Expertise
Competitiveness of Industries and Firms; Environmental, Energy & Safety Policy; Politics & Economy in East Asia and the Middle East; Regional Economic Integration; Developmental & Industrial Policy
Education
1981 Bachelor of Laws, Faculty of Law, University of Tokyo
Experience
2012 Deputy Director General, Economic Research Institute, Japan Society for the Promotion of Machinery Industry (JSPMI)
2010 Executive Director & Fellow, Japan Cooperation Center for the Middle East (JCCME)
2008 Director General & Senior Research Fellow, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)
2006 Councilor, Cabinet Secretariat
2003 Senior Fellow, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)
2001 Councilor, Mission of Japan to the European Union, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)
1999 Director of Research Department, Research Institute of International Trade and Industry, Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI)
1998 Director of Research Office, International Trade Policy Bureau, MITI
1993 First Secretary, Embassy of Japan in Singapore, MOFA
1986 Visiting Fellow, Stanford University
Selected Publications and Papers
"Future of Abenomics and Japan's Manufacturing Industry: Stabilization of exchange rates and redevelopment of spatial competitiveness needed," RIETI Column 266
"The East Asian Economies and The Japanese Company at a Turning Point," Cause and Challenge of East Asia Currency and Economic Crisis (in Japanese), Chapter 2, Toyo Keizai, 2000
Pros and Cons, International Symposium "Resolving new Global and Regional Imbalances in an Era of Asian Integration," RIETI 2003 [PDF:422KB]
"Pitfall of Envisaged 'East Asian Economic Integration'—Implications of Expanding Imbalances in the Global Economy," RIETI Column 0100
"Environmental Issues and Technological Innovation—The Relevance the Porter Hypothesis has Today," RIETI Column 0075
"Incentive Schemes for Japanese Companies' Voluntary Environmental Initiatives—Empirical Analysis Based on Case Studies and Questionnaires," RIETI Discussion Paper Series 04-J-030