Kaname Ikeda
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is a Japan
ese civil servant.
Ikeda graduated from the University of Tokyo
in 1968, and joined the Atomic Energy Bureau of the Japanese Science and Technology Agency (STA). In 1984 he became Director of the Nuclear Fuels Division of the STA. In 1985 he was appointed Counseler to the Scientific Section of the Japanese Embassy in Washington D.C..
From 1988 to 2003 he served in various roles at STA and the Japanese Ministry for International Trade and Industry (MITI), including Director-General of the Nuclear Safety Bureau (1996-1998), Director-General of the R&D Development Bureau (1998-2000). In 2000 he was appointed Deputy Minister for Science and Technology at STA, and in 2001, became the Executive Director of Japan's National Space Development Agency.
In 2003 he was appointed Ambassador to Croatia
. He was named as the first director-general (DG) of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) in December 2005.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese civil servant.
Ikeda graduated from the University of Tokyo
University of Tokyo
, abbreviated as , is a major research university located in Tokyo, Japan. The University has 10 faculties with a total of around 30,000 students, 2,100 of whom are foreign. Its five campuses are in Hongō, Komaba, Kashiwa, Shirokane and Nakano. It is considered to be the most prestigious university...
in 1968, and joined the Atomic Energy Bureau of the Japanese Science and Technology Agency (STA). In 1984 he became Director of the Nuclear Fuels Division of the STA. In 1985 he was appointed Counseler to the Scientific Section of the Japanese Embassy in Washington D.C..
From 1988 to 2003 he served in various roles at STA and the Japanese Ministry for International Trade and Industry (MITI), including Director-General of the Nuclear Safety Bureau (1996-1998), Director-General of the R&D Development Bureau (1998-2000). In 2000 he was appointed Deputy Minister for Science and Technology at STA, and in 2001, became the Executive Director of Japan's National Space Development Agency.
In 2003 he was appointed Ambassador to Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
. He was named as the first director-general (DG) of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) in December 2005.