Koji Ina is the Deputy Director of Space Industry Office, Manufacturing Industries Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI).

Prior to joining the current position, he was the Deputy Director of the Cybersecurity Division, Commerce and Information Policy Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI).

He received the Master’s Degree in Information Security Policy & Management at the Carnegie Mellon University in 2018.

He was the Chief Administrator of the National center of Incident readiness and Strategy for Cybersecurity (NISC) in the Cabinet Secretariat of Japanese Government on loan from METI from June 2013 to August 2015.

He received Bachelor’s Degree in Physics Engineering at the Kyoto University in 2011.