Expertise
Small Business, Entrepreneurship
Research Projects
- Study of Entrepreneurs and Latent Entrepreneurs (August 21, 2007 - December 31, 2009)
Education
Bachelor in Economics, The University of Tokyo
Experience
2004-present Professor, Faculty of Economics, Toyo University
2002-2004 Director, Research Office, Small and Medium Enterprise Agency
1999-2001 Professor, Shinshu University
1998-1999 Assistant Professor, Shinshu University
1995-1996 Visiting Fellow, Asia Pacific Research Center (APARC), Stanford University
1983 Research Division, Small and Medium Enterprise Agency, METI
Selected Publications and Papers
"Firm Growth, Size, Age and Behavior in Japanese Manufacturing," Small Business Economics, 24(1), 2005
"Ministry of International Trade and Industry," in Allan Bird ed., Encyclopedia of Japanese Business and Management, Routledge, 2002
