About Us

Chairperson

Mitsuhiro Hayashida

Born and raised in Urakami, Nagasaki. Graduated from Meiji Gakuin University’s Faculty of International Studies and later withdrew from its graduate program.
From 2016 to 2020, he served as the Campaign Leader of the Hibakusha International Signature Campaign, an initiative sparked by atomic bomb survivors that gathered 13.7 million signatures worldwide.
From 2021 to 2023, as a Specially Appointed Researcher at Nagasaki University’s Research Center for Nuclear Weapons Abolition (RECNA), he worked on digital archives and educational materials to convey the realities of the Hibakusha experience.
In May 2024, he directed the Peace-preneur Forum, an international forum combining peace and entrepreneurship through collaboration between Nagasaki’s government, industry, and academia. Additionally, he served as the Executive Producer of the Global Citizen Festival, a large-scale event jointly organized by governments, NGOs, and corporations.
In December 2024, he participated in the Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony as a representative of the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations (Hidankyo).

Board Member

Tomoyuki Torisu

Born in Nagasaki City. Graduated from Chiba University’s Faculty of Engineering, specializing in Design, and completed a master's degree in Design Science at the same university.
He began his career at Dentsu Inc. as a copywriter, working on advertising campaigns, branding strategies, and product development. In 2014, he joined Dentsu B Team, where he helped design unique training programs.
In 2019, he became deeply involved with Nagasaki as a Public Relations Strategy Advisor for Nagasaki City. Inspired by this experience, he founded Better Inc. in Nagasaki in 2021. In 2022, he co-founded Peace Education Lab Nagasaki with Hayashida.