Asian Politics and Economy, Regional Economic Integration, Environmental and Energy Policy, Transitional/Developmental Economics

1981 Bachelor of Laws, University of Tokyo

2003 Senior Fellow, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry
2001 Counselor, Mission of Japan to the European Union, MFA
1999 Director of Research Department, MITI/RI
1998 Director of International Trade Research Office, MITI
1998 (Mar.-Aug.) Special Policy Adviser to Minister of Industry, Thailand (JICA Short-term Expert)
1997 Director for Asia-Europe Regional Cooperation, MITI
1996 Director for Southeast Asia-Pacific Affairs, MITI
1993 First Secretary, Embassy of Japan in Singapore, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)
1991 Senior Research Fellow, Research Institute of International Trade and Industry, MITI (MITI/RI)
1986 Visiting Research Fellow, Stanford University
1981 Joined Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI)

[in Japanese]
"The Cause of Asian Crisis and Policy Challenge" in 'The East Asian Economies and The Japanese Company at a Turning Point (Chapter 2)' , Toyo Keizai Shinposha,
"Industrial Promotion Policy in the High Growth Period" in collaboration with T.Kodama, T.Sunada and K.Tagawa in MITI Research Review Vol.3, MITI Research Institute, May 1994,

[in English]
"The Recovery of Asian Economy & the Reconstruction of Industrial Financing System", Discussion Paper for a Lecture at Department of History and Political Science, Princeton University, invited by Prof.Harold James, 1998

"Russian Economic Reform and Japan's Industrial Policy" in collaboration with F.Ohta and T.Otani : MITI/RI Research Paper Series No.15, 1992

[Co-ordinated Japanese language government publication]
"White Paper on International Trade 1999 (Editor & Chief Author)", 1999