On Wednesday, March 19th, 2025, GRIPS’ 2024 Graduation Ceremony was held in Soukairou Hall at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, and the total of 79 graduating students were conferred their degrees.

[Commencement Speech]

Mr. Tsuyoshi Morioka, Strategist / Marketer, CEO and Representative Director of Katana Inc.

[Dean’s Award]

Doctoral Program
- Policy Analysis Program: Boadi Abigail Adomako (Ghana)

Master’s Program
- Public Policy Program (Regional Policy Concentration): Kamei Hirofumi (Japan)
- Public Policy Program (Infrastructure Policy Concentration): Iizuka Youhei (Japan)
- Public Policy Program (Disaster Risk Management Concentration): Takemoto Keisuke (Japan)
- Public Policy Program (Healthcare Policy Concentration): Yokoyama Kae (Japan)
- Public Policy Program (Agricultural Policy Concentration): Ohta Hiraku (Japan)
- Public Policy Program (Urban Policy Concentration): Hara Akihito (Japan)
- Public Policy Program (Open Concentration): Kurosawa Masaki (Japan)
- Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Program: Wakita Yoshihisa (Japan)
- Global Leadership Development Program: Nimura Ryo (Japan)

[Valedictory Speech]
Global Leadership Development Program: Nimura Ryo (Japan)