The official notice of appointment was issued by IIR director Kazuya Masu.

From the left, Shigetoshi Sugio Specially Appointed Professor,  Tomo Kurimura Specially Appointed Assistant Professor,Norimasa Nishiyama Specially Appointed Associate Professor, Masu Director-General, Petter Holme Specially Appointed Professor, Atsushi Takagi Specially Appointed Assistant Professor, Yoshinori Osumi Honorary Professor, Yui Jin Specially Appointed Associate Professor, Kaoru Kuwata Specially Appointed Professor and Yoshikazu Kobayashi Specially Appointed Associate Professor.