OTA Yuto

OTA Yuto

OTA Yuto

Consulting Fellow

PhD student, University of California, Los Angeles
Deputy Director, Environmental Policy Division, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

Expertise

Climate policy, Energy policy, Corporate finance (Certified Public Accountant), Startup Finance

Experience

2021-present Deputy Director, Environmental Policy Division, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan
2019-2021 Assistant Director, Industry Creation Division, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan

Selected Publications and Papers

Papers Published in Refereed Journals

  • “Tax system for Open Innovation Investment,” Zeimu Tsushin, No. 3631, 2020, Zeimukenkyukai (co-authored with Yuya Suzuki and Yusuke Ando)
  • “Destinies of Reformasi: A Formal Model of Elites Strategies in Regime Transitions.” Seijigaku Kenkyu. No. 56, 2017, Keio University Press

Invited Presentations

  • “Public attitude toward green industrial policies: How framing and priming influence policy preferences,” American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, 2024
  • “Japan’s Green Transformation (GX) Strategy,” Country Strategies on Carbon Pricing, Asian Development Bank, 2024
  • “In Depth Outlook for the Carbon Credit Market in Japan,” IETA Asia Climate Summit, International Emissions Trading Association, 2023
  • “Backward or Forward? How Former Dominant Party Comes Back to Power: A Case in Mexico,” UCLA Undergraduate Research Week, University of California, Los Angeles, 2017

Others

  • “Green Transformation (GX) Startup Guidance,” Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, 2024
  • “GX Promotion Strategies,” Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, 2023
  • “Interim Summary of Clean Energy Strategy,” Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, 2022
  • “Guidance on Startup Finance,” Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, 2022
  • “Convertible Investment Scheme Guideline,” Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, 2020