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Senior Fellow

Koichi Akaishi

Koichi Akaishi

Expertise/Areas of interest

Economic Security

Academic/Professional Background

1985 LL.B., Faculty of Law,The University of Tokyo
1985 Joined Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI)
1992 Study Abroad, Harvard University
2005 Director, Americas Division, Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry (METI)
2006 Executive Director, Brussels Office, JMC(Japan Machinery Center for Trade and
Investment)
2009 Director, Information Policy Division, METI
2011 Director of Budget and Accounts Division, METI
2012 Deputy Director General for Global Environmental Affairs, METI
2013 Deputy Director General for Japan Economic Revitalization Bureau, Cabinet
Secretariat
2014 DeputyDirector General for Trade Policy, METI
2017 Councillor forScience, Technology and Innovation,Cabinet Secretariat
2018 Director General for Science,Technology and Innovation Cabinet Office
2019 Vice Minister for Innovation Policy, Cabinet Secretariat
2021 Vice-Minister / Secretary Generalfor Science, Technology and Innovation
Policy,Cabinet office
2021 Vice-Minister for Digital Policy, Digital Agency
2023 Retired from the Government of Japan
2025 Advisor for Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.
As of November 5, 2025

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