Mr. Kenji Hiramatsu, acts as the Senior Advisor on the Firm’s Board of Advisors for Japan. A graduate from Faculty of Law, University of Kyoto, Mr. Hiramatsu is the former Ambassador of Japan to India who served from 2015-2019 and then served as Ambassador to Spain from 2019-2022. During his tenure as Ambassador, Indo-Japan relations saw great growth. Prior to being Ambassador to India, Mr. Hiramatsu was Deputy Minister for Foreign Policy from 2012-2015, where he was responsible for overall foreign policy making in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Japan. After joining the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1979, he has dealt with a wide range of issues, which include national security, multilateral trade negotiations and global agenda such as development, climate change, health and women’s empowerment. Mr. Hiramatsu took important positions such as Director-General for Global Issues and Director for Northeast Asia Division, where he was instrumental in realizing the historic visit of Prime Minister Koizumi to North Korea. His overseas postings also include Paris and London. Since 2022, Mr. Hiramatsu is the Chairman of the Institute for International Strategy at The Japan Research Institute Ltd. (JRI) and UNWTO Special Advisor since 2023.