Sadahiko Yoshimura

Auditor

Special university professor at Aoyama Gakuin University Graduate School of Professional Accountancy, Japan
Certified Public Accountant

He received a master in economics from the Graduate School of Nanzan, Japan in 1972. He joined Dai-ich Kangyo Bank, Ltd (currently Mizuho Bank, Ltd.) in 1972. In 1973, he joined Tetsuzo Ota & Co.(currently Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC) and became a senior partner in 1995. From 2004 to 2008, he was appointed Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC. Since 2010, he has been a special university professor at Aoyama Gakuin University Graduate School of Professional Accountancy, Japan.

He is a Member of a conflict of interest committee for The University of Tokyo. He is a board member of Japan Foundation for Accounting Education and Learning. He was a visiting professor at Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University. He was a vice chairman of Audit Committee for The Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He was an acting member of Industrial Structure Council at Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.

Kanae Doi

Auditor

Japan Director, Human Rights Watch

Kanae Doi works to encourage the Japanese Government to prioritize
human rights in its foreign policy and practices. She also works on media
outreach and the development of Human Rights Watch’s profile in Japan.

Prior to joining Human Rights Watch in 2006, she worked as a practicing
attorney, based in Tokyo. Her practice included refugee law, immigration
law, constitutional law and criminal defense, and she frequently gave
media interviews and published on these issues in the Japanese press from
the perspective of international human rights law.

Doi received her law degree from the University of Tokyo and her Master’s
degree in the International Studies from the New York University School of
Law. She speaks English and Japanese.