Shoji Takaya

Mr. Shoji Takaya was born in Sapporo, Japan.

In November 1961, Mr. Shoji Takaya joined Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), which was formerly called Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI), where he was assigned to the Agency of Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) of METI. He had held various important posts for 30 years until he left MITI in 1999.

Mr. Shoji Takaya is now the Director General of General Affairs Department of Hokkaido National Industry Research Institute, Director General of Administration Department of National Research Laboratory of Metrology, Director of General Affairs Department of National Institute for Advanced Interdisciplinary Research, and Director for Research Coordination and Director General of Administration Department of Geological Survey of Japan.

Mr. Shoji Takaya has been elected as the Executive Director of Japan Direct Selling Association (JDSA) since June 1999.