Expertise
Official Statistics
New statistics development with utilizing big data
Education
1990 B.A., Economics, Kokugakuin University
Experience
2026 - Deputy Director, Statistics Information Systems Office, Research and Statistics Department, METI
2024 - Deputy Director, Energy Strategy Office, Policy Planning and Coordination Division, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy Department, METI
2022 - Deputy Director, Economic Analysis Office, Research and Statistics Department, METI
2017 - Deputy Director, Research and Analysis Support Office, Research and Statistics Department, METI
2015 - Deputy Director, Public Relations and International Affairs Office, Research and Statistics Department, METI
2014 - Research Officer, National Product Division, Department of National Accounts, Economic and Social Research Institute, Cabinet Office, Japan
2010 - Deputy Director, Economic Analysis Office, Research and Statistics Department, METI
2008 - Deputy Director, Research Office, The Small and Medium Enterprise Agency
2001 - Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
1986 - Ministry of International Trade and Industry
Selected Publications and Papers
Working Papers
- "What Makes People Perceive Recovery? Evidence from official statistics and a nationwide survey after the Noto Peninsula earthquake", RIETI Discussion Paper, 26-J-013, 2026 (with KONISHI Yoko, IGEI Naoya and ITO Chiemi) (In Japanese).
- "How did Japan cope with COVID-19? Big Data and purchasing behavior" RIETI Discussion Paper, 20-J-037, 2020 (with KONISHI Yoko, ISHIKAWA Toshiki, KANAI Hajime and IGEI Noya) (In Japanese).
- "Energy Saving and Price Fluctuation of Home Appliances: Hedonic Regression by Panel Data (1996-2019) " RIETI Discussion Paper, 20-J-018, 2020 (with KONISHI Yoko and ISHIKAWA Toshiki) (In Japanese).
- "What Japanese Tourism Amenities are Most Influential in Terms of Demand from Inbound Tourists?" RIETI Discussion Paper, 20-J-014, 2020 (with KONISHI Yoko) (In Japanese).
- "Measuring the Willingness to Pay and Implicit Discount Rates for High-efficiency Refrigerators: Evidence from the Japan retail market" RIETI Discussion Paper, 18-J-023, 2018 (with KONISHI Yoko and ISHIKAWA Toshiki) (In Japanese).
Papers Published in Refereed Journals
- "Disaster Predictability and Seasonality in Household Preparedness: Evidence from the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake and the Nankai Trough Advisory", Asian Economic Papers, 1–13., 2026, (with Yoko Konishi, Naoya Igei, Chiemi Ito.)
https://doi.org/10.1162/ASEP.a.1014 - "Change from the COVID-19 Pandemic to a New Normal: Documenting Consumption Behavior of Two Years with Big Data", Asian Economic Papers, 23, no. 1, 140–169, 2024, (with Konishi Yoko, Hajime Kanai, Naoya Igei, Junichi Mizumura, Kyoko Shiga, Keita Sueyasu, Ryosuke Hamaguchi.)
https://doi.org/10.1162/asep_a_00876 - "How did Japan Cope with COVID-19?: Big Data and Purchasing Behavior," Asian Economic Papers, 20, no. 1, 146-167, 2021, (with KONISHI Yoko, ISHIKAWA Toshiki, KANAI Hajime and IGEI Noya) https://doi.org/10.1162/asep_a_00797
- "Total Factor Productivity Changes in Japanese Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in 1982–2016: Suggestive Indications of an IT Revolution?" Asian Economic Papers, 19, no.3, 21-37 ,2020, (with KONISHI Yoko)
https://doi.org/10.1162/asep_a_00781
