Shunji Yanai

Yanai entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1961, and studied at the University of Strasbourg while in France.[4] He was removed from his post due to a scandal involving bureaucrats in the Foreign Ministry.[4] On 1 October 2011, he was elected to succeed José Luís Jesus as President of the ITLS for a three-year term.[6] He headed an advisory panel on Japanese self-defence during both of Shinzō Abe's terms as prime minister.[7] The panel consisted of thirteen security experts,[8] and was concerned with amendments to Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution.
Japanese Ambassador to the United StatesKunihiko SaitōRyōzō KatōJapaneseMinistry of Foreign AffairsUniversity of StrasbourgInternational Tribunal for the Law of the SeaJosé Luís JesusPhilippines v. ChinaShinzō AbeArticle 9 of the Japanese ConstitutionCenter for Strategic and International Studies