Expertise
Industrial Agglomeration and Innovation, SMEs, Regional Industrial Policy
Research Projects
- Research on the Interactions Between the Business Strategies of Excellent Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and their External Environment (August 23, 2011 - March 31, 2013)
Education
B.A., Economics, The University of Tokyo
M.A., International and Development Economics, Yale University
Experience
2018-present Professor, Research Center of International Economy and Industry, University of Niigata Prefecture
2008-present Consulting Fellow, RIETI
2008-2018 Senior Analyst for Regional Policy, Regional Economic and Industrial Policy Group, Economic and Industrial Policy Bureau, METI
2007-08 Executive Director, Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation (SMRJ), IAA
2006-07 Director, Trade Control Policy Division Trade and Economic Cooperation Bureau, METI
2004-06 Director of Research, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry, IAA
2002-04 Director General, General Coordination and Policy Planning Department, Kansai Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry, METI
2001-02 Director for Evaluation and Inspection in Charge of Regulatory Reform, Administrative Evaluation Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
1999-2001 Director General, Industrial Policy Department, Kansai Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
1998-99 Director, Research Department, Research Institute of International Trade and Industry, MITI
1997-98 Director of Research Activities, Research Department, Research Institute of International Trade and Industry, MITI
1995-97 Director, International Trade Research Office International Trade Policy Bureau, MITI
1992-95 Shinsyu University Assistant Professor, Faculty of Economics
1981-92 Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI)
