Yokohama City University (YCU) was converted into a public university corporation on April 1, 2005, and I was selected to serve as the first Chairman of the incorporated entity that will manage this long-established institution.The Chairman of Yokohama City University is responsible for the institution's corporate management, while the president is responsible for its education and research. The City of Yokohama, as the founding organization, issued several "interim goals" for the corporation's management that must be met over the six-year period from FY2005 to FY2010. The interim goals of becoming a "university of practical international learning" and a "significant university for the city" have been established as the fundamental goals of the university.

　　横滨市立大学于2005年4月1日转型为公立大学法人，我被选任为管理这所历史悠久学府的法人机构首任理事长。横滨市立大学理事长负责机构的法人管理事务，校长则主管教育与研究工作。作为创办机构的横滨市政府，为该法人制定了若干必须在2005至2010财年六年间达成的“中期目标”。其中“打造实践型国际化大学”与“建设具有城市影响力的重要大学”两项中期目标，已被确立为本校的基本发展方针。