FUKAHORI Yasukata

Education

1979-1983 Waseda University; B.A. in Economics
1984-1985 University of Melbourne (Master of Ecoonmics Program/ Diplomatic Training)
1997-1999 Chulalongkorn University; Master of Science (Environmental Science)
2000-2003 University of Maryland (Ph.D. Program, School of Public Policy)
2003-2008 Vietnam National University; Ph.D. (Environmental Economics)

Professional Experience

1983 Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1984-1991 Embassies of Japan in Australia, Myanmar, United Kingdom
1991-1997 MOFA (Economic Affairs Bureau), ASEAN Promotion Center
1997-2003 Embassies of Japan in Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam
2003-2009 MOFA (Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, Economic Affairs Bureau)
2009-2011 Executive Director, Kitakyushu City
2011-2014 Deputy Secretary-General, AALCO/ Political Counsellor, Embassy of Japan in India
2014-2017 Deputy Chief of Mission, Consulate-General of Japan in Atlanta
2017-2019 Director, Asian Regional Cooperation Division, MOFA
2019-2021 Director, Diplomatic Archives
2021-2024 Consul-General of Japan in Mumbai
2024-2026 Retired Official, Foreign Service Training Institute, etc., MOFA
2026- Policy Director, CDAST, Japan Institute of International Affairs

Selected Research Papers

• "Science and Economics of Climate Change" AALCO Journal Vol. 1. Issue 2. 2013
• "The Doha Development Round of the WTO Negotiations: A Possible Future Direction" AALCO Journal Vol. 2. Issue 1. 2013
• "Pan Yellow Sea ACTION: A Possible Localized FTA and its Implication to GATT Article XXIV" AALCO Journal Vol. 1. Issue 1. 2012
• "Possibility of WTO Dispute Settlement against the Undervalued Currency Exchange Rate―Impact of Exchange Rate under Economic Theories" AALCO Journal Vol. 1. Issue 2. 2012
• "Trade, Environment, and International Agreements Related to Vietnam" Vietnam National University Journal of Economics, January 2005
• "Economic Theories Related to Forest Conservation under International Agreements and its Implication to Vietnam" Vietnam National University Journal of Economics, January 2004

Books and Other Publications

• ”Japan as the Most Religiously Mature Country” ConTenDo/ Tsumugi-Shobo 2023
• "India and Japan: Two Most Religiously Mature Nations" Indus Source Books 2024