Shinichi Higuchi is Director (International Affairs) at the National Space Policy Secretariat (NSPS), the Cabinet Office of Japan. He has over 24 years of experience in science, technology and innovation policy at governmental and public organizations. 
Since joining the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) of Japan, he has engaged in research and development promotion (environmental sciences, biomedical sciences, particle physics, etc.), nuclear regulation, and nuclear decommissioning. His international experience includes professional staff on nuclear decommissioning at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) (2022-2025), Principal Alternate of Japan to the intergovernmental Group on Earth Observations (GEO) (2015-2017), and science attaché at the Embassy of Japan in India (2012-2015).  
He obtained Master of Public Administration from the University of York in the UK and Bachelor of Law from the University of Osaka in Japan.