EXPERTS

RESEARCH DIRECTOR

Takero Doi
- RESEARCH DIRECTOR
- Takero Doi
Areas of Expertise
- Public economics
- fiscal policy
- taxation
- social security
- income distribution
Research Program
- Economic Analysis of Personal Income Tax Reform(-2024)
- Economic analysis of the relationship between education, social security, and taxation
Junji Hashimoto
- RESEARCH DIRECTOR
- Junji Hashimoto
Areas of Expertise
- Water environment
- water infrastructure
- climate change and disasters
- environmental education
Research Program
- Future Vision for Sustainable Water Management(-2024)
- Future Vision for Sustainable Water Management
Nobuo Iizuka
- RESEARCH DIRECTOR
- Nobuo Iizuka
Areas of Expertise
- Japanese economy
- economic forecasting
- economic statistics
Research Program
- Economic Data and Evidence-Based Policymaking(-2024)
- Training program to implement EBPM for local government personnel
Shigeki Kaizuka
- RESEARCH DIRECTOR
- Shigeki Kaizuka
Areas of Expertise
- History of Japanese education
- theory of moral education
Research Program
- Teachers in the AI era
- Redefining the Teacher as a High-Level Professional: With a View to Ensuring Both Quantity and Quality(-2024)
Sota Kato
- RESEARCH DIRECTOR
- Sota Kato
Areas of Expertise
- Comparative political economy
- political methodology (formal modeling, machine learning)
- Japanese politics
Research Program
Atsuo Kishimoto
- RESEARCH DIRECTOR
- Atsuo Kishimoto
Areas of Expertise
- Risk studies
- science and technology studies
- ELSI (ethical, legal, and social issues)
Research Program
- Reconstructing the Science and Technology Policy System(-2024)
- Capacity development of 'connecting personnel' for science and technology innovation policy
Keiichiro Kobayashi
- RESEARCH DIRECTOR
- Keiichiro Kobayashi
Areas of Expertise
- Macroeconomics
- financial crises
- economic philosophy
Research Program
Fumiaki Kubo
- RESEARCH DIRECTOR
- Fumiaki Kubo
Areas of Expertise

US political and diplomatic history, modern American parties, policy making, US foreign policy
Mina Matsumoto
- RESEARCH DIRECTOR
- Mina Matsumoto
Areas of Expertise
- Education
- labor
- social security
Research Program
- Redefining the Teacher as a High-Level Professional: With a View to Ensuring Both Quantity and Quality(-2024)
- Teachers in the AI era
Hiroaki Miyata
- RESEARCH DIRECTOR
- Hiroaki Miyata
Areas of Expertise
- Data science
- scientific methodology
- value co-creation
Research Program
Shigeki Morinobu
- RESEARCH DIRECTOR
- Shigeki Morinobu
Areas of Expertise
- Tax and fiscal policy
- local finances
Research Program
Makiko Nakamuro
- RESEARCH DIRECTOR
- Makiko Nakamuro
Areas of Expertise
- Educational economics
Research Program
- The Impact of Quality of Education on Children’s Cognitive and Noncognitive Skills(-2024)
- Comprehensive empirical analysis of children’s cognitive and non-cognitive skills
Kazumasa Oguro
- RESEARCH DIRECTOR
- Kazumasa Oguro
Areas of Expertise
- Public finance
- social security
- public economics
- generational gap
- population problems
Research Program
- Contingency Plans for a Potential Financial Crisis
Taikan Oki
- RESEARCH DIRECTOR
- Taikan Oki
Areas of Expertise
- Global hydrology
- global water resources
- climate change
- sustainable development
Research Program
- Future Vision for Sustainable Water Management(-2024)
- Future Vision for Sustainable Water Management
Motohiro Sato
- RESEARCH DIRECTOR
- Motohiro Sato
Areas of Expertise
- Local public finance
- Optimal taxation theory, tax reform
- Social security, health economics
Research Program
- Plans for Sustainable and Politically Acceptable Fiscal Consolidation and Social Insurance Reform from the Perspectives of Behavioral Economics and Political Science(-2024)
Kenji Shibuya
- RESEARCH DIRECTOR
- Kenji Shibuya
Areas of Expertise
- Global health
- epidemiology
- statistics
- health economics
- health policy
Research Program
Hideaki Shiroyama
- RESEARCH DIRECTOR
- Hideaki Shiroyama
Areas of Expertise
- Public administration
- science/technology and public policy
- international public administration
Research Program
- Reconstructing the Science and Technology Policy System(-2024)
- Capacity development of 'connecting personnel' for science and technology innovation policy
Osamu Sudoh
- RESEARCH DIRECTOR
- Osamu Sudoh
Areas of Expertise
- Informatics
- machine learning
- data science
- self-organization of social systems
Research Program
- The Impact of Digital Transformation on Japanese Social Structure(-2024)
Kazuto Suzuki
- RESEARCH DIRECTOR
- Kazuto Suzuki
Areas of Expertise
- International political economy
- science, technology, and security
- space policy
Research Program
- Reconstructing the Science and Technology Policy System(-2024)
- Capacity development of 'connecting personnel' for science and technology innovation policy
Yasuharu Tokuda
- RESEARCH DIRECTOR
- Yasuharu Tokuda
Areas of Expertise
- Clinical epidemiology
- clinical medicine
- medical education
- clinical reasoning
- health services research
Research Program

SENIOR FELLOW

Nobuyasu Atago
- SENIOR FELLOW
- Nobuyasu Atago
Areas of Expertise

Macroeconomics, monetary policy, economic forecasting
Research Program
- Contingency Plans for a Potential Financial Crisis
Akiko Fukushima
- SENIOR FELLOW
- Akiko Fukushima
Areas of Expertise
- International relations theory
- international security
Hideo Hayakawa
- SENIOR FELLOW
- Hideo Hayakawa
Areas of Expertise
- Japanese economy
- monetary and fiscal policy
- economic thought
Research Program
- Economic Policy Regime in the Post-COVID-19 Era ( –2023)
- Economic Policy Regime after Global Inflation
Hikaru Hiranuma
- SENIOR FELLOW
- Hikaru Hiranuma
Areas of Expertise
- Natural resources and energy issues
- environment
Research Program
Hideaki Hirata
- SENIOR FELLOW
- Hideaki Hirata
Areas of Expertise
- International macroeconomics and finance
- international linkages of economic and financial variables
- Japanese macroeconomy
- financing in Japan
Research Program
- Economic Data and Evidence-Based Policymaking(-2024)
- Training program to implement EBPM for local government personnel
Kengo Igei
- SENIOR FELLOW
- Kengo Igei
Areas of Expertise
- Applied econometrics
- Economics of Education
Research Program
- Comprehensive empirical analysis of children’s cognitive and non-cognitive skills
Mototaka Inaba
- SENIOR FELLOW
- Mototaka Inaba
Areas of Expertise
- Disaster Medicine
- Disaster Management
- Community Healthcare
- International Medical Care
Research Program
- Human resource development to tackle issues in the fields of health, medical care, and nursing through private sector initiatives
Yoshiki Ishikawa
- SENIOR FELLOW
- Yoshiki Ishikawa
Areas of Expertise
- Well-being
Research Program
- Development of Well-Being Indicators and Policy Packages(-2024)
- Developing a well-being-informed education package
Ken Jimbo
- SENIOR FELLOW
- Ken Jimbo
Areas of Expertise

International and Asia-Pacific security, East Asian regionalism, Japan’s foreign and security policy
Ayako Kato
- SENIOR FELLOW
- Ayako Kato
Areas of Expertise
- Information policy
- information society
- personal data and privacy
Research Program
- The Impact of Digital Transformation on Japanese Social Structure(-2024)
Long Ke
- SENIOR FELLOW
- Long Ke
Areas of Expertise
- Development finance
- Chinese economy
Research Program
- Managing the Risk of RMB Internationalization and Digitalization (2021–2022)
- Pre- and Post-COVID Chinese Society, Economy, and Politics
Yasuyuki Komaki
- SENIOR FELLOW
- Yasuyuki Komaki
Areas of Expertise
- Macroeconomics
- real-time data
- economic policy
- regional economy
Research Program
- Economic Data and Evidence-Based Policymaking(-2024)
- Training program to implement EBPM for local government personnel
Naota Kumagai
- SENIOR FELLOW
- Naota Kumagai
Areas of Expertise
- Advancing oral health
- Health system
- Medical education
Research Program
- Human resource development to tackle issues in the fields of health, medical care, and nursing through private sector initiatives
Akio Kurokawa
- SENIOR FELLOW
- Akio Kurokawa
Areas of Expertise
- Public policy
- healthcare innovation policy
- science
- technology and innovation policy
- science for policy
Research Program
- Reconstructing the Science and Technology Policy System(-2024)
- Capacity development of 'connecting personnel' for science and technology innovation policy
Makiko Matsuo
- SENIOR FELLOW
- Makiko Matsuo
Areas of Expertise
- Governance research (global governance / risk governance / governance of science and technology)
- ELSI (Ethical, Legal, Social Implications/Issues)
- biotechnology, food safety
Research Program
- Reconstructing the Science and Technology Policy System(-2024)
- Capacity development of 'connecting personnel' for science and technology innovation policy
Kazutaka Matsuzaki
- SENIOR FELLOW
- Kazutaka Matsuzaki
Areas of Expertise
- Software engineering
- industrial control system security
Research Program
- The Impact of Digital Transformation on Japanese Social Structure(-2024)
Takuho Mitsunaga
- SENIOR FELLOW
- Takuho Mitsunaga
Areas of Expertise
- Cyber security
- data science
- computer science
Research Program
- The Impact of Digital Transformation on Japanese Social Structure(-2024)
Atsushi Mizuno
- SENIOR FELLOW
- Atsushi Mizuno
Areas of Expertise
- Quality improvement
- Behavioral economics
- Cardiology
- Cardiovascular disease
- Palliative care
Research Program
- Human resource development for data-driven healthcare policy
Shinichiro Nakamura
- SENIOR FELLOW
- Shinichiro Nakamura
Areas of Expertise
- Land and infrastructure design
- water resources manegement
- hydrology
Research Program
- Future Vision for Sustainable Water Management(-2024)
- Future Vision for Sustainable Water Management
Kei Nakashima
- SENIOR FELLOW
- Kei Nakashima
Areas of Expertise
- Clinical Epidemiology
- Clinical Medicine
- Medical Education
- Respiratory Infections
- Epidemiological Research
Research Program
- Human resource development for data-driven healthcare policy
Naoki Oka
- SENIOR FELLOW
- Naoki Oka
Areas of Expertise

International taxation, tax policy
Research Program
Yoshihiro Otsuka
- SENIOR FELLOW
- Yoshihiro Otsuka
Areas of Expertise
- Business cycle analysis
- Bayesian econometrics
- spatiotemporal econometrics
Research Program
- Economic Data and Evidence-Based Policymaking(-2024)
- Training program to implement EBPM for local government personnel
Haruka Sakamoto
- SENIOR FELLOW
- Haruka Sakamoto
Areas of Expertise
- Global health
- health system
Research Program
- Developing Sustainable and Resilient Health, Nursing, and Long-Term Care Systems in the Post-COVID Era(-2024)
- Rethinking Global Health Policy in the Post-COVID Era(-2024)
Sanae Sakurai
- SENIOR FELLOW
- Sanae Sakurai
Areas of Expertise
- International healthcare business
- Medical tourism
Research Program
- Human resource development to tackle issues in the fields of health, medical care, and nursing through private sector initiatives
Michiru Sasagawa
- SENIOR FELLOW
- Michiru Sasagawa
Areas of Expertise
- Water circulation
- rainwater utilization
- landscape design
- environmental education
Research Program
- Future Vision for Sustainable Water Management(-2024)
- Future Vision for Sustainable Water Management
Daisuke Sato
- SENIOR FELLOW
- Daisuke Sato
Areas of Expertise
- Health economic evaluation
- healthcare informatics
- hospital management
Research Program
- Health System Innovation in the Post-COVID Era(-2024)
Takashi Shimizu
- SENIOR FELLOW
- Takashi Shimizu
Areas of Expertise
- Corporate systems
- corporate behavior
- law and business
Hisateru Tachimori
- SENIOR FELLOW
- Hisateru Tachimori
Areas of Expertise
- Epidemiology
- biostatistics
- mental health
- policy evaluation
Research Program
- Development of Well-Being Indicators and Policy Packages(-2024)
- Developing a well-being-informed education package
Sho Takano
- SENIOR FELLOW
- Sho Takano
Areas of Expertise
- Well-being
- city planning
- community development
- public policy
Research Program
- Development of Well-Being Indicators and Policy Packages(-2024)
- Developing a well-being-informed education package
Kiyoteru Tsutsui
- SENIOR FELLOW
- Kiyoteru Tsutsui
Areas of Expertise
- Global and transnational sociology
- political sociology
- comparative historical sociology
- social movements, human rights
- Japanese society
- organizations and economic sociology
- quantitative methods
Research Program
- Strategies for Technological Innovation and Economic Revitalization in the New Era of Global Competition(-2024)
Satoshi Urasawa
- SENIOR FELLOW
- Satoshi Urasawa
Areas of Expertise
- Business-cycle fluctuations
- GDP nowcasting
- economic policy
Research Program
- Economic Data and Evidence-Based Policymaking(-2024)
- Training program to implement EBPM for local government personnel
Nariyasu Yamasawa
- SENIOR FELLOW
- Nariyasu Yamasawa
Areas of Expertise
- Economic statistics
- economic forecasting
- economic analysis
Research Program
- Economic Data and Evidence-Based Policymaking(-2024)
- Training program to implement EBPM for local government personnel
Lui Yoshida
- SENIOR FELLOW
- Lui Yoshida
Areas of Expertise
- Educational Technology
- Active Learning
- Online Learning
- Faculty Development
Research Program
- Creation of generative AI learning environment for teachers

RESEARCH FELLOW

Naoko Eto
- RESEARCH FELLOW
- Naoko Eto
Areas of Expertise
- East Asian affairs
- contemporary Chinese politics
- Japan-China relations
Research Program
- Pre- and Post-COVID Chinese Society, Economy, and Politics
Tomoyuki Fukumoto
- RESEARCH FELLOW
- Tomoyuki Fukumoto
Areas of Expertise
- Chinese finance
- Chinese macroeconomy
- Asian economy
- monetary policy
- macroeconomics
Research Program
- Managing the Risk of RMB Internationalization and Digitalization (2021–2022)
- Pre- and Post-COVID Chinese Society, Economy, and Politics
Shoko Hara
- RESEARCH FELLOW
- Shoko Hara
Areas of Expertise
- Social informatics
- humanistic informatics
- information design
- network theory
Research Program
- The Impact of Digital Transformation on Japanese Social Structure(-2024)
Liu Jie
- RESEARCH FELLOW
- Liu Jie
Areas of Expertise
- Modern Japanese political and diplomatic history
- history of East Asian international relations
- contemporary Japan-China relations
Research Program
- Pre- and Post-COVID Chinese Society, Economy, and Politics
Yoshiaki Kanamori
- RESEARCH FELLOW
- Yoshiaki Kanamori
Areas of Expertise
- Health-care and welfare policy
- well-being
- mental health
- nursing care
Research Program
- Developing a well-being-informed education package
- Development of Well-Being Indicators and Policy Packages(-2024)
Yohei Kobayashi
- RESEARCH FELLOW
- Yohei Kobayashi
Areas of Expertise
- public economics
- public finance
- tax policy
- evidence-based policymaking
Research Program
- Contingency Plans for a Potential Financial Crisis
Anna Kubota
- RESEARCH FELLOW
- Anna Kubota
Areas of Expertise
- Healthcare system
- frailty, midwifery
- mental health
Research Program
- Development of Well-Being Indicators and Policy Packages(-2024)
- Developing a well-being-informed education package
Bo Meng
- RESEARCH FELLOW
- Bo Meng
Areas of Expertise
- Global value chain (GVC)-related analysis
- Chinese economy
- climate change economics
Research Program
- Managing the Risk of RMB Internationalization and Digitalization (2021–2022)
- Pre- and Post-COVID Chinese Society, Economy, and Politics
Mitsuru Mukaigawara
- RESEARCH FELLOW
- Mitsuru Mukaigawara
Areas of Expertise
- International relations
- political methodology
- applied statistics
- political psychology
- public policy
Research Program
Keiko Sakurai
- RESEARCH FELLOW
- Keiko Sakurai
Areas of Expertise
- Public health
- health policy
- health economics
- mental health
- prevention and management of chronic diseases
Research Program
- Developing a well-being-informed education package
Kota Sugimoto
- RESEARCH FELLOW
- Kota Sugimoto
Areas of Expertise
- Resource and energy economics
- electricity market design
- applied econometrics
Research Program
Saori Tsuiki
- RESEARCH FELLOW
- Saori Tsuiki
Areas of Expertise
- Macroeconomics
- financial crisis
- economic policy
Research Program
- Contingency Plans for a Potential Financial Crisis
Manae Uchibori Murakami
- RESEARCH FELLOW
- Manae Uchibori Murakami
Areas of Expertise
- Health data science
- health policy
- wellbeing
- innovation
- peace building
Research Program
- Development of Well-Being Indicators and Policy Packages(-2024)
- Developing a well-being-informed education package
Shoko Yoshihara
- RESEARCH FELLOW
- Shoko Yoshihara
Areas of Expertise
- National land resources
- land ownership system
- local culture
Research Program

POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW

Asako Chiba
- POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW
- Asako Chiba
Areas of Expertise
- Macro-finance
- financial crisis
- network model
Research Program

DISTINGUISHED FELLOW

Tatsuo Hatta
- DISTINGUISHED FELLOW
- Tatsuo Hatta
Areas of Expertise
- Public economics
- urban economics
- international economics
Katsuhito Iwai
- DISTINGUISHED FELLOW
- Katsuhito Iwai
Areas of Expertise
- Theory of capitalism
- monetary theory
- disequilibrium dynamics
- evolutionary economics
- corporate governance
- theory of fiduciary relations
- history of social thought
Yoriko Kawaguchi
- DISTINGUISHED FELLOW
- Yoriko Kawaguchi
Areas of Expertise
- Foreign policy and nonproliferation
- environment
- corporate social responsibility
- gender

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