Expertise
Regional Development, Telework, Government Administration
Research Projects
- Research of a Mechanism for Regional Revitalization (August 29, 2011 - March 31, 2013)
Education
2010 Ph.D., Tokyo Institute of Technology
1990 Master of City Planning, University of Pennsylvania
1980 Bachelor of Science, the University of Tokyo
Experience
2012 Professor, Joint Program Center, Teikyo University
2009 Professor, Office of Industry Liaison, Tokyo Institute of Technology
2008 Counselor, Cabinet Secretariat
2008 Senior Fellow, RIETI
2005 Vice Governor, Kochi Prefecture
1982 Joined Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI)
Selected Publications and Papers
Books
Regional Development Model for All Local Governments, Sairyu-sya Press, 2011
Papers Published in Refereed Journals
"Regional Vitalization Effects of Public Sector Outsourcing Using Telework: The Case Study of Kochi Prefecture," (with Kunihiko Higa), Japanese Journal of Telework, Vol. 7, No.2, pp.31-46, 2009.
"Action Research of Regional Revitalization with Outsourcing of Administration Affairs," Venture Review, No.14, p.33-42, 2009.
"Regional Activation and Administrative Reform Model with Telework," CSREA EEE, pp. 349-353, 2009.
