https://k-ris.keio.ac.jp/html/100000577_en.html PhD in Economics, Johns Hopkins University (Thesis supervisor, Sir Alan Walters, Economic Advisor to former British Prime Minister Margarette Thatcher) Professor Emeritus of Economics, Keio University, Japan,(2014-present) Republic of Palau (Member of Economic Advisory Group, 2022-present), Specially Appointed Professor, Tokyo Metropolitan University (2023-Present) Advisory Board (Chair), Stockholm School of Economics (EIJS) (2024-Present). Dean/CEO, Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) (2014-2020) International Green Finance Lifetime Achievement Scientific Award (2021, Central Bank of Hungary) Honorary Doctorate:Goteborg University (Sweden) Honorary Doctorate: Martin Luther University, Halle-Wittenberg (Germany) Advisory Board Member, Deposit Insurance Corporation of Japan. He has held visiting professorships and scholar positions at numerous international institutions, including Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), University of New South Wales (Australia), Fondation Nationale des Sciences Politiques (France), and University of Gothenburg (Sweden). He served on various Japanese government committees, including as Chairperson of the Ministry of Finance's Council on Foreign Exchange and its Fiscal System Council.