News & Updates

Notice of Change in President of IDE-JETRO

Apr 01, 2024

Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization (IDE-JETRO) hereby announces that FUKAO Kyoji retired from his role as President, and KIMURA Fukunari has been appointed as new President.
Under the new administration, IDE-JETRO will continue to produce and disseminate high-quality research results on emerging and developing economies, while at the same time promoting further internationalization, strengthening its digital infrastructure, and actively disclosing information based on its open access policy, thereby making an intellectual contribution that will serve as a basis for all stakeholders to consider global trends and Japan's response.

Curriculum Vitae of the new President KIMURA Fukunari

Education Summary
1982 BA (Law), Faculty of Law (Political Science Course), University of Tokyo
1990  MA (Economics), Department of Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
1991  PhD (Economics), Department of Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Carrer Summary
1982-1986 Researcher, International Development Center of Japan (IDCJ)
1991-1994 Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, State University of New York, Albany
1994-2000 Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, Keio University
2000-2024 Professor, Faculty of Economics, Keio University
2015-2017 Dean, Graduate School of Economics, Keio University
2024- Senior Professor, Keio University
2024- President, Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization(IDE-JETRO)
(Others)
2008-2024 Chief Economist of Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA)
2010-2012 President, The Japan Society of International Economics
2012-2014 Representative Director, Tokyo Center for Economic Research (TCER)
2016-2019 Programme Officer, Social Sciences Group, Research Center for Science Systems, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

Public Relations Team, Research Planning Department, IDE-JETRO
(Contact person:Ms. Aoyama)
E-mail: info@ide.go.jp Tel: 043-299-9526