Yoshiro joined Shibuya City Office in January 2020 to take charge of internationalizing Shibuya City by building a startup ecosystem.

He worked for the Consulate-General of Japan in San Francisco for eight and a half years, involving himself in numerous activities in the Bay Area, such as setting up non-profit organizations. Upon returning to Japan in 2016, he worked as a board member of a startup in Tohoku and then joined Komatsu Ltd. He also served as Vice President of Landlog, a venture company established by Komatsu.

Yoshiro is committed to developing Shibuya into a startup ecosystem to rival Silicon Valley, using the skills he acquired overseas and his work experience at both major corporations and startups.

2020年1月渋谷区入区。スタートアップ・エコシステム構築と渋谷区の国際化を担当する。サンフランシスコ日本総領事館での8年半の勤務を含め、長年サンフランシスコ・ベイエリアで非営利団体の設立等様々な活動に従事。2016年帰国後は東北のスタートアップ役員職を経て、株式会社小松製作所に入社。同社が設立したベンチャー・株式会社ランドログで副社長を務める。「海外」「大手」「スタートアップ」での経験を活かし渋谷区のスタートアップ・エコシステムに貢献したい。

Gai joined the Shibuya City Office in 2017. After working as a revenue collector, he was tasked as an industrial promotion section chief in April 2020 and is now also in charge of international strategy promotion.

Hailing from a family tradition of public service, his recent success includes sealing agreements with WeWork and Yokohama City. A leading GenZ figure to take charge of Shibuya City of the future.

2017年渋谷区入区。税徴収事務を経て2020年4月より産業振興主査として、国際戦略推進担当に兼務で参加。23区の自治体で活躍した両親を持つ自治体行政官サラブレットして活躍中。直近ではWeWork、横浜市との協定締結等を成功させている。渋谷区を担っていくZ世代の代表格。

Tsutomu has represented Shibuya City’s interests since 2015, first at the Board of Education and then at the Cabinet Office. He has taken part in international affairs in the fields of Science, Technology, and Innovation, coordinating bilateral and multilateral cooperation and ministerial meetings.

In 2018, he visited Estonia as a delegate from the Shibuya City Office, where he experienced the cutting edge of a modern, digital nation. Since 2021 he has been a member of the Global Core Cities Promotion Office, where he leverages his international business and government experience to help build Shibuya’s startup ecosystem.

2015年に渋谷区へ入区。教育委員会での業務後、2018年には渋谷区のエストニア視察団に選抜され、現地で国家のデジタル化の最先端に触れる。2020年に内閣府の科学技術・イノベーション推進事務局にて国際担当に従事。二国間・多国間協力や大臣会合などの調整業務を行う。2021年4月、グローバル拠点都市推進室へ配属。これまでの国際業務や中央政府での経験を武器にスタートアップエコシステム構築に尽力する。

Saeko joined the Shibuya City Office's Global Core Cities Promotion Office in April 2021 as the department’s 2iC. Before that, she worked in various fields in the municipal government including public relations, foreigner registration, senior welfare, human resources, and system operation.

Fluency in both IT systems and English (unfortunately hard to come by in the halls of regional government!) marks her as a great communicator and an integral part of the Shibuya Startup Support team. She loves both Southern California and her dog.

渋谷区役所において広報、外国人登録、高齢者福祉、人事、システム運用と多岐に亘る分野で活躍した後、2021年4月からはグローバル拠点都市推進室の係長に就任。ナンバー2のポジションで同部署を牽引する。自治体では珍しい、システムへの理解が深く、英語が堪能という貴重な人材。コミュニケーション能力に長け、同僚からの信頼も厚く、役所内に広いネットワークを有している。南カリフォルニアと愛犬をこよなく愛している。