General Manager

Senior Economist/Analyst

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  Shingo Ito

  Specialized field

  Regional Studies（China, Taiwan and Hong Kong）

  Career

  Joined the Fuji Research Institute Corporation (one of the predecessors of Mizuho Research Institute Ltd.(MHRI)) in 1993.
  Visiting Associate Research Fellow of the Taiwan Institute of Economic Research (2001-2003).
  Senior Economist of MHRI (2002-2017). Engaged in research on China, Taiwan and Hong Kong for more than 24 years.
  Joined IIES in January 2018.

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  Hiroshi Kurihara

  Specialized field

  US
  Macroeconomics, Politics/Policies

  Career

  Joined Sanwa Bank (Currently called MUFG Bank, Ltd.) in 1999.
  Career in the Bank: Research Division (Tokyo, New York) for about 10 years.
  Joined IIES in July 2022.

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  Shingo Takeshima

  Specialized field

  Macroeconomics（Asia)

  Career

  Joined Sanwa Bank (Currently called　MUFG Bank, Ltd.) in 1990.
  Career in the Bank：Market Division（Sales and Trading） for about 8 years,
  Research Division（Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore）for about 18 years.
  Joined IIES in February 2017.

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  Takuma Hashimoto

  Specialized field

  Europe (Mainly EU)
  Macroeconomics, Foreign and Security Policies, Environmental and Energy Policies

  Career

  Joined the Dai-ichi Mutual Life Insurance Company (Currently called the Dai-ichi Life
  Insurance Company) in 2000.
  Seconded to the Dai-ichi-life Research Institute, Policy Research Institute of Ministry of
  Finance in Japan and Japan Center for International Finance (Brussels branch).
  Joined Mitsui & Co. Global Strategic Studies Institute in January 2013.
  Seconded to Mitsui & Co. Benelux S.A./N.V. (2015-2019, Brussels).
  Joined Mitsubishi Research Institute in February 2020.
  Joined IIES in September 2021.

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  Atsunari Nishio

  Specialized field

  Europe (Mainly EU)
  Economics, Social, Policy
  Industrial and Mobility Trend mainly in Germany
  Public Transport System in Europe and Japan, Urban Development

  Career

  Graduated from Osaka Univ. of Foreign Studies in 1988, and joined TMC．
  Career in TMC : Europe Div. Toyota Germany (TDG), Overseas Planning Division, East Asia & Oceania Div.
  Joined at IIES in Jan 2015 as Senior Economist.
  
  

Economist/Analyst & Senior Specialist

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  Kazuaki Ohishi

  Specialized field

  North America and Latin America
  Macroeconomy
  Politics and Social Issues
  Trade / commerce

  Career

  Graduated from Tokyo University of Foreign Studies and joined
  TMC Latin America & Caribbean Division in 1985. Since then,
  worked in Sales Planning Divs./affiliates for/in The Americas.
  Overseas assignments include Wharton MBA ('94), TMA (NY),
  TMS (LA), TMEX (Mexico City). Joined IIES in July, 2014,
  currently responsible for The Americas as Senior Economist.
  
  

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  Hiroshi Kobayashi

  Specialized field

  Mobility
  Car dealer management
  Artificial Intelligence
  Emerging markets in Asia

  Career

  Graduated from the University of Tokyo (Faculty of Economics) and joined TMC in 1985.
  Career in TMC: Europe Division, Toyota Motor Europe Marketing & Engineering (Belgium),
  Overseas Marketing Division, Motorsport Business Management Department,
  Toyota Motor Asia Pacific (Singapore, Vice President in charge of Marketing) -2017- IIES

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  Motoaki Tanabe

  Specialized field

  Asia
  Macroeconomics
  Social, political and policy

  Career

  Graduated from Tokyo University of Foreign Studies and joined TMC　in 1981,
  Career in TMC: Overseas Planning Div. Middle East Div.
  Africa Div.
  Joined IIES in 1995
  2009-present Research and Planning Div.
  Research field: economy/politics in the Middle East, Indonesia & Malaysia
  
  

Nonresident Fellow

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  Haruyuki Miyadai

  Specialized field

  Middle East,Turkey,Africa
  Future mobility,Social system

  Career

  Joined TMC in 1983. Stationed in Belgium & Turkey
  MBA from Columbia Business School
  Joined IIES in July 2008
  Focused on MENA (Middle East & North Africa) & Turkey
  Initiated Mobility research in 2010 and started "Mobility & Social System Workshop" from 2014
  In charge of Overall Research Planning from 2013 & became General Manager in July 2014
  2016　Senior Fellow
  Served as Nonresident Fellow of IIES in March 2020
  
  

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  Masayuki Ogura

  Specialized field

  Industrial,IT
  Political, economics,social

  Career

  Graduated from Univ. of Tokyo (B. Ec.) and Joined TMC in 1984.
  Since then worked in Reserch Office(Head Office), General Planning Div., Overseas Plannning, and Joind IIES in Jan., 1995.
  Current Major Field of Researchs are ICT, Open-data/Personal-data and Research on the challenges of the Japanese socio-economy

Distinguished Nonresident Senior Fellow

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  Takashi Shiraishi

  Specialized field

  Asian politics/political history, International relations

  Career

  Shiraishi Takashi, born in 1950 in Ehime, Japan; majored in international relations at the University of Tokyo (1972) and obtained Ph.D. in History from Cornell University in 1986.
  He has taught at the University of Tokyo (1979-1987), Cornell University (1987-98), Kyoto University (1996-2005), and National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) in Tokyo (2005-2009).
  He served as Executive Member, Council for Science and Technology Policy (CSTP), Cabinet Office (2009-2012), and President, GRIPS (2011-2017).
  He served as President, Institute of Developing Economies-JETRO (2007-2018).
  He served as Chancellor, Prefectural University of Kumamoto(2018-2024) and Honorable Emeritus Professor, Prefectural University of Kumamoto since 2024.

Nonresident Senior Fellow

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  Yasuyuki Kuratsu

  Specialized field

  Financial Risk Analysis

  Career

  Graduated from Tokyo University Faculty of Economics and joined The Bank of Tokyo in 1979.
  1996 Bankers Trust, 1997 Chase Manhattan Bank.
  2001 Representative of Research and Pricing Technologies Inc.
  
  

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  Ken Koyama

  Specialized field

  Economic and Political Analysis of the World Oil Market Energy
  Security and Geopolitics of Energy

  Career

  1986　Economist in the Oil Group, IEEJ
  2001　Awarded the degree of PhD from the University of Dundee (PhD thesis: Japan's Energy Strategies Towards The Middle East)
  2011　Managing Director, Chief Economist, Strategy Research Unit
  2013　Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Tokyo (Current Job title) Appointed as a member of the Committee for Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Government of Japan，International Advisor (Chair in Energy Economics), Energy Commission of University of Tenaga National (UNITEN), Malaysia，a member of Advisory Council, Energy Grant, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), United Nations (UN).,
  2020　Senior Managing Director, Chief Economist, Strategy Research Unit (Current Job title)