| 1994 - Nov. 2007 | Tadahiro SEKIMOTO(Chairman of NEC) |
| 1992 - 1993 | Seiya MATSUMOTO (President of Pioneer, President of The Japan-Belgium Society) |
| Year | European Capital of Culture | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 (20th) |
Guimarães, Portugal Slovenia, Maribor |
Takashi KAWAMURA (Chairman of Hitachi) |
| 2011 (19th) |
Turku, Finland Tallinn, Estonia |
Sadayuki SAKAKIBARA (Chairman of Toray Industries) |
| 2010 (18th) |
Pecs, Hungary Istanbul, Turkey |
Hiromichi IWASA (President of Mitsui Fudosan) |
| 2009 (17th) |
Vilnius, Lithuania Linz, Austria |
Kazuo TSUKUDA (Chairman of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries) |
| 2008 (16th) |
Liverpool, U.K. Stavanger, Norway |
Yoji OHASHI (Chairman of All Nippon Airways) |
| 2007 (15th) |
Sibiu, Romania Luxembourg |
Fumiaki WATARI (Chairman of Nippon Oil) |
| 2006 (14th) |
Patras, Greece | Takao KUSAKARI (Chairman of NYK Line) |
| 2005 (13th) |
Cork, Ireland | Kunio TAKEDA (Chairman of Takeda Pharmaceutical) |
| 2004 (12th) |
Lille, France Genova, Italy |
Fujio CHO (President of Toyota Motor) |
| 2003 (11th) |
Graz, Austria | Masatoshi KISHIMOTO (Chairman of Olympus) |
| 2002 (10th) |
Brugge, Belgium Salamance, Spain |
Kaneo ITO (President of Pioneer) |
| 2001 (9th) |
Porto, Portugal Rotterdam, The Netherlands |
Yuzaburo MOGI (President of Kikkoman) |
| 2000 (8th) |
Avignon, France Brussels, Belgium Santiago de Compostela, Spain |
Yoshiharu FUKUHARA (Chairman of Shiseido) |
| 1999 (7th) |
Weimar, Germany | Tadahiro SEKIMOTO (Adviser of NEC) |
| 1998 (6th) |
Stockholm, Sweden | Yotaro KOBAYASHI (Chairman of Fuji Xerox) |
| 1997 (5th) |
Thessaloniki, Greece | Yoshitoki CHINO (Honorary Chairman of Daiwa Securities) |
| 1996 (4th) |
Copenhagen, Denmark | Eiji TOYODA (Honorary Chairman of Toyota Motor) |
| 1995 (3th) |
Luxembourg | Yoh KUROSAWA (President of the Industrial Bank of Japan) |
