Expertise
International Relations, Foreign Policy Analysis, East Asia, Japan, Myanmar, International Political History, Global Governance, Trade Policy and Law, Development
Education
2012 Ph.D. in Politics and International Studies, University of Warwick, UK
2010 Visiting Fellow, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University, US
2008 Visiting Scholar, Organization for Asian Studies, Waseda University
2003 Bachelor of Law, Hitotsubashi University
Experience
2025 Director, Office for Trade Remedy Investigations, Trade Control Department, Trade and Economic Security Bureau, METI
2024 Director, Policy Planning and Research Office, Trade Policy Bureau, METI
2021 Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Japan to the International Organizations in Geneva
2020 Director for International Strategy, Overseas Market Development and Food Cultures Division, Food Industry Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF)
2019 Director, Office for Overseas Import Regulations, Export Promotion Division, Food Industry Affairs Bureau, MAFF
2018 Principal Deputy Director, Multilateral Trade System Department, Trade Policy Bureau, METI
2014 First Secretary, Embassy of Japan in Myanmar
2012 Principal Deputy Director, Office for WTO Compliance and Dispute Settlement, Multilateral Trade System Department, Trade Policy Bureau, METI
2011 Secretary to the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
2010 Deputy Director, Multilateral Trade System Department, Trade Policy Bureau, METI
2006 Assistant Director, Industrial Finance Division, Economic and Industrial Policy Bureau, METI
2005 Assistant Director, Coal Division, Natural Resources and Fuel Department, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, METI
2003 International Economic Affairs Division, Trade Policy Bureau, METI
Selected Publications and Papers
Books
- Japan's Persistent Engagement Policy toward Myanmar in the Post-Cold War Era: A Case of Japan's 'Problem-Driven Pragmatism', PhD thesis, University of Warwick, 2011.
