Expertise
Trade Policy and Innovation Policy
Education
1996 Master of Business Administration, Stanford Graduate School of Business, USA
1991 Bachelor of International Relations, University of Tokyo, JP
Experience
2021 - present Present Position
2018 - 2021 Deputy-Director for Trade Policy, Trade Policy Bureau, METI
Director, Industrial Structure Policy Division, Economic and Industrial Policy Bureau, METI
2016 - 2018 Counselor, Intellectual Property Strategy Office, Cabinet Office 2013-2015 Director, Multilateral Trade System Department, METI
2010 - 2013 Chief Representative, NEDO Silicon Valley Office
2008 - 2010 Director, International Affairs Office, Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Department, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy
2005 - 2008 Senior Trade Analyst, Trade and Agriculture Directorate, OECD
1991 Joined Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Selected Publications and Papers
- Facilitating Adjustment: Sector Experiences from Agriculture, Telecommunications and Chemicals, OECD Trade Policy Papers 41, OECD Publishing 2006
- Export Processing Zones: Past and Future Role in Trade and Development, OECD Trade Policy Papers 53, OECD Publishing 2007
- Facilitating Trade and Structural Adjustment Experiences in Non-Member Countries, OECD Trade Policy Papers 69, OECD Publishing 2008
- Trade Liberalization and Economic Performance: Latin America versus East Asia 1970-2006, OECD Trade Policy Papers 70, OECD Publishing 2008, co-authored with J. Duran and N. Mulder
- Trade and Innovation Project: A Synthesis Paper, OECD Trade Policy Papers 72, OECD Publishing 2008
- Trade and Innovation in the Korean Information and Communication Technology Sector: Trade and Innovation Project- Case Study No.5, OECD Trade Policy Papers 77, OECD Publishing 2008, co-authored with H.E. Kim
