Commissioner, Japan Sports Agency
Biography
KAWAI, Junichi
Birthdate
April 19th, 1975
Birthplace
Shizuoka Prefecture
Academic History
| March 1998 |
Graduated Waseda University, School of Education |
| March 2005 |
Received Master’s Degree at Waseda University, Graduate School of Education |
Work History
| April 1998 |
Teacher, Maisaka Junior High School (Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture) |
| April 2003 |
Take leave of absence to pursue graduate studies |
| April 2005 |
Return to work |
| April 2008 – May 2010 |
Instructional Supervisor, Special Needs Education Section, Educational Support Division, Comprehensive Education Center of Shizuoka Prefecture |
| September 2010 – August 2013 |
Advisor, former International Medical and Welfare Research Institute, Inc. (now IHW Media Service, Inc.) |
| February 2017 |
Senior Specialist, Sports Development Department, Japan Sport Council (JSC) (Incorporated Administrative Agency) |
| April 2018 |
Senior Specialist, High Performance Strategy Department, Japan Sport Council (JSC) (Incorporated Administrative Agency) |
| January 2020 |
Chairman of the Board, Japan Sports Association for the Disabled, Japan Paralympic Committee (JPC) |
Public Interest Incorporated Foundation
| June 2021 |
Board Member, Japan Sports Association for the Disabled (Public Interest Incorporated Foundation) |
| October 2021 |
Board Member, Japanese Para-Sports Association (JPSA) (name changed) (Public Interest Incorporated Foundation) |
| October 2021 |
Chairman of the Board, Japanese Para-Sports Association, Japanese Paralympic Committee (JPC) (Public Interest Incorporated Foundation) |
| June 2023 |
Managing Director, Japanese Para-Sports Association (JPSA) (Public Interest Incorporated Foundation) |
| October 2025 |
Commissioner, Japan Sports Agency |
Positions served at Other Organizational History
| 2003 |
President, Paralympians Association of Japan (PAJ) |
| 2010 – December 2019 |
President, Paralympians Association of Japan (PAJ) (General Incorporated Organization) |
| March 2013 |
President, Japan Swimming Federation for the Disabled |
| April 2013 |
President, Japan Swimming Federation for the Disabled (General Incorporated Organization) |
| April 2021 – September 2025 |
President, Japanese Para-Swimming Federation (JPSF) (General Incorporated Organization) |
| October 2022 – September 2025 |
Vice President, Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games and Asian Para-Games Organizing Committee (Public Interest Incorporated Foundation) |
Competition Records
［Paralympic Games］
| 1992 Barcelona, Spain |
2 Silver and 3 Bronze Medals (Swimming) |
| 1996 Atlanta, U.S. |
2 Gold, 1 Silver and 1 Bronze Medal (Swimming) |
| 2000 Sydney, Australia |
2 Gold and 3 Silver Medals (Swimming) |
| 2004 Athens, Greece |
1 Gold, 2 Silver and 2 Bronze Medals (Swimming) |
| 2008 Beijing, China |
1 Silver and 1 Bronze Medal (Swimming) |
| 2012 London, United Kingdom |
4th (Swimming) |
List of Commissioners of the Japan Sports Agency in Chronological Order
| No |
Name |
Period |
| 1 |
SUZUKI, Daichi |
October 1st, 2015～September 30th, 2020 |
| 2 |
MUROFUSHI, Koji |
October 1st, 2020～September 30th, 2025 |
| 3 |
KAWAI, Junichi |
October 1st, 2025～Incumbent |
