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Curriculum Vitae

Education

04/2001	Keio University, Graduate School of Media and Governance, Kanagawa, Japan: Ph.D. in Media and Governance: Dissertation, entitled “Kokunaiseisaku to Chikyuukankyou Gaikou - Oranda Kikouhendou Seisaku no Kyotogiteisho Suuchimokuhyo Koushou heno eikyou to sono mekanizumu- (Domestic Policy and Global Environmental Diplomacy |The Influence and Its Mechanisms of the Netherlands’ Climate Change Policy to the Kyoto Protocol Negotiation on the Quantified Emissions Reduction and Limitation Objectives|)”
02/ 1999 -10/ 1999	United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies, Tokyo, Japan Ph.D. Fellow
08/ 1997 -02/1999	Erasmus University Rotterdam, Department of Political Science, Rotterdam,The Netherlands: Research Fellow/ PhD Candidate, PhD research proposal is accepted as ‘Creating A Global Domestic Policy: Climate Change Policy-Making In The Netherlands’. Promoter: Prof. dr. M.P.C.M. van Schandelen, Dr. Ko Colijn;
09/ 1996 -08/ 1997	University of Kent at Canterbury, Department of Politics and International Relations, Canterbury, Kent, U.K.: Mphil/PhD Course
04/ 1996 -03/2000	Keio University, Graduate School of Media and Governance, Kanagawa, Japan: PhD programme
04/1994 -03/1996	Keio University, Graduate School of Media and Governance, Kanagawa, Japan: Master in Media and Governance (specialising in Policy Co-ordination and Development Cooperation Policy): Dissertation, entitled 'Middlepowermanship: Features in terms of Domestic and External Policy Factors', awarded four A grades;
04/1990 -03/1996	Keio University, Department of Policy Management, Kanagawa, Japan: BA in Policy Management (specialising in International Policy Management)

Degrees

• Ph.D. in Media and Governance
• Master in Media and Governance
• BA in Policy Management

Research Work Experience

04/2020-03/2022	Adjunct Professor, United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS)
04/2015-present	Professor, Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University, Kanagawa, Japan
2019-2021	Visiting Professor, The University of Tokyo Institute for Future Initiatives(IFI), Tokyo, Japan
04/2016-2019	Visiting Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology Graduate School of Decision Science and Technology
2015-2019	Guest Professor, The University of Tokyo Integrated Research System for Sustainability Science
2015-2016	Joint-appointment, Tokyo Institute of Technology Graduate School of Decision Science and Technology
2015-	Visiting Professor, Inter-University Research Institute Corporation National Institutes for the Humanities, Japan
2014-	Senior Research Fellow, United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS)
2014-	Visiting Associate Professor, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (since January 2014)
08/2009-07/2010	Visiting Professor and Marie Curie Incoming International Fellow of the European Commission, SciencesPo. and IDDRI, Paris, France
04/2003-03/2015	Associate Professor, Department of Value and Decision Science, Graduate School of Decision Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan
10/2001-03/2003	Associate Professor, Department of Policy Studies, Faculty of Law and Policy Studies, The University of Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu, Japan
04/2000-09/2001	Lecturer, Department of Policy Studies, Faculty of Law and Policy Studies, Kitakyushu University, Kitakyushu, Japan
11/1999-03/2000	Visiting Research Associate, United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies, Tokyo, Japan

Academic Awards

08/2009 - 07/2010	Marie Curie Incoming International Fellow of the European Commission
1999	Keio University Scholarship Award, Keio University
02/1999 - 10/1999	PhD Fellowship Award, United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies
08/1997 - 01/1999	Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarship Award, Rotary International, The Rotary Foundation
1996 - 1998,1999	Koizumi Shinzo Commemoration Scholar Award, Keio University
1994 - 1999	Nihon Ikueikai Shougakukin (Japan Educational Scholarship Award) Ministry of Education, Japan
1993 - 1994	Tsuda Commemoration Award, Tsuda Commemoration Foundation.

Professional Activities

Government Advisory Bodies and International Organizations

• Vice Chairman　Okinawa SDGs Advisory Board(since July 2021)
• Member, Study Group on the Financial System, Japanese Bankers Association(2018-2019)
• Executive Board Member, Angel Foundation (since June 2020)
• Member, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Promotion and Evaluation Committee for Local Government, Office for Promotion of Overcoming Population Decline and Vitalizing Local Economy in Japan, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan(2018-)
• Member, Laboratory for Design of Social Innovation in Global Networks, Tokyo Institute of Technology (2018-2020)
• Member, Japanese Bankers Association, Study Group on the Financial System (2018-2019)
• Member, Institute for Building Environment and Energy Conservation (2018-2018)
• Member, Building-related industry, The Building Center of Japan (2018-2020)
• Member, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Promotion, Office for Promotion of Overcoming Population Decline and Vitalizing Local Economy in Japan, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan (2018-2018)
• External Director, RENOVA, Inc.(August 2017-June 2021)
• Experts member, Working group of creating incentives by developing indicators, Project on visualization of the effectiveness of climate change adaptation actions, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (2017-2018)
• Member, ArCS (Arctic Challenge for Sustainability), Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology-Japan (2017-2018)
• Member, Council Committee, Center for Environmental Information Science (2017-2019)
• Experts member, Office for Promotion of Overcoming Population Decline and Vitalizing Local Economy in Japan, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan(2017-2018)
• Member, Committee on SDGs Stakeholderfs Meeting, Ministry of Environment (2016-)
• Member, Evaluation Committee, City to City Collaboration for JCM projects in FY2016, Ministry of Environment, Global Environment Bureau (2016-2017)
• Member, Evaluation Committee, City to City Collaboration Study in FY2017, Ministry of Environment, Global Environment Bureau (2017-2018)
• Member, the SDGs Promotion Round-Table, Government of Japan (2016-)
• Visiting Professor, The University of Tokyo Institutes for Advanced Study Integrated Research System for Sustainability Science (2015-2018)
• Executive Committee Chairperson, Task force for Global Expansion Strategy, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (Sep. 2016- )
• Member, Committee on Improving Scientific Input to Global Policymaking: Strategies for Attaining the Sustainable Development Goals. IAC (InterAcademy Council)(2016-2019)
• Member, Committee on Long-term Global Warming Countermeasures Platform, Industrial Science and Technology Policy and Environment Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry(2016-2017)
• Executive Board Member, Japan Association for UNEP (2015-)
• Member, OPEN 2030 PROJECT (Sep. 2015 - Mar. 2016)
• Member, Science Council of Japan (2015-2016)
• Member, Sustainable Development Goals(P15A) Working Group, Ministry of the Environment, Japan (Oct. 2013 - Mar. 2016)
• Visiting Professor, Inter-University Research Institute Corporation National Institutes for the Humanities, Japan (2015-2016)
• Member, the Research Grant Program Selection Committee, The Asahi Glass Foundation, Japan (2015-2017)
• Member, Council for Waste, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Bureau of Environment (2015-2017)
• Member, External Evaluation Committee, FY2015 JCM Feasibility Study for Realization of Low-Carbon Cities in Asia, Ministry of Environment, Global Environment Bureau (2015-2016)
• Member, Promotion Committee, Arctic Challenge for Sustainability Project, Research and Development Bureau, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (2015-2016)
• Member, Planning Committee, Center for Environmental Information Science (2015-2017)
• Member, Japan's overall strategy towards arctic issues(2014-2015)
• Member, Committee on GEOSSiGlobal Earth Observation System of SystemsjNew 10-Year Implementation Plan, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan(April 2014 - March 2016)
• Programme Committee Member, Abe-Fellowship by Social Science Research Council, USAiSSRCj and Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership (CGP)(since September 2013)
• Member, Committee on Promoting Future Earth, Science Council of Japan (since August 2013)
• Expert member, Working Group on Sustainable Global Environment Research (Future Earth), Environmental Energy Science and Technology Committee, Research Planning and Evaluation Subcommittee, Science and Technology Academic Council, Japan Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (since June 2013)
• Advisor, Representative of the Government of Japan to Rio+20 (20-22 June, 2012)
• Member, Rio+20 National Preparation Committee (since July 2011)
• Member, Science Council of Japan
• Member, National Committee on Clean Asia Initiative International Environmental Cooperation (since November 2010)
• Member (as the representative of Science stakeholder), UNEP International Environmental Governance Advisory Group (since September 2010)
• Member, Basic Planning Council, Toshima Ward, Tokyo, Japan (since July 2010)
• Board Member, Society for Environmental Economics and Policy Studies (since April 2010)
• Visiting Associate Professor, United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies, UNU-IAS
• Co-Researcher, National Institute for Environmental Studies (since July 2004)
• Visiting Researcher, First Special Research Office, House of Councilors Secretariat, Japan (June 2008-June 2009)
• Bureau Member, Representative of the Government of Japan, Working Party on Global and Structural Policies (WPGSP), ENVIRONMENT POLICY COMMITTEE, ENVIRONMENT DIRECTORATE, OECD (since November 2009)
• Member, Scientific Steering Committee, IHDP Earth System Governance Project (since 2008)
• Member, Scientific Planning Committee, IHDP Earth System Governance Project (2007-2008)
• Executive Board Member, Environmental Study Section, International Studies Association (2010-2012)
• Board Member, Global Environmental Politics (MIT Press) (2008-2012)
• Member of Refereeing Committee for the Fourth Evaluation Report, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
• Member, Global Environment Committee (subcommittee for International Strategy on Climate Change), Central Environment Council, Ministry of the Environment, Japan (since February 2007)
• Member, Working Group on Bottom-up Target on GHG Mitigation, Ministry of the Environment and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Japan (since 2008)
• Representative of the Government of Japan to International Negotiation at the Intergovernmental Meeting (IG) and Working Group on Future Development (WGFD) on EANET (Acid Deposition Monitoring Network in East Asia) (since 2006)
• Member, EANET Future Development Taskforce, Ministry of the Environment, Japan (since April 2004)
• Member, Committee for International Institutions on Mercury and related substances, Ministry of the Environment, Japan (since 2007)
• Member, Experts' Panel on Development Cooperation in the Field of Climate Change, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan (since 2007)
• Lecturer, Project for Understanding Japan (Dispatched Country: Brazil, Theme: Present Condition of Global Warming and Future Prospect after Kyoto Protocol) (March 2006)
• Chairman, Environment Council, Toshima Ward, Tokyo, Japan (June 2008-June 2009)
• Member, Research Committee on Reduction Duty Implementation, Environmental Bureau of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (October 2008-March 2009)
• Member, Environmental Council, Nakano Ward, Tokyo, Japan (2006-2008)
• Member, Committee on Basic Environment Plan Amendment Examination, Kawasaki City (June 2008-March 2009)
• Witness, Research Committee on International Affairs and Global Warming Issues, House of Councilors, The National Diet of Japan (25 November 2009)

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