What is RIETI?
The Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) is a policy think tank established in 2001. Its mission is to conduct theoretical and empirical research, maximize synergies with those engaged in policymaking, and to make policy proposals based on evidence derived from such research activities. The institute is highly regarded both in Japan and abroad for its activity.
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How firms respond to import competition: Labour force reduction, product/industry switching, and off-shoring
October 10, 2025 [VoxEU Column]
ITO Tadashi (Professor, Faculty of International Social Sciences at Gakushuin University) / MATSUURA Toshiyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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How real-time data misled policymakers during the post-COVID recovery
October 6, 2025 [Perspectives from Around the World]
Domenico GIANNONE (Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Economics and Statistics at Johns Hopkins University) / Giorgio PRIMICERI (Professor of Economics at Northwestern University)
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How Asia Can Reduce Its Dollar Dependence
October 3, 2025 [Newspapers & Magazines]
WATANABE Yasuto (Director of the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO)) / ITO Hiroyuki (Non-Resident Fellow, RIETI)
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Infrastructure diplomacy in the shadow of the Belt and Road: Lessons from Japan’s experience
October 3, 2025 [VoxEU Column]
NISHITATENO Shuhei (Research Associate, RIETI) / TODO Yasuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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Intersectionality and labor market outcomes
Putting the lens on the interaction of gender, race, and other social identities since this creates unique experiences of advantage and disadvantageOctober 3, 2025 [From IZA]
Olga ALONSO-VILLAR (ECOBAS, Universidade de Vigo, Spain) / Coral del RIO OTERO (ECOBAS, Universidade de Vigo, Spain)
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Impact of the Trump Tariffs and Disparity in Responses as Indicated by a Survey of Japanese Firms
October 2, 2025 [Column]
ITO Banri (Research Associate, RIETI) / JINJI Naoto (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / NAOI Megumi (Associate Professor of Political Science, University of California, San Diego)
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Trump Tariffs and Risk of Collapse for the Global Trading System
October 1, 2025 [Newspapers & Magazines]
URATA Shujiro (Distinguished Senior Fellow (specially appointed), RIETI)
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80 Years after the End of WWII: Lost efforts to improve productivity
September 30, 2025 [Newspapers & Magazines]
FUKAO Kyoji (Chairman, RIETI)
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Research Trends on Hot Springs and Health in Japan
September 26, 2025 [Policy Update]
SEKIGUCHI Yoichi (Senior Fellow, RIETI)
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Classroom heat widens the achievement gap
September 25, 2025 [VoxEU Column]
AKESAKA Mika (Associate Professor of Economics at the Research Institute for Economics and Business Administration, Kobe University) / SHIGEOKA Hitoshi (Research Associate at National Bureau Of Economic Research (NBER) / Associate Professor at Simon Fraser University / Professor at The University Of Tokyo)
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Economic Security
Our society, as an international community, is at a historical turning point, as the modern era of globalization that began with the end of the Cold War comes to a close. Economic security has become an important theme as geopolitical risks increase. The security environment surrounding Japan is also becoming particularly severe. In this international context, The Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) is expected to have a deep understanding of the impacts of these geopolitical risks and economic security considerations on the economy and industry through various types of economic analysis, including data-based empirical analysis, and to make recommendations for economic, trade, and industrial policies from its academic insights. For this reason, we have compiled and “visualized” the research conducted at RIETI which is relevant to these topics as a special feature.
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RIETI-ANU Symposium series
RIETI and Australian National University (ANU) have been jointly holding symposiums. Experts from the Asia-Pacific region gather to discuss various issues that are piling up in the increasingly uncertain global economy.
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Global Intelligence Series
We invite leading experts from Japan, the United States, Europe, and other Asian countries to give lectures about various global issues including economic security and regional affairs such as the U.S.-China conflict, the situation in the Middle East, the prospects of the Chinese economy, climate change, environmental and energy issues, the post-corona global trade system, supply chain risks, SDGs, etc. Many policy proposals are derived from information collected and discussed in these lectures.
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October 10, 2025 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]
Does the Productivity J-curve Explain Korea’s Economic Slowdown?
INUI Tomohiko (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / KIM YoungGak (Senshu University)
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October 10, 2025 [VoxEU Column]
How firms respond to import competition: Labour force reduction, product/industry switching, and off-shoring
ITO Tadashi (Professor, Faculty of International Social Sciences at Gakushuin University) / MATSUURA Toshiyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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October 7, 2025 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]
AI and Robotics Technology and Changes in Production Structure: A formulation using the production function
FUKAO Kyoji (Chairman, RIETI) / MATSUO Takemasa (Consulting Fellow, RIETI) / YOSHINO Akihiro (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)
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October 6, 2025 [Perspectives from Around the World]
How real-time data misled policymakers during the post-COVID recovery
Domenico GIANNONE (Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Economics and Statistics at Johns Hopkins University) / Giorgio PRIMICERI (Professor of Economics at Northwestern University)
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October 3, 2025 [Newspapers & Magazines]
How Asia Can Reduce Its Dollar Dependence
WATANABE Yasuto (Director of the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO)) / ITO Hiroyuki (Non-Resident Fellow, RIETI)
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October 3, 2025 [RIETI Report]
Economic Impact of U.S. Tariff Hikes: Significance of trade diversion effects
KAWASAKI Kenichi (Consulting Fellow, RIETI / Professor, GRIPS Alliance, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS))
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October 3, 2025 [VoxEU Column]
Infrastructure diplomacy in the shadow of the Belt and Road: Lessons from Japan’s experience
NISHITATENO Shuhei (Research Associate, RIETI) / TODO Yasuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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October 3, 2025 [Workshops]
The Future of Globalisation
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October 3, 2025 [From IZA]
Intersectionality and labor market outcomes
Putting the lens on the interaction of gender, race, and other social identities since this creates unique experiences of advantage and disadvantageOlga ALONSO-VILLAR (ECOBAS, Universidade de Vigo, Spain) / Coral del RIO OTERO (ECOBAS, Universidade de Vigo, Spain)
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October 2, 2025 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]
Empirical Analysis of AI Use and Iits Business Impact Focusing on the Role of Complementary Assets
KIM Younggak (Senshu University) / MOTOHASHI Kazuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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October 2, 2025 [Column]
Impact of the Trump Tariffs and Disparity in Responses as Indicated by a Survey of Japanese Firms
ITO Banri (Research Associate, RIETI) / JINJI Naoto (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / NAOI Megumi (Associate Professor of Political Science, University of California, San Diego)
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October 1, 2025 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Patent Information Disclosure and Market Reactions: Empirical investigation by using text-based novelty and impact indicators
DANG Jianwei (Tongji University) / MOTOHASHI Kazuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / ZHAO Quihan (University of Tokyo)
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October 1, 2025 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Population Aging and Business Successions: A Macroeconomic Perspective
MIYAKAWA Daisuke (Waseda University) / OIKAWA Koki (Waseda University) / UEDA Kozo (Waseda University)
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October 1, 2025 [Newspapers & Magazines]
Trump Tariffs and Risk of Collapse for the Global Trading System
URATA Shujiro (Distinguished Senior Fellow (specially appointed), RIETI)
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September 30, 2025 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]
Overseas Expansion of Japanese Firms and Domestic Women’s Empowerment
NI Bin (Hosei University) / OBASHI Ayako (Keio University) / YIN Ting (Fellow (Specially Appointed), RIETI)
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October 10, 2025 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]
Does the Productivity J-curve Explain Korea’s Economic Slowdown?
INUI Tomohiko (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / KIM YoungGak (Senshu University)
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October 7, 2025 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]
AI and Robotics Technology and Changes in Production Structure: A formulation using the production function
FUKAO Kyoji (Chairman, RIETI) / MATSUO Takemasa (Consulting Fellow, RIETI) / YOSHINO Akihiro (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)
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October 2, 2025 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]
Empirical Analysis of AI Use and Iits Business Impact Focusing on the Role of Complementary Assets
KIM Younggak (Senshu University) / MOTOHASHI Kazuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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October 1, 2025 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Patent Information Disclosure and Market Reactions: Empirical investigation by using text-based novelty and impact indicators
DANG Jianwei (Tongji University) / MOTOHASHI Kazuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / ZHAO Quihan (University of Tokyo)
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October 1, 2025 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Population Aging and Business Successions: A Macroeconomic Perspective
MIYAKAWA Daisuke (Waseda University) / OIKAWA Koki (Waseda University) / UEDA Kozo (Waseda University)
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September 30, 2025 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]
Overseas Expansion of Japanese Firms and Domestic Women’s Empowerment
NI Bin (Hosei University) / OBASHI Ayako (Keio University) / YIN Ting (Fellow (Specially Appointed), RIETI)
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September 30, 2025 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]
Are Productivity and Wages Decoupling in Japan? Divergence between macro and micro relationships
MORIKAWA Masayuki (Distinguished Senior Fellow (specially appointed), RIETI)
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September 30, 2025 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Fiscal Reform, Government Debt and Female Labor Supply in Japan
CUI Naiyue (Kobe University) / HSU Minchung (GRIPS) / HU Yunfang (Kobe University)
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September 30, 2025 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Social Capital, Retirement and Cognitive Aging: Evidence from a Japanese longitudinal study
ZHAO Meng (Gakushuin University) / YIN Ting (Fellow (Specially Appointed), RIETI)
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September 25, 2025 [Discussion Papers (English)]
The Impact of Military Technology Development on Innovation: Evidence from prewar and wartime Japanese secret patents
KOTANI Atsuki (University of Tokyo) / NAKAJIMA Kentaro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / OKAZAKI Tetsuji (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / SAITO Yukiko (Senior Fellow (Specially Appointed), RIETI)
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September 25, 2025 [Discussion Papers (English)]
US-Japanese Knowledge Transfer Program in the Aftermath of WWII
Michela GIORCELLI (University of California) / HIGUCHI Yuki (Sophia University) / TAKAYASU Yutaro (University of Tokyo) / TANAKA Mari (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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September 22, 2025 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]
Compliance Costs of Government Rules and Regulations
MORIKAWA Masayuki (Distinguished Senior Fellow (specially appointed), RIETI)
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September 22, 2025 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]
Trends and Characteristics of “Manufacturing X”: An empirical analysis using panel data for Japanese firms
MORIKAWA Masayuki (Distinguished Senior Fellow (specially appointed), RIETI)
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September 22, 2025 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]
Performance of Firms Using COVID-19-related Support Policies: Ex-post evaluation
MORIKAWA Masayuki (Distinguished Senior Fellow (specially appointed), RIETI)
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September 22, 2025 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Inbound Tourism and Tourists’ Preferences for Accommodation Quality
SAITO Hisamitsu (Hokkaido University) / MATSUURA Toshiyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / ENDOH Masahiro (Keio University)
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October 3, 2025 [Workshops]
The Future of Globalisation
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September 19, 2025 [Symposiums]
Asia’s Response to Great Power Disruption and Global Economic Disorder
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September 12, 2025 [Symposiums]
The Great Firewall and Knowledge Diffusion
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September 12, 2025 [Symposiums]
Transforming Life and Food with Future Technologies: The frontiers of quantum medicine and plasma agriculture
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August 21, 2025 [Symposiums]
Reconsidering Two Risk-sharing Mechanisms for Promoting Innovation
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August 7, 2025 [Symposiums]
How to Understand Your Company's Gender Pay Gap: Eight key checkpoints
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August 1, 2025 [Symposiums]
Economic Disparity between Men and Women in Japan and Korea: Exploring commonalities and differences (Handouts and video are available in Korean)
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July 17, 2025 [Symposiums]
Touching the Air, Shaping the Standard: How Japan’s interface technology is creating the future
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July 9, 2025 [Symposiums]
White Paper on International Economy and Trade 2025
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July 8, 2025 [Symposiums]
A Perspective on Supporting Noto’s Recovery and Reconstruction: Report from the June Field Survey
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July 1, 2025 [Symposiums]
Exploring Education of the Future: Human-technology Symbiosis in the era of digital nature
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June 25, 2025 [Symposiums]
How best to Leverage Foreign Capital for Enhancing Corporate Value: An Option for Further Growth Featured in the Guidebook Published by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
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June 25, 2025 [Symposiums]
Structural Challenges, Distribution Policies and the Direction of Growth for Japan’s Prosperous Development
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June 17, 2025 [Symposiums]
Japan's Response to U.S.-China High-Tech Friction: Insights from Comparing Innovation Systems in Three Countries
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June 17, 2025 [Workshops]
Exploring Asia Pacific Markets: The View of Japan
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October 10, 2025 [VoxEU Column]
How firms respond to import competition: Labour force reduction, product/industry switching, and off-shoring
ITO Tadashi (Professor, Faculty of International Social Sciences at Gakushuin University) / MATSUURA Toshiyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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October 6, 2025 [Perspectives from Around the World]
How real-time data misled policymakers during the post-COVID recovery
Domenico GIANNONE (Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Economics and Statistics at Johns Hopkins University) / Giorgio PRIMICERI (Professor of Economics at Northwestern University)
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October 3, 2025 [Newspapers & Magazines]
How Asia Can Reduce Its Dollar Dependence
WATANABE Yasuto (Director of the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO)) / ITO Hiroyuki (Non-Resident Fellow, RIETI)
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October 3, 2025 [RIETI Report]
Economic Impact of U.S. Tariff Hikes: Significance of trade diversion effects
KAWASAKI Kenichi (Consulting Fellow, RIETI / Professor, GRIPS Alliance, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS))
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October 3, 2025 [VoxEU Column]
Infrastructure diplomacy in the shadow of the Belt and Road: Lessons from Japan’s experience
NISHITATENO Shuhei (Research Associate, RIETI) / TODO Yasuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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October 3, 2025 [From IZA]
Intersectionality and labor market outcomes
Putting the lens on the interaction of gender, race, and other social identities since this creates unique experiences of advantage and disadvantageOlga ALONSO-VILLAR (ECOBAS, Universidade de Vigo, Spain) / Coral del RIO OTERO (ECOBAS, Universidade de Vigo, Spain)
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October 2, 2025 [Column]
Impact of the Trump Tariffs and Disparity in Responses as Indicated by a Survey of Japanese Firms
ITO Banri (Research Associate, RIETI) / JINJI Naoto (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / NAOI Megumi (Associate Professor of Political Science, University of California, San Diego)
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October 1, 2025 [Newspapers & Magazines]
Trump Tariffs and Risk of Collapse for the Global Trading System
URATA Shujiro (Distinguished Senior Fellow (specially appointed), RIETI)
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September 30, 2025 [Newspapers & Magazines]
80 Years after the End of WWII: Lost efforts to improve productivity
FUKAO Kyoji (Chairman, RIETI)
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September 26, 2025 [Policy Update]
Research Trends on Hot Springs and Health in Japan
SEKIGUCHI Yoichi (Senior Fellow, RIETI)
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September 25, 2025 [VoxEU Column]
Classroom heat widens the achievement gap
AKESAKA Mika (Associate Professor of Economics at the Research Institute for Economics and Business Administration, Kobe University) / SHIGEOKA Hitoshi (Research Associate at National Bureau Of Economic Research (NBER) / Associate Professor at Simon Fraser University / Professor at The University Of Tokyo)
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September 19, 2025 [RIETI Report]
Life Science Human Resource Development and Career Paths: Key to forming ecosystems
AOYAMA Tatsufumi (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)
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September 18, 2025 [Newspapers & Magazines]
80 Years after WWII Ended: Problems for Japan, a technology-oriented nation, that are left unaddressed
OKAZAKI Tetsuji (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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September 11, 2025 [Perspectives from Around the World]
Industrial policy and retaliatory protection under the WTO: Lessons from China
FENG Yusheng (Econ Ph.D. student at the University of Hong Kong) / LI Haishi "Harry" (Assistant Professor of Economics at University Of Hong Kong) / WANG Siwei (PhD candidate at Wuhan University) / ZHU Min (Research Fellow in the School of Economics at the University of Nottingham / Researcher at the Centre for Inclusive Trade Policy (CITP))
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September 9, 2025 [Newspapers & Magazines]
Economic Effects to be Brought about by the Introduction of Service Robots
MORIKAWA Masayuki (Distinguished Senior Fellow (specially appointed), RIETI)
