Yasuhiko Taniwaki

Profile
Tenure
Apr 2025 – Present
Years in office
1.5 years
Name in Japanese
谷脇康彦
Title at appointment
Representative Director, President, Executive Officer, Co-CEO&COO
Performance in office
Internet Initiative Japan
Performance in office
FY2025FY2026Change
Revenue¥316.8billion¥345.4billion+9%
Net margin6.3%7%+0.7pt
KatsuTaniwaki
Revenue¥345.4 billionNet margin7%2021/32026/3
Revenue¥345.4 billionNet margin7%2021/32026/3
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Tenure

Tenure

Background

He entered the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications in April 1984, served as Director-General of the Global ICT Strategy Bureau from June 2016 and as Vice-Minister for Policy Coordination from December 2019, and retired in March 2021. His career covered 37 years in telecommunications policy. He joined Internet Initiative Japan as an Advisor in January 2022, becoming Director and Executive Vice President in June that year and Director, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer in April 2024.

Education: Hitotsubashi University, Faculty of Economics (1984)

Selection

In April 2025 he succeeded Eijiro Katsu as Representative Director, President and Executive Officer. It was a promotion three years and three months after joining as an Advisor, following three years as Director and Executive Vice President. Taniwaki, a former Vice-Minister for Policy Coordination at the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, followed Katsu, a former Vice Minister of Finance, making two successive presidents from the central ministries. In the FY ended March 2025, the year before he took office, consolidated revenue was ¥316.8 billion and operating income ¥30.1 billion.

Initiatives

In the FY ended March 2026, his first full year, consolidated revenue was ¥345.4 billion and operating income ¥34.8 billion, up from ¥316.8 billion and ¥30.1 billion the year before.

Career

Career

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications

Date Position
Apr 1984 Joined Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications
Jun 2016 Director-General, Information and Communications International Strategy Bureau
Dec 2019 General Affairs, Deputy Director-General
Mar 2021 Left government service

Internet Initiative Japan

Date Position
Jan 2022 Advisor
Jun 2022 Executive Vice President
Apr 2024 Executive Vice President, Executive Officer
Apr 2025 Representative Director, President, Executive Officer, Co-CEO&COO
References 1

References (Japanese primary sources)

  • インターネットイニシアティブ 有価証券報告書【役員の状況】