History of the Presidency
Founder President
| Name |
Kenjiro Yamakawa |
| Tenure |
April 1, 1911 - May 9, 1913 |
2nd
| Name |
Bunji Mano |
| Tenure |
May 9, 1913 - March 19, 1926 |
3rd
| Name |
Gintaro Daikuhara |
| Tenure |
March 19, 1926 - September 12, 1929 |
（Acting President）
| Name |
Shichiro Goto |
| Tenure |
September 12, 1929 - October 9,1929 |
4th
| Name |
Shigejiro Matsuura |
| Tenure |
October 9, 1929 - July 4, 1936 |
5th
| Name |
Masao Takayama |
| Tenure |
July 4, 1936 - November 18, 1936 |
6th
| Name |
Bunrok Arakawa |
| Tenure |
November 18, 1936 - March 1, 1945 |
7th
| Name |
Gengo Hyakutake |
| Tenure |
March 1, 1945 - October 16, 1945 |
（Acting President）
| Name |
Hisamitsu Nishi |
| Tenure |
October 16, 1945 - November 30, 1945 |
8th
| Name |
Yuzuru Okuda |
| Tenure |
November 30, 1945 - November 29, 1949 |
9th
| Name |
Isao Kikuchi |
| Tenure |
November 30, 1949 - November 29, 1953 |
10th
| Name |
Minoru Yamada |
| Tenure |
November 30, 1953 - November 29, 1961 |
11th
| Name |
Munenori Enjoji |
| Tenure |
November 30, 1961 - November 29, 1967 |
12th
| Name |
Takaaki Mizuno |
| Tenure |
November 30, 1967 - January 31, 1969 |
（Acting President）
| Name |
Toshiyuki Hara |
| Tenure |
January 31, 1969 - May24, 1969 |
（Acting President）
| Name |
Naoki Toida |
| Tenure |
May24, 1969 - August 14, 1969 |
（Acting President）
| Name |
Tetsuo Taniguchi |
| Tenure |
August 14, 1969 - November 7, 1969 |
13th
| Name |
Hideo Irie |
| Tenure |
November 7, 1969 - November 6, 1970 |
14th
| Name |
Kazuyoshi Ikeda |
| Tenure |
November 7, 1970 - November 6, 1975 |
15th
| Name |
Kenji Takeya |
| Tenure |
November 7, 1975 - November 6, 1978 |
16th
| Name |
Yoshiya Kanda |
| Tenure |
November 7, 1978 - November 6, 1981 |
17th
| Name |
Kenzo Tanaka |
| Tenure |
November 7, 1981 - September 30, 1986 |
（Acting President）
| Name |
Torao Yamamoto |
| Tenure |
October 1, 1986 - November 6, 1986 |
18th
| Name |
Ryohei Takahashi |
| Tenure |
November 7, 1986 - November 6, 1991 |
19th
| Name |
Koji Wada |
| Tenure |
November 7, 1991 - November 6, 1995 |
20th
| Name |
Yoichi Sugioka |
| Tenure |
November 7, 1995 - November 6, 2001 |
21st
| Name |
Tisato Kajiyama |
| Tenure |
November 7, 2001 - September 30, 2008 |
22nd
| Name |
Setsuo Arikawa |
| Tenure |
October 1, 2008 - September 30, 2014 |
23rd
| Name |
Chiharu Kubo |
| Tenure |
October 1, 2014 - September 30, 2020 |
24th
| Name |
Tatsuro Ishibashi |
| Tenure |
October 1, 2020 - present |
