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