FROM JAPAN

— AKIHO Europe is pleased to welcome, from Japan —

MATSUSHIMA SEIJI

Appointed Expert Judge (Haken Yuushikisha Shinsain) & Former Vice President, AKIHO

Matsushima Seiji was born in 1963 in Higashi-Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture. After graduating from Daitetsu Senior High School in 1982, he joined Matsushima Construction Co., Ltd., where he later assumed the role of Representative Director.

He joined Akita Inu Hozonkai in 1985 and has since served in various roles at branch, regional, and headquarters levels. His responsibilities have included work at the Kansai General Branch and the Osaka Prefectural Branch Secretariat, as well as service as an Auditor at Headquarters.

Mr. Matsushima has served as Head of the Kansai General Branch and the Osaka Prefectural Branch, and has held multiple terms as Vice President of Akita Inu Hozonkai Headquarters.

In 2025, he was appointed Yuushikisha Shinsain (Expert Judge), in recognition of his long-standing involvement with Akita Inu Hozonkai and his experience within the organisation.