Akira Isawa

April 1980

Joined the Ministry of Labour (now Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)

March 1992

Appointed First Secretary, Delegation of Japan to the European Communities, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Brussels)

May 1995

Appointed Planning Officer, International Labour Affairs Division, Minister’s Secretariat, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

June 1996

Appointed Manager, Technical Cooperation Division, Operations Department, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

October 1997

Appointed Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Japan to the International Organizations in Geneva, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

August 2000

Appointed Councillor, Cabinet Secretariat (Cabinet Affairs Office for Domestic Policy)

January 2001

Appointed Counsellor, Cabinet Secretariat (Assistant Chief Cabinet Secretary’s Office)

August 2002

Appointed Director, Labour Standards Inspection Office, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

August 2003

Appointed Counsellor, Labour Relations Division, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

September 2006

Appointed Executive Director, Organization for Employment of the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (now JEED)

July 2011

Appointed Director-General, Statistics and Information Department, Minister’s Secretariat, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

July 2013

Appointed Senior Deputy Director-General for International Affairs, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

October 2015

Appointed Deputy Director, Sectoral Policies Department, International Labour Organization (ILO) Headquarters (Geneva)

September 2020

Deputy Director, Sectoral Policies Department, International Labour Organization （ILO）

May 2021

Appointed Director, INSURE TECH INDUSTRIES Co., Ltd. [current position]