Hitoshi Narita

Who is Hitoshi Narita?

Hitoshi Narita is a Japanese naval architect, researcher, businessman, and a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.

For a time, Narita was one of the Managing Directors of Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co. in the 1990s. Dr. Narita is currently senior advisor for science and technology at the US Office of Naval Research's International Field Office, Asia. In this position, he coordinates partnerships between Japanese and American science and technology organizations. Dr. Narita played a significant role in steps which led to establishing Japan-US joint participation projects, which meant Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 2001. began to partner with the US Naval Research Laboratory.