MIKAMO Tetsuhide

Macroeconomics, Sogo-Shosha (Japanese trading companies)

1979 B.A. in Social Sciences, Hitotsubashi University

2010 - Director, Research Institute, Marubeni Corporation
2003 - 2008 General Manager, Washington D.C. Office, Marubeni America Corporation
1989 - 1991 Visiting Scholar, Japan Center for Economic Research (JCER)
1984 Research Dept., Marubeni Corporation
1981 - 1982 Trainee, Institute for International Study and Training (IIST)
1979 Joined Marubeni Corporation

Books

• The Current European Economy, Minerva Shobo, 2011, co-author
• Japan's Food Strategy and the Sogo-Shosha, Toyo Keizai Shinposha, 2009, co-author
• Predicting the Future of Natural Resources, Nikkei Publishing Inc., 2009, co-author
• The Future of a China - ASEAN FTA, Keisou Shobo, 2004, co-author
• The Transformation of the Sogo-Shosha in the IT Age, Toyo Keizai Shinposha, 2001, co-author
• China Yearbook, Soshisha Inc., 2000, co-author

Papers Published in Refereed Journals

• "The Sogo-Shosha's Strengths and Future Direction," Monthly Kagaku Keizai, 2017
• "2016 Global Economy Outlook," Global Keiei Monthly, 2016
• "The Current Situation and the Outlook for Japan-China Trade," Kyodo Weekly, 2015
• "China's Grain Procurement," Kyodo Weekly, 2015
• "The Environment Surrounding Grain Procurement," U.S. Grains Council, 2014
• "Financial Problems in China," Kyodo Weekly, 2014
• "2014 Global Economy Outlook," Global Keiei Monthly, 2014
• "China lags in Water Service Business Privatization: Government's Role Needs to be Reexamined," Kyodo Weekly, 2013
• "The Current Situation and Outlook for the Global Grain Market," U.S. Grains Council, 2013
• "Promoting Japan-China Business," Kyodo Weekly, 2013
• "Commodity Market Outlook," Regional Banks Association of Japan Monthly Report, 2012
• "The Expansion of the Chinese Middle Class," Kyodo Weekly, 2012
• "Utilizing a China-Japan-South Korea FTA for Agricultural Reform," Japan-China Economic Journal, 2012
• "Business Opportunities through Economic Partnership Agreements," Japan-China Economic Journal, 2011
• "Overseas Infrastructure Development," The High Pressure Gas Safety Institute of Japan Monthly Report, 2011
• "Those Born After 1980 Will Change China," Kyodo Weekly, 2010
• "The Structure of Natural Resources," Weekly Economist, 2009
• "The Global Financial Crisis and the Chinese Economy," Japan-China Economic Journal, 2009

• Member of the Food Industry Research Committee, Japan Economic Research Institute
• Member of the Asian Market’s Food Supply and Demand Committee, U.S. Grains Council
• Member of the Food Security Committee, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Member of the Future Vision of Food Committee, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
• Member of the Accessing Worlds New Middle Class Strategy Committee, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry