Expertise
Economic Security; Economic Interdependence in International Relations; Decision-Making Theory and Game Theory; Economic Diplomacy during the Oil Crisis and the Interwar Period
Education
Keio University, Graduate School of Media and Governance
Ph.D. Candidate, 2021–present
Waseda University
Juris Doctor (Professional), 2014
Experience
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Japan
Joined in 2014
- 2023 Principal Deputy Director for Policy Coordination, Northeast Asia Division, Trade Policy Bureau
- 2019 Economic Security Office, Minister’s Secretariat
- 2019 Security Export Control Policy Division, Trade Control Department, Trade and Economic Cooperation Bureau
- 2014 Economic and Industrial Policy Bureau
Cabinet Secretariat, Japan
- 2020 National Security Secretariat (Economic Affairs)
- 2020 Office for the Response to the Novel Coronavirus Disease
- 2017 Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office
Johns Hopkins University, United States
- 2025 Research Program / Study Abroad
Selected Publications and Papers
- “Bilateral Negotiations and Third-Country Influence: Japan’s Policy-Making Process during the Oil Crisis Era,” Kokusai Seiji, No. 218, February 2026. [Peer-reviewed]
- “The Origins of Economic Security Policy in Japan: Reexamining Economic Security Policy during the Oil Crisis,” KEIO SFC JOURNAL, Vol. 24, No. 1, September 2024. [Peer-reviewed]
- “An Explanation of the Economic Security Promotion Act,” NBL, No. 1224, August 15, 2022. [Co-authored]
- “Japan’s Economic Security Promotion Act: Background and Overview,” Asia-Pacific Review, Vol. 29, No. 3, Autumn/Winter 2022. [Co-authored]
Others
Selected Conference Presentations
- University of Colorado Boulder, 2026
- University of Pennsylvania, 2026
- Association for Asian Studies Annual Conference, Vancouver, 2026
Professional Memberships
- The Japan Association of International Relations
- Japan Association for International Security
- The Japan Society of Strategic Studies
- Association for Asian Studies
Other Professional Activities
- Member, Selection Committee, Waseda Law School Alumni Encouragement Award, 2017–present
