-4 column1-mobile-grid__row-1\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid-column wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid__padding-none\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Members<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Board of Directors<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mari Hirotsuru <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid column1-desktop-grid__span-6 column1-desktop-grid__row-1 column2-desktop-grid__span-6 column2-desktop-grid__start-7 column2-desktop-grid__row-1 column1-tablet-grid__span-4 column1-tablet-grid__row-1 column2-tablet-grid__span-4 column2-tablet-grid__start-5 column2-tablet-grid__row-1 column1-mobile-grid__span-4 column1-mobile-grid__row-1 column2-mobile-grid__span-4 column2-mobile-grid__row-2 wp-block-jetpack-layout-gutter__nowrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid-column wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid__padding-none\">\n<p>(President\/Founder), Author, Educator, President, <a href=\"https:\/\/dirigo-edu.com\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Dirigo Co., Ltd.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/summerinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/marihirotsuru.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8340\" style=\"object-fit:contain;width:250px;height:250px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/summerinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/marihirotsuru.png 360w, https:\/\/summerinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/marihirotsuru-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/summerinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/marihirotsuru-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid-column wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid__padding-none\">\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-44439c671e5c415f3963590c906a39f7\" style=\"color:#305098\"><strong>Mari Hirotsuru Biography<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Over 30 years of English education experience<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Junior High School and High School teaching certificate, from Waseda University, English specialization<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bachelor of Art, Literature | Waseda University, Tokyo<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Head of <a href=\"https:\/\/dirigo-edu.com\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Dirigo English School<\/span><\/a> and Online English Preschool Good Habits<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Author of 13 books, translator of 1 book, and developer of English apps.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mahito Kawashima<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>President, Kawashima Orthopedic Hospital, M.D., Ph.D.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reiko Takahashi<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Violinist<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Norio Murakami<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>President, International Professional University of Technology; Visiting Professor, The Center for Global Communications (GLOCOM), International Univ.; Visiting Professor, Osaka Institute of Technology ; Councilor, Aizu Univ.; President, Norio Murakami Office Co., Ltd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Auditor<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Toshiyuki Hama<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>ex-Researcher, IBM Research Tokyo, IBM Japan Ltd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Co-Founder<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sumire Hirotsuru<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid column1-desktop-grid__span-6 column1-desktop-grid__row-1 column2-desktop-grid__span-6 column2-desktop-grid__start-7 column2-desktop-grid__row-1 column1-tablet-grid__span-4 column1-tablet-grid__row-1 column2-tablet-grid__span-4 column2-tablet-grid__start-5 column2-tablet-grid__row-1 column1-mobile-grid__span-4 column1-mobile-grid__row-1 column2-mobile-grid__span-4 column2-mobile-grid__row-2 wp-block-jetpack-layout-gutter__nowrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid-column wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid__padding-none\">\n<p>Harvard College \u201916, The Julliard School \u201918, Founder\/CEO Smilee Entertainment\u3000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"156\" height=\"156\" src=\"https:\/\/summerinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/sumirehirotsuru_thumbnail.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22074\" style=\"object-fit:contain;width:250px;height:250px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/summerinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/sumirehirotsuru_thumbnail.png 156w, https:\/\/summerinjapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/sumirehirotsuru_thumbnail-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 156px) 100vw, 156px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid-column wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid__padding-none\">\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><strong>Sumire Hirotsuru Biography<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">Born in Oita, Japan, New York\/Tokyo-based violinist Sumire Hirotsuru has multifaceted interests in music, education, and media. She has performed as a soloist at major venues in the U.S. and Japan including Carnegie Hall, John. F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Suntory Hall, and more. In 2019 she participated in a tour with The Knights to Ravinia Festival and Tanglewood Festival with renowned violinist Gil Shaham, where they recorded an album that has been nominated to the Grammy Award 2022. As she enjoys different genres of music, she has collaborated with Bach Collegium Japan to perform baroque violin in Leipzig Gewandhaus and Tokyo Opera City, with T\u00edpica Messiez on Argentinian tango to record the new album \u201cPsicoporte\u00f1o\u201d in Buenos Aires, and with Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble for cultural collaborations. In Japan, she has been active as a soloist and has performed with Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, Kansai Philharmonic Orchestra, and more. As an author of four books, she has appeared as the weekly commentator of the Morning Show on TV Asahi, and served as the Associate Professor at Akita International University and Seikei University. She earned a B.A. from Harvard University in 2016, and a M.M. from The Juilliard School in 2018.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SIJ Committee<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Aiko Iwao, Head of Office<br>Mayumi Egami, Designer<br>Michelle Nguyen, Operations Manager<br>Ryan Dang, Project Manager<br>Caroline Amadea, Student Support Manager<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cooperating Organizations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Akita International University<br>Oita City Government<br>Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Location<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Yomi-Biru 4F, 1-1-24, Chuou-machi, Oita City, Oita Japan 8700035<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Members Board of Directors Mari Hirotsuru (President\/Founder), Author, Educator, President, Dirigo Co., Ltd. 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