About Us
JSNDI 2026 Board of Directors
| Position | Name | Employment |
|---|---|---|
| President | Makoto Ochiai | Toshiba Corporation |
| Vice President | Yorinobu Murata | Wakayama University |
| Vice President | Masahito Mochizuki | Osaka University |
| Director | Hirotsugu Inoue | Institute of Science Tokyo |
| Director | Hideki Endo | National Institute of Technology, Niihama College |
| Director | Hiroyuki Ohneda | Non-Destructive Inspection Co., Ltd. |
| Director | Satoko Okuno | IHI Inspection & Instrumentation Co., Ltd. |
| Director | Naoya Kasai | Yokohama National University |
| Director | Yuji Goto | Oita University |
| Director Past President |
Takahide Sakagami | Osaka Institute of Technology |
| Director | Tomoki Shiotani | Kyoto University |
| Director | Kunihiko Shinoda | Non-Destructive Inspection Co., Ltd. |
| Director | Kazuyuki Nakahata | Ehime University |
| Director | Hideo Nishino | Tokushima University |
| Director | Takahiro Hayashi | Osaka University |
| Director | Takashi Furukawa | Japan Power Engineering and Inspection Corporation |
| Director | Michitaka Hori | Nihon Denji Sokki Co., Ltd. |
| Director | Shigeyuki Matsubara | Pony Industry Co., Ltd. |
| Director | Yoshihiro Mizutani | Institute of Science Tokyo |
| Director | Naoto Yagi | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Power Inspection Technologies, Ltd. |
| Auditor | Tamotsu Endo | Pony Industry Co., Ltd. |
| Auditor | Seigo Kawanishi | Japan Power Engineering and Inspection Corporation |
General Outline of The Japanese Society for
Non-Destructive Inspection (JSNDI)
JSNDI is an academic research organization promoting Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) and is under the jurisdiction of Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. It originated as a voluntary group in 1952 for the exchange of NDT technical information, to facilitate and promote research in this field and to apply NDT technology. In 1955 it was incorporated as "The Japanese Society for Non-Destructive Inspection," and since that time has continued to enlarge its sphere of activities. In addition, JSNDI celebrated its 70th anniversary in 2023.
| Designation | The Japanese Society for Non-Destructive Inspection (JSNDI) |
|---|---|
| Address | 10F Keihan Kameido Building, 2-25-14, Kameido, Koto, Tokyo, 136-0071, Japan |
| Date Established | October 25, 1952 as a research and technical group and approved as a corporation on November 17, 1955 |
| Basic Assets | 20 million yen |
| Number of Members | Full member: 2,548 (Individual: 2,104, Coporate: 444), Student: 86, Overseas: 31, Honorary: 42, Sustaining: 15 (as of March 31, 2024) |
| Staff | 28 (as of October 1, 2019) |
| Activities | Academic investigation and promotion of research, training, information dissemination, standardization, publishing and personnel certification, which are related to NDT in general |
| Anual expenditure | Approximately 1,140 million yen (based on 2023 performance) Academic related: 80 million yen Business related: 1,160 million yen (Training: 330 million yen, Personnel certification: 670 million yen, Publications: 160 million yen) |
Organization
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Headquarters, Branches and Regional Research Groups
