Expertise
International economy, trade policy
Education
1998 Master in Public Administration, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
1993 Bachelor of Laws, the University of Tokyo
Experience
2012- Present Director, International Affairs and Research Division, Customs and Tariff Bureau, Ministry of Finance
2011-2012 Director, Policy Planning and Research Office, METI
2008-2011 Senior Trade Policy Analyst, Trade and Agriculture Directorate, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
2005-2008 Deputy Director, Multilateral Trading System Department, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
2002-2005 First Secretary, Mission of Japan to the European Union
1993 Joined the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI)
Selected Publications and Papers
Working Papers
"Trade and Innovation: Synthesis Report," OECD Trade Policy Working Papers 135 (2012)
"Trade in Information and Communications Technology and its Contribution to Trade and Innovation," OECD Trade Policy Working Papers 115 (2011)
"Trade and Innovation: Pharmaceuticals," OECD Trade Policy Working Papers 113 (2011)
"Trade and Innovation: Report on the Chemicals Sector," OECD Trade Policy Working Papers 103 (2010)
Papers Published in Refereed Journals
"Institutional Evolution in Economic Integration: A Contribution to Comparative Institutional Analysis for International Economic Organization [PDF:2.8MB]," University of Pennsylvania Journal of International Economic Law (1998)