Due to the retirement of the former president Akira Yamamoto of Jitsugyo Joshi Gakuen Educational Corporation, Yoko Kijima has been appointed as the new president on April 2024, 4. Her term of office is four years, until March 1, 2028. President Kijima will be the first graduate president of Jissen Joshi Gakuen in 3 years, following the second and fourth president Hisako Hirao.

 Yoko Kijima, who was appointed as the new president of Jissen Joshi Gakuen, graduated from the Department of Home Economics at Jissen Women's University in March 1986. She's American She's Family She's Life She's Assurance She joined the Company of Columbus (now Aflac Life Insurance Co., Ltd.), and in 3, she became a director and managing executive officer of Aflac Life Insurance Co., Ltd. In 2018, she served as a councilor of Jitsugyo Joshi Gakuen, and in 2020, she served as executive director. The following is a brief biography of new Chairman Yoko Kijima.

[Biography]
Born in Tokyo in March 1963 (3 years old as of April 2024)
March 1986 Graduated from Jissen Women's University, Department of Home Economics
April 1986 American Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus
     Joined (currently Aflac Life Insurance Co., Ltd.)
October 2006: Director of Contract Management Planning Department of the company
March 2007 Director of contact center services of the company
January 2011: Manager of contract management affairs planning department of the company
January 2012 Executive Officer of the company, General Manager of Contract Management Affairs and Planning Department
January 2015 Company Executive Officer Compliance Officer
January 2017 Managing Executive Officer of the company
April 2018 Aflac Life Insurance Co., Ltd. Director and Managing Executive Officer
July 2018 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer/CAO of the company
January 2020 Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer/CAO of the company
April 2020 Councilor, Jissen Joshi Gakuen Educational Corporation
June 2020 Director of Jissen Joshi Gakuen Educational Corporation (No. 6 Director)
January 2023 Aflac Life Insurance Co., Ltd. Advisor
April 2023 Executive Director, Jissen Joshi Gakuen Educational Corporation
March 2024: Resigned as advisor to Aflac Life Insurance Co., Ltd.
April 2024 Chairperson of Jissen Joshi Gakuen Educational Corporation Term April 4, 2024 - March 4, 1

Reference: [Jitsugyo Women's University] Notice of appointment of new president

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