| Position | Professor |
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| Degree | Master (Economics), Hitotsubashi University MSc in Economics, Warwick University MSc in Regional and Urban Planning Studies, the London School of Economics and Political Science |
| Specialty | Japanese Economy, Regional economy |
| Current Research Interests | Well-being, interregional population migration, application of machine learning |
- Professional Career
1993 to 2001 Economic Planning Agency
2001 Deputy-Director for Regional Economy, Cabinet Office
2003 Economist, Japan/Korea Desk, Economics Department,
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2007 Deputy-Director for Economic Policy Measures, Cabinet Office
2009 Counsellor for International Economic Affairs, Cabinet Office
2012 Economic Counsellor, Embassy of Japan in the United States
2015 Director for Overseas Economies, Cabinet Office
2017 Director for International Economic Affairs,
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?????????Faculty of Social Sciences, Waseda University
2019 Director for Economic Outlook, Cabinet Office
2020 Director for Revitalization of Regional Economy, Cabinet Secretariat
2022 Director for Economic, Fiscal and Social Structure, Cabinet Office
2023 Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies and Research Fellow,
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- Selected publications
“A Study about Regulatory Reform through the Special Zones for Structural Reform Initiative and Agglomeration Economies”, Economic and Fiscal Analysis Discussion Paper Series DP/02-3, Director-General for Economic and Fiscal Analysis, Cabinet Office (December 2002)
“Growth of Cities in Japan in the 90s: Agglomeration Economies and Revitalization of Regional Economy”, Economic and Fiscal Analysis Discussion Paper Series DP/03-6, Director-General for Economic and Fiscal Analysis, Cabinet Office (October 2003, main author)
“Getting the most out of public sector decentralisation in Japan”, OECD Economics Department Working Papers 416 (January 2005, with Isabelle Joumard)
“Getting the most out of public-sector decentralisation in Korea”, OECD Economics Department Working Papers 468, (December 2005, with Randall Jones)
“Reforming housing and regional policies in Korea”, OECD Economics Department Working Papers 613 (May 2006, with Randall Jones)
“Upgrading Japan's innovation system to sustain economic growth”, OECD Economics Department Working Papers 527 (December 2006, with Randall Jones)
“Concentration of Population in Tokyo: A Survey”, GRIPS Discussion Papers 15-21, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (December 2015, with Kenji Umetani)
“International Trends in the Discussion on Well-being Beyond GDP and Japan's Initiatives”, ESRI Research Note, No. 82, Economic and Social Research Institute, Cabinet Office (March 2024, main author)
“The Decline in the Competitiveness of Japanese Companies and Challenges for Recovery: The Japanese Economic Reader, 23rd Edition, Toyo Keizai (January 2025, responsible for Chapter 7)
“Well-being and Regional Revitalization: Exploring the Potential Applications of the Survey on Satisfaction and Quality of Life”, Economic & Social Research, No. 47, Economic and Social Research Institute, Cabinet Office (March 2025, main author)
“Well-being Analysis and Machine Learning: Application of Random Forests”, GRIPS Discussion Paper 25-7, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (July 2025)?
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- Social contributions
Board Member, National Economists Club, Washington, D.C. (2014 to 15）
Bureau Member, Economic Policy Committee Working Party 1, OECD (2018 to 2019)
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Contact
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