Buichiro Kuroda
Buichiro Kuroda | |
|---|---|
黒田武一郎 | |
| Grand Steward of the Imperial Household | |
| Assuming office December 24, 2025 | |
| Monarch | Naruhito |
| Succeeding | Yasuhiko Nishimura |
| Vice Grand Steward of the Imperial Household Agency | |
| In office December 19, 2023 | |
| Monarch | Naruhito |
| Preceded by | Kenji Ikeda |
| Grand Steward | Yasuhiko Nishimura |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 20, 1960 |
| Alma mater | Graduate Schools for Law and Politics and Faculty of Law, University of Tokyo |
Buichiro Kuroda (Japanese: 黒田武一郎, Hepburn: Kuroda Buichiro; born February 20, 1960) is a Japanese official who is vice steward of the Imperial Household Agency, and is set to succeed as Grand Steward on December 24, 2025.[1]
Early life and education
Kuroda was born in Amagasaki, Hyōgo Prefecture, graduating from Nada High School.[2] He gained his alma matter from the University of Tokyo.[3]
Early career
Kuroda became part of the Ministry of Home Affairs in 1982, and later the Ministry of Internal Affairs.[4] He has held many other governmental positions such as Commissioner of Fire and Disaster, Director General for the Local Public Finance Bureau, and was part of the Cabinet Secretariat among others.[5][6] During the Tohokushinsha Film and Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications scandal, Kuroda was one of the people who received an ethics warning.[7] He also received a warning due to entertainment he had received from the NTT, in violation of the ethics code.[8] He resigned from his posts in 2022.[9]
Vice Grand Steward
In 2023, Kuroda was appointed Vice Steward of the Imperial Household Agency.[10]
In April 2024, he made a statement commenting on the Imperial family reaching a million followers on Instagram, stating "It is a reminder of the strong public interest in the imperial family. I'm filled with a renewed sense of responsibility". He went on to comment "We will continue to refine our public relations approach, engaging a wider audience, including younger generations".[11]
Later, in June of that same year, Kuroda was the first member of the Imperial Household Agency to announce that Empress Emerita Michiko had contracted COVID-19, at a regular press conference.[12]
In 2025, Yasuhiko Nishimura announced his retirement as Grand Steward, with Buichiro Kuroda to succeed him on December 24.[1]
References
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- ^ "霞が関ふるさと記 経産省の立岡事務次官は灘OB［兵庫県・中］（万年野党事務局） @gendai_biz". 現代ビジネス (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2024-12-19. Retrieved 2025-12-16.
- ^ ""次期宮内庁長官"幹部が電撃交代！"剣道＆合気道有段者""小説出版"新次長の意外な素顔 (2023年12月25日)". エキサイトニュース (in Japanese). 2023-12-25. Retrieved 2025-12-16.
- ^ 産経新聞 (2025-12-15). "宮内庁長官に黒田次長が就任へ 6年在任の西村氏は退任 コロナ禍の皇室のご活動支え". 産経新聞：産経ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-12-16.
- ^ "総務省｜自治大学校｜自治大TOPICS". 総務省 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-12-16.
- ^ "地方交付税を考える―制度への理解と財政運営の視点". 紀伊國屋書店ウェブストア｜オンライン書店｜本、雑誌の通販、電子書籍ストア (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-12-16.
- ^ "減給7人戒告2人、総務省接待で処分 総務相は給与返納". 日本経済新聞 (in Japanese). 2021-02-24. Retrieved 2025-12-16.
- ^ "総務省の違反会食78件 関与の32人、減給や訓告処分". 毎日新聞 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-12-16.
- ^ "総務次官に山下哲夫氏起用 16年ぶり旧総務庁出身". 日本経済新聞 (in Japanese). 2022-06-17. Retrieved 2025-12-16.
- ^ "宮内庁次長に黒田武一郎氏". 日本経済新聞 (in Japanese). 2023-12-15. Retrieved 2025-12-16.
- ^ Nakada, Ayako (April 23, 2024). "Imperial family garners 1 million followers quickly on Instagram". Asahi Shimbun.
- ^ "Japanese empress emerita catches COVID-19". chinadailyhk. Retrieved 2025-12-17.