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About JFW Organization

Purpose

The Japan Fashion Week Organization (hereinafter referred to as, "JFW Organization") was established in 2005 with the cooperation of the textile/fashion manufacturers, fashion designers and distributers, so both the upstream and downstream side for the purpose of further strengthening and developing the international competitiveness of Japan’s textile and fashion industries.


The JFW Organization hosts the "Rakuten Fashion Week TOKYO" as the Fashion Week Business, and the "Tokyo Textile Scope", "The Japan Observatory at Milano Unica", "Japan Pavilion " as the Textile Business in order to disseminate information about Japan’s superior textile/fashion products and services overseas and establish Tokyo as "only one the base for textiles and fashion in the world" and the center of fashion trendsetting in Asia.


In addition, in order to achieve the objectives mentioned previously the JFW Organization works in consort with designers, manufacturers and apparel retailers to implement various industry related events and aims to strengthen ties with fashion related organizations both in Japan and overseas.

Business Overview

JFW Organization brings together manufacturers in the textile and fashion industries, fashion designers and distributors that share the same passion to collaborate and conduct the following businesses with "creativity", "craftsmanship", and "trading" at its foundation.

Fashion Week Business

https://rakutenfashionweektokyo.com/en/

Textile Business

https://jfwtextile.com/

Organization summary

Japan Fashion Week Organization Board members and Auditors
LAST UPDATED: 07/01/2026


Board chairperson

Tsuyoshi Shimoji / President and CEO, TSI HOLDINGS CO., LTD.


Vice-chairperson

Tomonobu Nishimura / Senior Vice President Fibers & Textiles Division, Toray Industries, Inc.

Michinobu Yasumoto / President and CEO, ONWARD HOLDINGS CO., LTD.



Executive director

Koji Sasaki / President, SENKEN SHIMBUN CO., LTD.

Ryuta Taki / President, CEO, STYLEM TAKISADA-OSAKA CO., LTD

Hideto Takeuchi / Executive Officer, President, Textile Company, ITOCHU CORPORATION

Kazuyasu Tanaka / Director, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, UNITED ARROWS LTD.

Hideaki Nagai / President, INSTITUTE FOR THE FASHION INDUSTRIES

Setsu Hamana / Senior Managing Executive Officer, TOKYU CORPORATION

Tatsuya Yoshimoto / Chairman, Japan Department Stores Association

Kazuhiro Tada / Chairman, Japan Apparel・Fashion Industry Council


Auditor

Haruhito Kawaguchi / Executive Director, Japan Apparel・Fashion Industry Council

Takeru Yamashita / President, Japan Fashion Association