Mr. Komizo obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Law from Hosei University and entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1970. At the ministry, domestically, he was employed at the Economic Affairs Division, United Nations Bureau; the Management Section of the Personnel Division; Second Economic Cooperation Division, Economic Cooperation Bureau; the Legal Affairs Division, Treaties Bureau; the International Agreement Division, Treaties Bureau; the Second Southeast Asian Affairs Division, Asian Bureau. Overseas, he served in Japanese Embassies in the United States, Saudi Arabia and Austria. He was also seconded on two occasions to the International Atomic Energy Agency, first as a legal officer from 1987 to 1991 and later as Special Assistant to Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei, Director General of IAEA, from 1997 to 2002, receiving the IAEA Distinguished Service Award upon retirement. After returning to Japan, he served as Director of the International Nuclear Energy Cooperation Division, Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and Science Department from 2004 till he was assigned as Ambassador of the Permanent Mission of Japan to the International Organizations in Vienna and then, in 2010 as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to the State of Kuwait. He is now Chairperson of the Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation and Secretary General of Mayors for Peace.


히로시마 평화문화재단 이사장, 평화시장회의(Mayors for Peace)사무총장
고미조 야스요시 이사장은 호세이 대학에서 법학사를 받고 1970년 외무성에 입사했다. 외무성에서는 유엔국 경제부, 조약국 법무부 등을 비롯하여 주미, 주사우디아라비아, 주오스트리아 일본대사관에서 근무하였다. 국제원자력기구(IAEA)에도 두 차례 파견근무를 하였으며(1987~1991 법무담당, 1997~2002 모하메드 엘바라데이 IAEA사무총장 특별보좌관) 퇴임시IAEA 공로상을 수상하였다.
이후 비엔나 소재 국제기구일본정부대표부 대사로 부임할 때까지 군비감축 및 비확산국의 국제핵에너지협력부에서 근무하였으며 이후 2010년에는 주쿠웨이트 일본특명전권대사를 역임하였다.