On Thursday, March 19th, 2026, GRIPS’ Graduation Ceremony for Spring 2025 was held in Soukairou Hall at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, and the total of 102 graduating students from 11 countries and regions were conferred their degrees.

[Commencement Speech]
Mr. Kazuhiko Toyama, Representative Director and Chairman, Japan Platform of Industrial Transformation, Inc. (JPiX)

[Dean’s Award]
Doctoral Program
- Policy Analysis Program: Ariyavutikul Mutita (Thailand)
Master’s Program
- Public Policy Program (Regional Policy Concentration): Yuji Sugimura (Japan)
- Public Policy Program (Infrastructure Policy Concentration): Kyohei Magome (Japan)
- Public Policy Program (Disaster Risk Management Concentration): So Marubayashi (Japan)
- Public Policy Program (Healthcare Policy Concentration): Emi Ibe (Japan)
- Public Policy Program (International Cooperation Concentration): Sae Narita (Japan)
- Public Policy Program (Urban Policy Concentration): Nobuto Morioka (Japan)
- Public Policy Program (Regional Development and Finance Concentration): Kana Oneta (Japan)
- Public Policy Program (Cultural Industries and Regional Development Policy Concentration): Takuya Sugiyama (Japan)
- Public Policy Program (Open Concentration): Kentaro Honda (Japan)
- Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Program: Masashi Ogino (Japan)
- Global Leadership Development Program: Tomohiro Uchida (Japan)

[Valedictory Speech]
- Public Policy Program (Infrastructure Policy Concentration): Kyohei Magome (Japan)