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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
| 1982 | BA (Law), Faculty of Law (Political Science Course), University of Tokyo |
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| 1990 | MA (Economics), Department of Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| 1991 | PhD (Economics), Department of Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| 1982-1986 | Researcher, International Development Center of Japan (IDCJ) |
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| 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) |
| 2008-2024 | Chief Economist of Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) |
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| 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 |
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Public Relations Team, Research Planning Department, IDE-JETRO
（Contact person：Ms. Aoyama)
E-mail: info@ide.go.jp Tel: 043-299-9526
