Fellow Researchers Profile

Kazuhito YAMASHITA

Kazuhito YAMASHITA

Research Director

Senior Fellow (Adjunct), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)
［Research Themes］
Forestry policy
Agricultural policy
Trade policy

Expertise

  • Food and agricultural policy
  • Disadvantaged region issues
  • WTO agricultural negotiations
  • Trade and environment
  • Trade and food safety
  • Trade Policy

Columns

2024.10.09

Japan faces worst rice shortage in decades

2023.08.10

Japanese rice exports picking up steam

2023.03.13

What Japan Can Do to Contribute to Global Food Security

2023.01.26

Six actions the government should take to allow us, the public, to take back agriculture

2023.01.25

Time to overhaul Japan’s post-war agricultural policy and administration

2023.01.12

Lies and deceptions behind the moves to revise the Food, Agriculture and Rural Areas Basic Act

2022.11.09

What is behind the moves to revise the Food, Agriculture and Rural Areas Basic Act?

2022.08.17

Can the WTO Solve the Food Crisis?

2022.04.25

Japan’s Agricultural Policy Might Starve the People in Times of Contingency: A Lesson from the Ukraine Crisis

2022.04.22

Will the Ukraine invasion bring about a food crisis in Japan? – Russia’s wheat export restrictions reveal the degree of its hardship

2022.01.31

The structure that turned a shortage of milk to a surplus in just a few years — a haphazard policy

2022.01.31

Agricultural policies that are threatening food security: post-pandemic challenges, a weak yen, and a looming national crisis

2021.11.26

What Are the Political Prospects? Some Predict a Big Win for the Ruling Bloc in the Next Upper House Election

2021.11.16

Should we maintain the single-seat district system for House of Representatives elections?

2021.10.14

Let Us Proceed with Taiwan’s Accession to the TPP as a Matter of Course

2021.10.14

The COVID-19 pandemic, rice, and the election — The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan follows the path of the Socialist Party of Japan

2021.10.08

Easy compromises must not be made as China applies for admission to the TPP 　

2021.02.25

Implications of the UK’s Joining the TPP

2020.12.07

What will it take to make Suga’s agricultural export policy succeed？

2020.07.13

The WTO and TPP amid the U.S.-China trade war

2020.06.05

The pandemic is unlikely to cause a food crisis

2020.06.01

Grain prices will suffer a slump in tandem with crude oil due to the coronavirus crisis: An inconvenient truth for those people fanning the flames of food crisis rumors

2020.05.20

Don't dispose of surplus agricultural products in school lunches! What is reflected by "Use luxury wagyu (Japanese beef) in school lunches" ーThe "All-ruling-party" Diet makes no attempt to consider agricultural policies from national interests

2020.05.08

Big treat for wagyu (Japanese beef) noticeable in countermeasures against the novel coronavirus : Why are only wagyu farmers exceptionally supported even though a lot of the people are in trouble?

2020.05.08

The reason why the stupid plan of "wagyu gift certificates" was proposed : An unprecedented policy proposal that symbolizes the current deterioration of Japan's agricultural policy. Why was it made?

2020.05.01

The U.K. has such a strong bargaining power over the EU : In fishery, automobiles, and agriculture, the EU has no choice but to change its arrogant negotiating style and make concessions to the U.K.

2020.04.28

Will the COVID-19 pandemic cause a food crisis?

2020.04.16

Discord emerging in the agricultural policy triangle of the JA, norinzoku, and the farm ministry : Growing conflicts between farmers and the JA over food self-sufficiency, the gentan program, and farm exports

2020.04.14

The coronavirus holds the fate of Trump as he seeks reelection

2020.04.10

For Whom Are the Food/Agricultural Policies? : Officials in the "Agriculture Village" Disregard Stable Supply

2020.03.26

U.K. has advantage in trade talks with EU

2020.02.27

Japan's farm protection policy untouchable even for PM Abe's office Shinzo Abe cannot afford to disregard the wishes of farm-interest lawmakers as he faces an election of some kind almost every year, including the one for choosing his own party's presiden

2020.02.27

Farm households no longer vulnerable: Huge windfall profits reaped from the conversion of agricultural land to other uses, escalating medical costs caused by Japanese-style livestock farming -- no need to protect a strong agriculture

2020.02.21

What will happen in post-Brexit Britain?

2020.02.13

Unknown aspects of Japan's farming communities (II): is dairy farming excessively hard work?

2020.02.12

Unknown aspects of Japan's farming communities (I): the average annual income for pig farmers is 20 million yen($182 thousand)! No "Oshin" in farming communities in Japan today; no need for income compensation with taxpayers' money

2020.01.27

How will the Tories' resounding victory affect UK-EU talks? : With Brexit sure to happen, will subsequent negotiations flounder?

2020.01.20

Identifying Trump's weak points

2019.12.20

Vindman Testifies against the Wishes of Trump - The Impeachment Inquiry shows a glimpse of American Conscience: What about Japan?

2019.12.18

What throws a monkey wrench in trade talks

2019.11.20

Making sense of the Brexit confusion

2019.10.24

Prime Minister Abe adhered to "Trump First": The US will no longer rejoin the TPPーA summary of the Japan-US trade talks in which Japan made many concessions

2019.10.16

The Reasons Trump Has Not Pursued the Liberalization of Japan's Rice Market - It's all about the presidential election, as concessions over rice are of absolutely no concern to Trump.

2019.10.08

Japan-U.S. trade deal is a Trump ploy

2019.10.03

The outcome of Brexit that both Johnson and Macron want

2019.09.25

Japan's tributary diplomacy to buy excess US corn Japan: US FTA all in the name of Trump's re-election

2019.09.17

What's behind the food self-sufficiency 'crisis'?

2019.09.17

Reason behind JA's Opposition to Rice Futures Trading－Trial Listing for a Fourth Extension. No Rice Futures Trading without Abolition of the Rice Acreage Reduction Program－

2019.08.22

Is a no-deal Brexit frightening? : The primary victim of Brexit will be the UK. The British Empire may be dismantled.

2019.08.13

Why the farm vote still matters in Japan

2019.08.08

Japan does not need a Japan-US FTA like this-it's like the humiliating loss of a baseball match that is 'called' part way into the game because of a huge margin

2019.08.08

Who is Boris Johnson?: What will be the way forward for Brexit? Will the UK proceed with a no-deal Brexit?

2019.08.06

The House of Councillors Election Determined by Single-seat Constituencies, Farmers' Votes Hold the Key ―The Mechanism of Increasing Weight of Farmers' Votes despite Decreasing Number of Farming Households

2019.07.17

Trump cannot raise auto tariffs: Dealing with Mexico and raising auto tariffs are one thing; engaging in a trade war with China is another

2019.07.16

U.S.-China spat won't spark a global recession

2019.06.28

The true reason for sluggish exports of farm produce lies in the vested interests of Japan's agricultural circles, which hinder export competitiveness

2019.06.25

Trump's visit to Japan portends Tokyo's defeat in bilateral trade talks: What did Japan get in return for its superb hospitality?

2019.06.24

Trump's changes in US trade policy have put Japan in an even better position in bilateral talks

2019.06.11

Japan out-positions the U.S. in trade talks

2019.06.04

Did Tokyo lose to Seoul in the WTO's ruling on the import ban on marine products from the areas affected by the nuclear accident?: The course of action that Japan should take.

2019.06.04

Did not want to see Abe's US visit ― Japan's overly lenient trade talks with the US

2019.05.16

Japan-US trade talks: blind belief, "Japan is cornered by the US" -The US is the one that is desperate. Japan should be aware that it is in a far better position.-

2019.05.10

Blockchain and traceability:Expectations are high for the applicability of the new technology to ensuring food safety

2019.05.07

What will happen with the Brexit delay? - Will a six-month extension avoid a "no-deal exit"? -

2019.04.18

What is likely to happen in distributing genome edited foods - Small companies can also take advantage of genome editing technology, which has the potential to dramatically enhance food production, but...

2019.04.15

Trump's approval rating will not fall despite Cohen's testimony:The Hanoi breakdown will redirect Trump's attention to trade talks

2019.04.15

Brexit, much cry and little wool. Will "the UK remain in the EU"? - House of Commons again rejects revised draft withdrawal agreement after its nominal revision. What will be the way forward...?

2019.04.15

The breakdown of the Hanoi summit has put Japan-US trade talks higher on the agenda - Initiating such talks may be the most promising shot at recovery from the last-minute scuttling of a US-North Korea deal by Michael Cohen's testimony -

2019.03.06

Japan's export of rice violates the WTO rules - The actual situation of the export of farm products can hardly be called "agricultural promotion."

2019.02.21

Leaving the EU and imposing border controls is the only way out - Understanding why the UK Parliament opposes May's EU deal points to the solution

2019.01.29

Consequences of rejecting the draft Brexit agreement - Will a no-deal withdrawal be harmful in every aspect?

2019.01.24

Japanese agricultural policies destroying the world's most sustainable paddy field farming - There is no soil erosion, groundwater depletion, salinization or replant failure; paddy farming is a perfect solution for achieving the SDGs

2019.01.21

Japan outpositions the US in bilateral trade pact talks - Japan should not back down. Protracted talks will hurt the US.

2018.12.28

What is the only solution to the Brexit problem? - UK parliament whining to the EU. This is the only escape route remaining to Prime Minister May

2018.12.12

For those who want to understand Brexit - A simple explanation on why the UK's exit from the EU is getting so messy

2018.12.04

Objection to "the Republican Party's good fight!" Caution signal against Trump's reelection - Data on the mid-term election in the US show the Democratic Party's fairly high winning rate.

2018.11.30

Don't be afraid of the US in Japan-US trade talks - The US wants an early deal. Time is on Japan's side.

2018.11.30

The US approaches Japan in regulations on GM foods - Mistake to think that the TPP lowers food safety standards.

2018.11.09

Trump will not change even if he loses the midterm elections - Brace for a continuation of current US trade policy for another two years at earliest until the next presidential election

2018.10.23

An urgent review of the Japan-US summit meeting on trade

2018.10.01

What will Trump's revamping of NAFTA change? － It will not help US employment or hurt Japanese automakers.

2018.10.01

The winners and losers in the US-China trade war - Let us evaluate in detail who has more to lose, the US or China

2018.09.27

The US wants to put an end to the trade war with China as quickly as possible - The war will hurt the US most; if it goes on, it could undermine the chances of Trump getting re-elected

2018.09.06

US-China trade war, a hurdle set too high by Trump - "Threat" to raise tariffs may work on allies but not on China

2018.08.28

How can Japan-U.S. FTA talks be avoided? - A search for a way to escape the beef-or-automobiles dilemma

2018.08.28

The Japanese and US automobile industries will have a showdown in the Chinese market - The loser in Trump's trade war is the US automobile industry. Japan may become a winner

2018.08.22

Use the TPP to reform the WTO! - WTO reform is necessary to restrict China's actions

2018.08.15

Trump's bailout of agriculture having the opposite effect - 12 billion US dollars for farmers as a trade war measure, triggering an outpouring of criticism even from within his own party

2018.08.13

Trump's trade war continuing with no end in sight - The President, seeing himself as a businessman, won't compromise on commerce or trade even if compromising on diplomacy or national security

2018.08.01

Cooperate with the EU and deal a blow to Trump's supporters - The key to changing US protectionism is the TPP11 and the Japan-EU Economic Partnership Agreement

2018.07.26

A windfall for Japan? The U.S. and European plan to prevent the introduction of automobile tariffs - Japan is likely to benefit the most from a newly surfaced plan for the U.S. and Europe to avoid a conflict

2018.07.23

The false claim that rising global populations will give rise to food crises - Closing in on the reality behind the fake news cooked up by agricultural experts from around the world

2018.07.17

Trump is enraged by Harley, but he deserves it as a result of his own actions. - Harley transfers their factories for motorcycles to be exported to the EU to outside the US. What happens in the motorcycle industry will happen in the auto industry.

2018.07.11

Expand TPP rather than RCEP without being misled by China - The Japanese government emphasizes the size of combined GDP of participating countries; what is important is not "size" but "discipline"

2018.07.04

Trump launches a trade war against the rest of the world - His protectionism will do more harm to American industries and consumers.

2018.06.13

Take legal measures to counter Trump! If North Korea is a "nuclear rogue state", the US is a "trade rogue state"

2018.06.01

No More of the False Report of Abolition of the Gentan Policy!

2018.05.18

Where is Japan's agricultural policy headed?: It is time to break away from slogan politics

2018.05.14

It's possible to have both a US return to the TPP and a Japan-US Free Trade Agreement: Saving Japanese agriculture through free trade

2018.04.23

Catch Trump's trade policy in a "pincer movement": The Japanese government must not ask for an exemption from the increase of US tariff on steel and aluminum

2018.04.04

Trump Administration's Tariff Increase on Steel Imports and Economic Theory

2018.04.02

Is the Trump Administration Setting off a Global Trade War?: America's Claims Are Very Unreasonable. A True Friend Should Correct Their Friend's Mistakes

2018.02.20

Beware! Don't Take Trump's Bait: The U.S. is in an Overwhelmingly Weak Position Regarding TPP. Japan Should Not Subserviently Take Orders

2018.02.16

The Next Step for TPP 11: No Need to Seek the Return of the U.S.

2018.01.26

"Japan, Mizuho no Kuni" will be destroyed by Abenomics: Although the front of the signboard saying "reform" is decorated with catchphrases and the like, its back is....

2018.01.24

Why Do Rice Prices Rise?: Farmers aren't poor. The acreage-reduction policy only hurts the taxpayers / consumers.

2018.01.12

People Will Be Deceived Again: TPP Measures for Which a Huge Budget Will Be Executed Despite Having No Adverse Effects

2017.12.13

Trump Is Not Calling for a Japan-US FTA: Washington Seems to Be at Its Wit's End. Tokyo Just Needs to Sit Tight.

2017.12.07

Clear ominous clouds from TPP11: Use Asia and agriculture as bargaining chips

2017.11.06

Trump's Visit to Japan and a Japan-US FTA: A Range of Options for Talks with the US, from the best to the worst

2017.10.24

Can the Abe Administration Export Rice? －Why Not Learn from the Principle of "High Quality, Low Price" Advocated by Historical Figure, Kamezo Nishihara?－

2017.10.12

People Protesting the Opening of Japan's Rice Free Market－Their Opposition to Rice Futures Is Nothing More Than an Argument Aimed at Protecting the Interests of the JA Organization and Not Farmers－

2017.08.24

Is There Any Problem with Restrictions on Beef Imports?

2017.08.09

Problem of Public Administration in Japan Hidden in Kake Gakuen Scandal

2017.07.28

Prices of cheese will not go down: Economic analysis of the Japan-EU FTA

2017.07.25

A TPP without the US now set in motion: Japan should lead trade talks in Asia

2017.06.01

Japan should fairly go ahead with a TPP 11: My message to those in the Japanese government who fear putting off the US more than anything else

2017.04.18

U.S. Trump administration and WTO －Trump administration is about to run a grandiose experiment in economics on which is more important, free trade or protectionism.－

2017.02.14

U.S. President Trump's and Japan with no policy －Japanese government officials should take measures placing emphasis on the national interest rather than defending their own interests－

2017.01.12

Rather than being abolished, the Gentan System was strengthened.－We need to abolish the gentan policy even if we are not pushed by the United States to do so.－

2017.01.11

What will happen to the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade deal (TPP) after ratification by the Japanese Diet?

2016.12.26

Koizumi Jr.'s Quixotic Quest for Agricultural Reform

2016.12.19

Let's Realize the TPP without the US!

2016.12.16

Mr. Trump Will Destroy World Trade―The world economy may go back to the 1930s just after the Great Depression.―

2016.11.29

What is the true problem regarding the price manipulation of imported rice?―The Democratic Party should propose the abolition of the rice policy which is creating a double burden for the Japanese people.―

2016.10.17

The TPP spoiled by foolish America

2016.10.14

The shortage of butter due to the TPP would be serious－A tragedy caused by outdated measures in the promotion of dairy farming－

2016.08.22

Will Japanese agriculture be able to survive?

2016.08.19

An unusual presidential election in the US and the dark clouds gathering over the TPP. －Approval of the TPP in the US congress is becoming uncertain－

2015.11.30

An evaluation of the TPP

2015.08.27

The TPP negotiations will not drift; an agreement will be reached in August "The only two remaining issues and the US's Asia-Pacific strategy"

2015.07.28

The arrival of Japanese rice in the US "The abolition of the Acreage-Reduction policy would consolidate international competitiveness of Japanese rice."

2015.05.14

The TPP Japan-US rice negotiations will not contribute to the national interest, Consumer burden will increase if a zero-tariff import quota is established to maintain the tariffs on rice

2015.04.27

A First Step Toward Reform of Japan's Agricultural Cooperative System

2015.04.21

TPP and the Agriculture Problem

2015.04.10

Break away from the situation where "agriculture declines while the JA prospers" The JA reform must not end here

2015.03.26

Problems regarding agriculture and agricultural policy

2015.02.16

The TPP negotiations are close to an agreement

2015.02.16

Issues of food and agricultural policy this year

2015.02.16

The Industrialisation of agriculture

2015.01.14

TPP and Japanese rice

2014.12.04

US mid-term election: the direction of the TPP negotiations determined by the Republican Party's victory

2014.12.04

TPP negotiations and "safeguards"

2014.11.26

Branding crops and Geographical indication

2014.09.19

The fall in the price of rice and countermeasures against it

2014.09.19

The Agriculture in the TPP Negotiations

2014.08.21

TPP negotiations on non-agricultural issues

2014.08.15

Reform of agricultural cooperatives

2014.06.24

The Regulatory Reform Council's proposal for agricultural reform

2014.06.24

What are the national interests? Japan-US negotiations for the TPP agreement

2014.06.05

I was surprised! The Regulatory Reform Council's JA (Japanese Agricultural Cooperatives) reform proposal is highly significant.

2014.05.23

Negotiations for the Japan-Australia Economic Partnership Agreement

2014.04.28

Where to for the TPP Negotiations?

2014.04.22

Toward a Better Agricultural Policy

2014.04.15

The Error of Anti-TPP Arguments

2014.04.11

Why Are Trade Negotiations Always Blocked by Agriculture in Japan?

2014.04.03

The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement and Revitalizing Agriculture

2014.04.01

The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement and Revitalizing Agriculture

2014.03.14

Multifunctionality in agriculture and the direct payment of government subsidies

2014.02.28

The Prospects of TPA and the prospects of the TPP

2014.02.21

Abolishing the policy to reduce rice production is the first step toward a national economy based on agriculture: Toward agricultural innovation and business creation

2014.01.30

Protection for farmers and protection for farming

2013.12.27

Issues concerning the review of the rice paddy set-aside program

2013.11.19

Rethinking the rice paddy set-aside program

2013.10.24

The effects of Abenomics on Japanese agriculture

2013.10.01

Irregular movement in Japan's rice market and futures trading

2013.09.04

Japan joins the TPP talks

2013.08.13

Future prospects of Japanese agriculture

2013.07.23

Growth strategy of "Abenomics"

2013.06.18

A new organization for aggregating farmland

2013.06.04

LDP campaign pledge: Doubling farming income

2013.05.13

PM Abe announces participation in the TPP negotiations; what are future prospects?

2013.04.02

Prospect of Japan's participation in TPP negotiations

2013.03.14

Tariffs on agricultural products

2013.02.01

LDP back in power and its prospective agricultural policy

2012.12.20

Challenges in Japan-China economic relationship

2012.11.01

Regulating Food Export Restrictions - Report on the APEC CEO Summit

2012.09.21

APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting

2012.09.06

The Impact of Higher Prices of This Year's New Rice

2012.08.22

The Rise in International Grain Prices

2012.07.10

Current Status of the TPP Negotiations

2012.07.04

Misunderstanding over Food-Safety Standards

2012.07.04

Food as Strategic Goods

2012.06.22

Policy Issues for Japan's Economy in 2012: TPP and Consumption Tax

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Working papers, Papers and Reports

2023.09.15

Review of Basic Law on Food, Agriculture and Rural Areas, Which Jeopardizes Food Security

2023.03.16

Working Paper（23-003E）Proposals for the G7 Hiroshima Summit based on Future Design

2016.05.12

Food security, trade and partnerships: Towards resilient regional food systems in Asia

2015.09.17

Japanese Agricultural Trade Policy and Sustainable Development

2011.09.20

Canon-Ifri Paper Series n°3, August 2011 "Special Farming Zones and Land-Use Planning for Reviving the Agricultural Industry"

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Event Reports

March 8, 2023

Dr. Yamashita made a presentation in ABARES Outlook conference 2023 "Is there any hope for agricultural trade negotiation?"

November 30, 2018, 9:30 - 12:30

Dr. Yamashita gave a talk on "Food Security and Food Safety" at the Embassy of France in Japan

September 3, 2018

Dr. Yamashita participated in Distinguished Speaker Series: Report on Revitalizing Multilateral Governance at the World Trade Organization

August 27, 2018

Dr. Yamashita participated in Strategic Trade Policy Dialogue 2018

March 13, 2018, 16:00 - 17:30

Members from US Young Researchers Invitation Program "KAKEHASHI Project" visited CIGS

November 21-23, 2017

Dr. Yamashita participated in the symposium "Quels droits pour la securite alimentaire en Asie-Pacifique?"

November 18, 2017

Dr. Yamashita gave a lecture on "Policy Recommendations for Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture" at The Japan-US Science Forum in Boston

July 6 & 7, 2017

Dr. Yamashita made a presentation in World Agricultural Forum 2017 "Trade, New technologies and Food Security"

February 3, 2017

Dr. Yamashita gave a lecture on "Trade Policy in Trump Era" in Japan's Economic and Security Policy in the Trump Era

December 16, 2016

Dr. Yamashita gave a lecture on "WTO, TPP, Free Trade & Japanese Agricultural Policy Reform" in WTO/DDA Expert Seminar on Agriculture.

November 11, 2016

Dr. Yamashita gave a lecture on "Food Safety in WTO and TPP" in 2016 International Conference on TPP/RCEP, Medical Products and Food Safety.

September 27, 2016

Dr. Yamashita gave a lecture on "Will TPP Cause the Fall of Japan's Powerful Agricultural Cooperatives?" at Columbia Business School.

October 7, 2016

Dr. Yamashita gave a lecture on "Agricultural Policy & Trade - Does Free Trade Threaten Food Security?" at National University of Singapore.

March 7, 2016, 14:00 - 15:00

Meeting with Mr. Sven-Erik Bucht, Minister for Rural Affairs of Sweden

February 24, 2016, 12:30 - 14:00

Dr. Yamashita gave a presentation on "TPP and Japan's Agricultural Policy Change" at the Brookings Institution.

September 4, 2015

Dr. Yamashita spoke at FPCJ Press Briefing "The Effects of TPP on Japanese Agriculture"

July 24, 2015, 14:00 - 15:30

Professor Cornelia Reiher Seminar "Food Safety in Japan from an Area Studies Perspective"

July 2, 2015

Dr. Yamashita gave a lecture on "Agricultural Policy Reform & Free Trade" at the University of Tokyo.

May 18-19, 2015

Dr. Yamashita Participates in the symposium "Food Safety and Consumer Advocacy in Japan and East Asia" as a keynote speaker.

March 19, 2015, 14:30 - 17:00

Dr. Yamashita participated in ICTSD conference "Understanding the interests of agricultural exporting and importing countries"

February 20, 2015, 17:30 - 19:00

Dr. Yamashita gave a presentation on "Agricultural Policy Reform & Free Trade" at the Brookings Institution.

November 7, 2014, 8:30 - 12:30

Dr. Yamashita participated in "The U.S.-Japan Alliance Conference Series."

October 13-14, 2014, 9:00-18:00

Dr. Yamashita participated in the dialogue on "Tackling Agriculture in the Post-Bali Context."

October 8, 2014, 8:30 - 16:30

Dr. Yamashita participated in the International Conference "Abenomics - stock-taking and lessons for the EU"

October 24, 2013

Meeting Report： CSIS Conference "Abenomics: Still on Target?" (CIGS Research Director Dr.Yamashita)

February 22, 2012, 14:00 - 15:30

The presentation "Japan and TPP" of Mr. K. Yamashita on the meeting organized by The U.S.-Japan Business Council and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Asia Department

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Profile

Education

2005 Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics, the University of Tokyo
1982 Master of Applied Economics, University of Michigan
1982 Master of Public Administration, University of Michigan
1977 Bachelor of Law, the University of Tokyo

Career

2009 Research Director, Canon Institute for Global Studies
2008 Senior Fellow, Tokyo Foundation
2008 Senior Fellow, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry, IAA
2007 Deputy-Director General, Rural Development Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) of Japan
2006 Director General, Rural Infrastructure Development, Rural Development Bureau, MAFF
2003 Senior Fellow, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry, IAA
2002 Deputy-Director General, International Affairs Department, MAFF
2001 Director, Administration Division, Food Agency, MAFF
1998 Director, Rural Development Division, MAFF
1995 Counselor, the Japanese Mission to European Union in Brussels, Belgium
1994 Director, GATT Affairs Division, MAFF
1977 Joined MAFF

Publications

  • “The Political Economy of Japanese Agricultural Trade Negotiations” in The Political Economy of Japanese Trade Policy, Palgrave MacMillan 2015.
  • “Japanese Agricultural Trade Policy and Sustainable Development” International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, 2015.
  • “Japan Should Move Quickly to Participate in the TPP Negotiations”, Japan Echo Web, 2011/2012.
  • “Special Farming Zones and Land-Use Planning for Riviving the Agricultural Industry”, Canon-Ifri Paper Series n°3, 2011.
  • The Environment and Trade-Legal and Economic Analysis of WTO and Multilateral Environment Agreements , Nihon Hyoronsha 2011.
  • “Ensuring Japan’s Food Security through Free Trade not Tariffs”, East Asia Forum, 2010.
  • “Agricultural trade policy reform in Japan: options for achieving change” in R. Melēndez-Ortiz, C. Bellmann, and J. Hepburn eds. Agricultural Subsidies in the WTO Green Box, Cambridge University Press, 2009.
  • “Implications for Japan of the July 2008 Draft Agricultural Modalities”, International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, 2008.
  • Food Safety and International Trade-Legal and Economic Analysis of the WTO’s SPS Agreement, Nihon Hyoronsha 2008.
  • “Food and Agriculture Problems for Japan and the World in the Twenty-first Century,” Asia-Pacific Review, vol. 13, no. 1, 2006.
  • *Authored numerous articles in Japanese newspapers and economic magazines