Speaker detail

Takahiko Katsumata

Mr Takahiko Katsumata is a Senior Executive Counselor at Toyo Engineering Corporation, having assumed his current position in April 2026. He joined Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1982 after graduating from the Faculty of Law at Gakushuin University. Throughout his distinguished diplomatic career, Mr Katsumata held a number of senior positions within Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, including Director of the WTO Dispute Settlement Division and Director of the Social Treaties Division. He also served at the Embassy of Japan in Türkiye, first as Counsellor and later as Minister. From 2016 to 2020, he served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Turkmenistan and subsequently held the same diplomatic post in Serbia and Türkiye, as well as serving as non-resident Ambassador to Montenegro. His extensive experience spans international diplomacy, legal affairs, trade relations and international cooperation. He is proficient in Japanese, English and Turkish.