Fellows

David Flath (PhD. in economics, UCLA, 1976) is professor of economics, Ritsumeikan University (since 2013). Previous positions include Osaka University, Institute of Social and Economic Research (2009-2013), North Carolina State University, Department of Economics (1976-2008; since 2008, professor emeritus), and temporary positions over the years at various universities in Japan. Author of The Japanese Economy, 3rd ed. (2014), Oxford University Press, and of numerous articles in professional journals.  The articles mostly apply microeconomics to the study of business and industry. Some broad themes include cross-shareholding, Japan’s main-bank system, the Japanese distribution system, vertical contracts, government regulation of industry and trade,

Atsushi Maki is presently with the Department of Economics, Tokyo International University, Japan. He is Professor Emeritus at Keio University. He has been a visiting scholar at several universities such as Harvard University and the Australian National University, and has taught at several universities and institutions such as ESSEC (France), KSMS (Kenya) and Willamette University as a visiting professor. His main fields are empirical analysis of consumer behavior and market behavior.

Motohiro TSUCHIYA is a professor of Graduate School of Media and Governance at Keio University in Japan and Deputy Director at Keio Global Research Institute (KGRI). Prior to joining the Keio faculty, he was associate professor at Center for Global Communications (GLOCOM), International University of Japan. He was a member of the Council on Security and Defense Capabilities at Prime Minister’s Office and was engaged in drafting the 2018 National Defense Program Guidelines of the Japanese government. He is interested in the impact of the information revolution on international relations; global governance and information technologies; and cyber security. He authored

Takahiro Ueyama completed a PhD in history at Stanford University after finishing the graduate program in the faculty of economics at Osaka University. He has taught in the Faculty of Economics, Sophia University (1998-2013) serving as its Dean from 2011-2013. After leaving Sophia University, he was a professor in the Faculty of Policy Management, Shonan Fujisawa Campus, Keio University (until 2015), and Vice President at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS, 2015-16). He is currently an executive member of the Council for Science, Technology, and Innovation, Cabinet Office of the Government of Japan. Publications include Akademikku kyapitarizumu o koete (Beyond