ARAKAWA Atsushi has been the Director of the Department for promotion of 'Science in Society' at Japan Science and Technology (JST) since July 2018. JST is one of the significant science-funding bodies in Japan, promoting science and technology to open innovation opportunities. He joined JST in 2003 after experience over ten years in a private company. He served in various management posts at JST, including the Director of JST Paris Office (2008-2012) and the Department of Strategic Planning and Management (2016-2017) manager at JST. Also, he served as the Director for international cooperation (S&T) of the Ministry for Education, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) (2013-2015).