Faculty Database - SAKUYAMA Takumi

1.	2025/06	Article	Policy Process of Agricultural Reform in the Reiwa era Connecting Rural and Urban Areas pp.14-19 (Single)
2.	2025/03	Article	The Birth of the Direct Payment System for Hilly and Mountainous Areas: Focusing on the Struggle between the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Ministry of Finance Connecting Rural and Urban Areas (Single)
3.	2024/12	Article	Calls on Prime Minister Ishiba to implement direct income compensation contemporary agriculture pp.263-265 (Single)
4.	2024/09	Article	Methodology for Policy Research: The Significance and Guidelines of Positivism-based Case Studies Journal of Rural Economics 96(2),pp.167-180 (Single)
5.	2024/07	Article	Evaluation of the revised Basic Act on Food, Agriculture and Rural Areas: From the Testimony before the House of Councillors Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Connecting Rural and Urban Areas pp.9-17 (Single)
6.	2024/05	Article	Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) Handbook of Japanese Public Administration and Bureaucracy pp.336-350 (Single)
7.	2024/03	Article	The Policy Process of the Revision of the Basic Act on Food, Agriculture and Rural Areas: The Transformation of Relationship between Bureaucrats and Politicians in Comparison with the Establishment of the Act Connecting Rural and Urban Areas 74(3),pp.6-11 (Single)
8.	2024/02	Article	Contradictions in the Review Report on the Basic Act on Food, Agriculture and Rural Areas and Proposals to Resolve Them Quarterly Region pp.67-71 (Single)
9.	2024/02	Article	Increasing Risks and Uncertainties of Global Food Markets and Food System: Comments pp.178-179 (Single)
10.	2024/01	Article	Free Trade and Japan's Food Security Trade Policy under the WTO Regime: Past, Present, and Future pp.123-142 (Single)
11.	2023/11	Article	Agricultural Crisis and the Issue of Price Pass-Through for Agricultural Products: Direct Payments Benefit Farmers and Consumers pp.5-5 (Single)
12.	2023/05	Article	Political Dynamics of the Revision of the Basic Act on Food, Agriculture and Rural Areas: A Comparison between the Abe Administration and the Kishida Administration Connecting Rural and Urban Areas 73(5),pp.51-56 (Single)
13.	2023/03	Article	Column: Current Status and Issues concerning Submission and Review in the Journal of Rural Economics Journal of Rural Economics pp.275-276 (Single)
14.	2023/01	Other	Roundtable Discussion: Revision of the Basic Law on Food, Agriculture and Rural Areas Connecting Rural and Urban Areas pp.18-52
15.	2022/10	Article	Food Trade and Sustainability: What does fair trade mean? Sustainability and Environment, Food and Agriculture pp.135-152 (Single)
16.	2022/05	Article	Verification of budget for agricultural export promotion measures: Focusing on consistency between policies pp.51-58 (Single)
17.	2021/09	Book	The Demise of Agricultural Iron Triangle and Agricultural Policy Reforms led by the Prime Minister’s Office: The Root Causes of TPP and Agricultural Cooperative Reform under the Abe/Suga Administration (Single)
18.	2021/09	Article	The political economy of agricultural trade liberalization in Northeast Asia: Comparisons with the West and between Japan and Korea The Pacific Review (Collaboration)
19.	2021/07	Article	Establishment of Export and International Bureau due to organizational restructuring of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries: History and evaluation Connecting Rural and Urban Areas 71(7),pp.31-42 (Single)
20.	2021/05	Article	Export promotion measures and budget for agriculture, forestry and fishery products: Evaluation of 1 trillion yen target and prospect of 5 trillion yen target Connecting Rural and Urban Areas 71(5),pp.16-26 (Single)
21.	2021/05	Article	Merits and demerits of export-oriented agricultural policy: Evaluating the validity of the 5 trillion yen target Annual Report of Japanese Agriculture (66),pp.101-111 (Single)
22.	2021/03	Article	Does the Japan-US Trade Agreement Violate the WTO Agreements?: Verification by Calculating True Tariff Elimination Ratios Based on the Japanese Government Criterion 92(3),pp.317-322 (Single)
23.	2020/03	Article	Study group on trade rules in "the post-trade liberalization era" Connecting rural and urban areas pp.4-45 (Collaboration)
24.	2020/03	Article	What will the Japan-U.S. Trade Agreement bring to Japan's agriculture and food? Agriculture and economy 86(3),pp.25-33 (Single)
25.	2019/12	Article	Mega-FTAs and Challenges for Japanese Agriculture: TPP, Japan-EU EPA and Japan-US FTA Connecting Rural and Urban Areas pp.40-47 (Single)
26.	2019/11	Article	Multifunctionality of agriculture Encyclopedia of Agricultural Economics pp.334-335 (Single)
27.	2019/11	Article	Tariffs and non-tariff measures in the world Encyclopedia of Agricultural Economics pp.566-567 (Single)
28.	2019/10	Book	An Introduction to International Trade Rules for Food and Agriculture (Single)
29.	2019/10	Article	Rural Studies classroom from the field No.158: The truth about the Japan-US Trade Agreement Japan Agricultural News pp.9-9 (Single)
30.	2019/10	Article	The evaluation of "Basic Plan" as a policy implementation tool Connecting Rural and Urban Areas pp.23-27 (Single)
31.	2019/10	Article	The inconvenient truth of agricultural exports pp.2-3 (Single)
32.	2019/07	Article	Report of stay at the University of California, Davis Quarterly Maiji pp.48-49 (Single)
33.	2018/12	Article	Rural Studies classroom from the field No.118: Negotiations for the Japan-US Trade Agreement on Goods Japan Agricultural News pp.9-9 (Single)
34.	2018/04	Article	TPP-11 Agreement excluding the US: Its backgrounds and evaluation Agriculture and Economy 84(3),pp.61-68 (Single)
35.	2018/04	Article	Trends in international agricultural negotiations Rural Development (820),pp.10-11 (Single)
36.	2018/03	Article	The determinants of bilateral commitments in plurilateral FTAs: An analysis of Japan's tariff-rate quota selection in the TPP Agreement Journal of Japan Academy for International Trade and Business (55),pp.56-67 (Single)
37.	2017/12	Article	New development of regional integration and regionalismin in Latin America Aoyama Gakuho (262),pp.27-27 (Single)
38.	2017/10	Article	Pathway for realizing the RCEP: Lessons from the conclusion of the TPP negotiations Global Asia Review 5,pp.5-6 (Single)
39.	2017/10	Article	Research Front Line: Why is trade liberalization such as the TPP so difficult? Quarterly Meiji 76,pp.36-37 (Single)
40.	2017/09	Article	Pathway for realizing the RCEP: Lessons from the conclusion of the TPP negotiations Openning the way for East Asian partnership: Decarbonizing society. energy and food pp.64-75 (Single)
41.	2017/04	Article	We read "Agriculture and Economy" like this: Linking Japanese food boom to the expansion of agricultural exports (Food Trade Seminar, Department of Agri-food and Environmental Policy, School of Agriculture, Meiji University ) Agriculture and Economy 83(4),pp.84-85 (Collaboration)
42.	2017/04	Other	Welcome to a seminar room: Takumi Sakuyama's seminar Quarterly Meiji 74,pp.54-54 (Collaboration)
43.	2017/03	Article	Book guide (Yamada, M. and Ishii, H. Secret Agreements that ruin Japan: Why was the TPP distorted?, Shinchosha, 2016) Agriculture and Economy 83(3),pp.126-126 (Single)
44.	2017/03	Article	Food, Agriculture and Japan's Strategy for the TPP Agreement Memoirs of Institute of Social Sciences, Meiji University 55(2),pp.189-199 (Single)
45.	2017/01	Article	Agricultural Competitiveness Enhancement Program in Japan FFTC Agricultural Policy Platform (Single)
46.	2017/01	Article	The withdrawal of the US from the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement and the prospect of mega FTA negotiations Agrio (141),pp.7-9 (Single)
47.	2016/11	Article	Exploring the possibility of Japanese rice export: An inconvenient truth and a prescription for export expansion Agriculture and Economy 82(11),pp.52-57 (Single)
48.	2016/10	Article	The feasibility of realizing "offensive agriculture" through the TPP Agreement Journal of the Japanese Institute of International Business Law 44(10),pp.1515-1523 (Single)
49.	2016/09	Article	The Determinants of Japan's Agricultural Liberalization in the TPP Agreement: An Investigation into the Roles of Negotiating Rules Journal of Food System Research 23(2),pp.65-74 (Single)
50.	2016/09	Article	Were the Diet Resolutions Observed?: Verification of Japan's Commitments on Five Sensitive Agricultural Products in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement Journal of Rural Economics 88(2),pp.206-211 (Single)
51.	2016/06	Article	Current state of and expansion strategies for agricultural exports: lessons from Europe's success Agriculture and Horticulture 71(6),pp.12-16 (Single)
52.	2016/06	Article	Preconditions for Japan's participation in the TPP and negotiating strategy for agricultural products Agriculture and Economy 82(6),pp.134-141 (Single)
53.	2016/05	Article	Rural Studies classroom from the field No.158: Exports of agricultural products Japan Agricultural News pp.9-9 (Single)
54.	2016/03	Article	Japan's Quest for Food Export Disciplines in Trade Negotiations: A Critical Assessment of Its Economic Partnership Agreements Japanese Journal of Rural Economics 18,pp.62-67 (Single)
55.	2016/03	Article	Negotiation history and pathway to the enactment of the TPP agreement Agriculture and Economy 82(2),pp.5-12 (Single)
56.	2016/02	Article	Countermeasures against the TPP in the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Sector FFTC Agricultural Policy Platform (Single)
57.	2016/02	Article	Three puzzles over the TPP negotiations: Strategies for institutional design and domestic politics read by a former negotiator World Economic Review 60(2),pp.74-81 (Single)
58.	2015/12	Article	An alternative approach to "trade liberalization": Making an interpretation of "trade liberalization" in the APEC Trade Rules in the Era of "Post Trade Liberalization": Framework and Impact Assessment pp.255-276 (Collaboration)
59.	2015/12	Article	Political Economy of Agricultural Trade Policy: A Review of Literature and an Agenda for Future Research Journal of Rural Economics 87(3),pp.199-211 (Single)
60.	2015/11	Other	The TPP should be a catalyst for change through understanding of its essence Meiji.net (Single)
61.	2015/10	Book	The Truth about Japan's Participation in the TPP Negotiations: Revealing its Policy Process (Single)
62.	2015/03	Article	New Zealand as an architect of the TPP: Its motivation and strategy Journal of New Zealand Studies in Japan 21,pp.89-102 (Single)
63.	2015/02	Other	Department of Agri-Food and Environmental Policy: Office of Food Trade Bulletin of School of Agriculture, Meiji University 64(3),pp.115-117 (Single)
64.	2014/09	Article	Vitality Creation Plan of Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Regions FFTC Agricultural Policy Platform (Single)
65.	2014/07	Other	Political economy of trade negotiations: Why did Japan participate in the TPP negotiations? Public relations magazine, School of Agriculture, Meiji University (13),pp.6-6 (Single)
66.	2014/03	Other	Recommendations to Citizens concerning TPP Negotiations -Deciphering the Course of TPP Negotiations: The Judgment Required of Individual Citizens- Meiji.net (Single)
67.	2013/12	Article	New Zealand's strategy to expand the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: Theory and evidence of the "building block" approach International Economy pp.125-145 (Single)
68.	2013/12	Article	Transparency and Public Perception of Agricultural Protection: Verification of the "Optimal Obfuscation Hypothesis" by the EU's Common Agricultural Policy Journal of Rural Economics: Special Issue 2013 pp.305-312 (Single)
69.	2013/07	Article	Political-economy of Japan's participation in the TPP negotiations Quarterly Meiji (59),pp.44-47 (Single)
70.	2012/12	Article	Determinants of food export restrictions: An empirical investigation using probit model Journal of Rural Economics: Special Issue 2012 pp.317-324 (Single)
71.	2011/12	Article	Factors conditioning the transition from tariffs to subsidies in agricultural protection: An empirical comparison between Switzerland and Japan Journal of Rural Economics: Special Issue 2011 pp.211-218 (Single)
72.	2010/12	Article	APEC Ministerial Meeting on Food Security: Accomplishments and future challenges International Cooperation of Agriculture and Forestry 33(3),pp.28-36 (Single)
73.	2010/12	Article	Determinants of tariff dependence in agricultural protection in developed countries: An empirical analysis using panel data Studies in Regional Science 40(3),pp.679-694 (Single)
74.	2010/12	Article	Factors conditioning the transition from tariffs to subsidies in agricultural protection: An investigation by measuring economic surplus of stakeholders for Japan's soybean Journal of Rural Economics: Special Issue 2010 pp.252-259 (Single)
75.	2010/01	Article	The political economy of tariff protection: A review of literature on theoretical and empirical studies Aoyama Journal of International Politics, Economics and Communication (80),pp.161-179 (Single)
76.	2009/01	Article	What we learn from Swiss FTA strategy: Based on my experience in Japan-Switzerland EPA negotiations PRIMAFF Review (30),pp.36-41 (Single)
77.	2008/12	Book	Payment for Environmental Services in Agricultural Landscapes: Economic Policies and Poverty Reduction in Developing Countries (Collaboration)
78.	2007/09	Article	Japan's international strategy for promoting the multifunctionality of agriculture: Accomplishments and remaining challenges PRIMAFF Review (25),pp.16-19 (Single)
79.	2007/05	Article	The Roles of Agriculture in Development: The Policy Implications and Guidance, Research Programme Summary Report 2007 pp.1-27 (Collaboration)
80.	2007/04	Book	The Roles of Agriculture in Developing Countries: Lessons from a FAO Project pp.1-214 (Collaboration)
81.	2007/03	Article	Diverse roles of agriculture in developing countries: Findings and lessons from a FAO Project World's Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (806),pp.9-14 (Single)
82.	2007/03	Article	The roles of agriculture in development: Findings, lessons and policy implications from a FAO project Roles of Agriculture Project: Project Brief 2,pp.1-8 (Single)
83.	2006/06	Article	The roles of agriculture in economic and social development: Project approach and emerging lessons to date Roles of Agriculture Project: Project Brief 1,pp.1-8 (Single)
84.	2006/05	Article	Direct payments for environmental services from mountain agriculture in Japan: Evaluating its effectiveness and drawing lessons for developing countries electronic Journal of Agricultural and Development Economics 3(1),pp.27-57 (Single)
85.	2006/01	Book	International Negotiations over the Multifunctionality of Agriculture (Single)
86.	2006/01	Article	Economic valuation on environmental services from agriculture: Stocktaking for incentive design Roles of Agriculture Project: Policy Brief 1,pp.1-8 (Collaboration)
87.	2005/07	Article	A decade of debate over non-trade concerns and agricultural trade liberalisation: Convergences, remaining conflicts and a way forward International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology 4(3/4),pp.203-215 (Single)
88.	2003/06	Article	Multifunctionality of agriculture in comparative perspective: Priorities and policy instruments in developed world Journal of Rural Planning Association 22(1),pp.37-45 (Single)
89.	2003/05	Other	Why agriculture needs different treatment in trade rules?: Japan's policy reform and WTO negotiations Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries website pp.1-2 (Single)
90.	2002/07	Article	Multifunctionality of agriculture: Determinants of different policy instruments in Japan and Europe Agriculture and Economy 68(8),pp.109-120 (Single)
91.	2001/09	Book	Multifunctionality: Towards an Analytical Framework (Collaboration)
92.	1998/02	Other	Survey report on mountain agricultural policy in Austria Internal report pp.11-20 (Collaboration)
93.	1997/03	Article	The rice price policy in East Asian countries: its goals and consequences Agriculture and Economy 63(4),pp.74-80 (Single)
94.	1992/11	Article	Reform of and prospects for the Common Agricultural Policy of the European Communities: Analysis of the reforms during the 1980s and the Macsharry Proposal Proceedings of Dissertations by 45th Trainees for Economic Analysis and Policy Planning Course 45(2),pp.1-41 (Single)
95.	1992/06	Article	Abstract of the Agricultural Outlook 1992 Japan Grain Importers Association Journal (525),pp.1-9 (Single)
96.	1992/05	Article	Agricultural Outlook 1992 pp.161-180 (Collaboration)
97.	1991/05	Article	Abstract of the Annual Report on Agriculture 1990 National Agricultural Insurance Fund Monthly Report (457),pp.2-7 (Single)
98.	1991/04	Article	Annual Report on Agriculture 1990 (Collaboration)
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■ Conference Presentations

1.	2025/05/24	The Verification of Compliance with WTO Notification Obligations: A Case of Food Export Restrictions (64th National Convention of Japan Academy for International Trade and Business)
2.	2025/05/22	Challenges for agricultural policy for the future: Focusing on Japan-U.S. negotiations and price price pass-through
3.	2025/03/30	The State of Food Export Restrictions in Violation of the WTO Agreement and Recommendations for Strengthening Discipline (2025 Annual Conference, Agricultural Economics Society of Japan)
4.	2025/03/05	Designing Direct Payments for Agriculture: Toward Coexistence of Producers and Consumers
5.	2025/01/30	Evaluation and problems of the Revised Basic Law and Basic Plan: Focusing on the Price Formation Issue
6.	2024/11/18	Agricultural Economics and International Issues
7.	2024/11/18	Prospects for Agricultural Policy after the House of Representatives Election (Agricultural Policy Seminer)
8.	2024/10/01	Possibilities and Challenges of Introducing Direct Payments in Japan
9.	2024/06/23	Food export restrictions in breach of WTO agreements (2024 Annual Meeting, Food System Research Association of Japan)
10.	2024/05/26	Current Status and Problems of Export Control Discipline in International Trade Agreements: Focusing on Legal Aspects (63rd National Convention of Japan Academy for International Trade and Business)
11.	2024/03/30	Research Design for Policy Studies: Focusing on the Significance and Methods of Qualitative Empirical Analysis (100th Anniversary Special Symposium, Agricultural Economics Society of Japan)
12.	2024/03/13	Issues in the Proposed Amendment to the Basic Act on Food, Agriculture and Rural Areas: Focusing on Price Formation (Agricultural Policy Study Group)
13.	2024/02/08	The Revision of the Food, Agriculture and Rural Areas Basic Act and Future Prospects (Conference of Representatives of the National Branch of the Zen-Norin Labor Union)
14.	2023/07/31	International Debate on Food Security: In Light of the War in Ukraine (Lecture commissioned by the National Diet Library)
15.	2023/06/10	Global Food Markets and Food Systems under Increasing Risk and Uncertainty: Comments (Symposium of the 2023 Annual Meeting, Food System Research Association of Japan)
16.	2023/05/28	The Law and Economics of Food Export Restrictions: Asymmetries in International Discipline and Implications for Japan’s Food Security (62nd National Convention of Japan Academy for International Trade and Business)
17.	2023/03/19	The determinants of Japan’s agricultural exports: An empirical investigation through export and gravity equations (The 11th International Conference)
18.	2023/03/01	Review of the Basic Law and Food Security: Perspectives of a MAFF Formulation Member (Agricultural Policy Study Group)
19.	2023/02/06	The Future of Japan's Food Security (2022 Morioka City Municipal Government Study Group Workshop)
20.	2022/11/08	Verification of the Basic Act on Food, Agriculture and Rural Areas: Focusing on the Basic Plan and Self-sufficiency Targets (round-table discussion)
21.	2022/10/02	The determinants of Japan's agricultural exports: An empirical investigation through the estimation of export and Gravity equations (The 81th Annual Meeting of The Japan Society of International Economics)
22.	2022/08/03	Thinking about Future Agricultural Policy: Scenario of Desired Agricultural Policy- (Study session)
23.	2022/06/12	Empirical analysis of the determinants of Japan's agricultural exports (61st National Convention of Japan Academy for International Trade and Business)
24.	2022/04/13	Food security and food self-sufficiency (Agricultural policy study group)
25.	2022/03/18	Economic Analysis of Agricultural Exports: Factors and Effects of Increased Exports (Export promotion caravan Kinki)
26.	2022/02/28	Current status of and challenges for the promotion policy for agricultural exports (National Diet Library)
27.	2022/02/25	From the frontline of international trade negotiations
28.	2021/12/24	The Truth and Prospects of Prime Minister's Office-led Agricultural Policy: Focusing on TPP and Agricultural Cooperative Reform (Agricultural comprehensive workshop)
29.	2021/09/14	Agricultural policy reform led by the Prime Minister's Office and the future of agricultural trade issues
30.	2021/08/19	The Political Economy of Agricultural Trade Policy in Northeast Asia: Comparisons with the West and between Japan and Korea (International Conference of Agricultural Economists)
31.	2021/07/06	Current status and prospects of food trade and trade agreements (Agricultural policy workshop)
32.	2021/03/05	Problems of international trade negotiations and future direction of JA Group Aomori
33.	2020/12/12	Free trade and Japan's agricultural and food policy (Sakura City International Culture University Lecture)
34.	2020/11/29	Prospects for food, agriculture and rural policies under the Suga administration (Commemorative lecture)
35.	2020/03/29	Does the Japan-US Trade Agreement violate the WTO Agreements?: The verification of tariff elimination ratios excluding automobiles/auto-parts and duty-free items (2020 Annual Conference, Agricultural Economics Society of Japan)
36.	2019/12/04	Evaluation and future prospects of the Japan-US Trade Agreement
37.	2019/11/30	Evaluation of Japan-US Trade Agreement: Is “Win-Win” Real? (East-West Joint Session of Japan Academy for International Trade and Business)
38.	2019/11/09	President Trump and Japan-US trade negotiations
39.	2019/08/29	Japan’s Agricultural Commitments in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP): Lessons and Challenges (International exchange lecture)
40.	2019/06/23	Quantitative evaluation of rice import quota expansion in the Japan-US FTA: An economic surplus analysis (2019 Annual Conference, Food System Research Association of Japan)
41.	2019/05/25	Trade diversion effects in the Japan-Australia EPA: The ex-post analysis of fresh fruits (58th National Convention of Japan Academy for International Trade and Business)
42.	2018/11/30	Trade war triggered by the President Trump and trade policy research (University of Calfornia Davis Seminar)
43.	2018/10/11	Electoral rules and agricultural protectionism: The case of Japan's participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (Agricultural Economics Workshop)
44.	2018/08/01	Electoral rules and agricultural protectionism: The case of Japan's participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (International Conference of Agricultural Economists)
45.	2018/07/26	Japan's Rice Commitments in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: A Missed Opportunity for the U.S. Rice Industry? (International Agricultural Trade Research Consortium Annual Meeting)
46.	2018/03/08	The Overview of TPP-11 Agreement and issues for the Diet (Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Policy Conference)
47.	2018/02/22	The State of International Negotiations on Agriculture (2017 Tokyo Forum (Rural Promotion Workshop))
48.	2018/01/29	University life for international organizations (Lecture by Dr. Daniel Gustafson, Deputy Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)
49.	2017/11/18	Electoral rules and protectionist motives:The case of Japan's participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (21st Annual Conference of the Japan Public Choice Society)
50.	2017/09/30	From RCEP to Asain Regional Integration (Autumn Conference, International Academic Society for Asian Community)
51.	2017/06/24	Environment, Food and Energy Policies in Asia under the Trump Era (Spring Conference, International Academic Society for Asian Community)
52.	2017/06/24	Pathway for realizing the RCEP: Lessons from the conclusion of the TPP negotiations (Spring Conference, International Academic Society for Asian Community)
53.	2017/05/28	The determinants of bilateral commitments in the TPP Agreement: An analysis of Japan's tariff-rate quotas (57th National Convention of Japan Academy for International Trade and Business)
54.	2017/01/28	The prospect of trade negotiations in the post-TPP era (Agriculture Promotion Congress, Iwate Central Agricultural Cooperatives)
55.	2016/12/22	The prospect of trade negotiations and agricultural policies in the post-TPP era (Agriculture and rural revitaliztion course, Tendou City, Yamagata Prefecture)
56.	2016/11/19	The truth about the TPP and the future of Japanese agriculture (Research meeting on the TPP and agricultural policy)
57.	2016/11/12	Food, Agriculture and Japan's Strategy for the TPP Agreement (Food, Agriculture and Strategy for the TPP Agreement in Japan, US and Korea)
58.	2016/06/18	Determinants of Japan's Agricultural Commitments in the TPP and Their Impacts on Food System (2016 Annual Conference, Food System Research Association of Japan)
59.	2016/05/29	An empirical analysis of Japan's agricultural liberalization in the TPP Agreement (56th National Convention of Japan Academy for International Trade and Business)
60.	2016/03/30	Was the Diet resolution defended?: Verification of 5 sensitive products in the TPP Agreement (2016 Annual Conference, Agricultural Economics Society of Japan)
61.	2016/02/17	Interpretation of the TPP agreement and countermeasures in agriculture (Policy Research Council Meeting)
62.	2015/11/08	Disciplines on food export restrictions in Japan's EPAs: A critical assessment of the Food Supply Chapter in the Japan-Australia EPA (74th Annual Conference, Japan Society of International Economics)
63.	2015/10/06	TPP and Japan's Food and Agriculture (6th Open Seminar)
64.	2015/07/04	New Zealand's strategies embedded in the TPP (22nd Research conference, Japan Society for New Zealand Studies)
65.	2015/05/30	Policy process of Japan's participation to the TPP negotiations: Making a comparison between DPJ and LPD (55th National Convention of Japan Academy for International Trade and Business)
66.	2015/05/08	TPP and Japanese Agriculture (20th Japanese-German Symposium: Agriculture and Food Supply - Challenges and Perspectives)
67.	2015/03/29	Japan's Quest for Tighter Disciplines on Food Export Restrictions in Trade Negotiations: A Critical Evaluation of the Japan-Australia EPA (2015 Annual Conference, Agricultural Economics Society of Japan)
68.	2015/02/21	The evolution of trade liberalization methods in the APEC: 25 years of struggle between voluntarism and binding commitments (2014 Study Group of Global Framework Formation and International Negotiations on Agriculture and Food)
69.	2014/12/06	New Zealand as an architect of the TPP: Its motivation and strategy (2014 Research Conference, New Zealand Studies Society of Japan)
70.	2014/07/30	International situations surrounding Japanese agriculture: TPP and agricultural exports (Dojin Club Seminar)
71.	2014/07/18	APEC: Transformation from "open regionalism" to "closed regionalism" (Study Group of Global Framework Formation and International Negotiations on Agriculture and Food, FY 2014)
72.	2014/06/01	Changing nature of APEC as a catalyst for TPP: An application of the "regime interplay" concept (54th National Convention of Japan Academy for International Trade and Business)
73.	2014/03/30	Factor Endowment, Comparative Advantage and Food Self-Sufficiency Ratio: An Empirical Analysis using Panel Data of Developed Countries (2014 Annual Conference, Agricultural Economics Society of Japan)
74.	2014/02/26	Exports of Japan's agricultural products (Guest Speaker Series)
75.	2013/07/24	The possibility of trade liberalization through the "building-block" approach: Lessons from the expansion process of the TPP (Study Group of Global Framework Formation and International Negotiations on Agriculture and Food, FY 2013)
76.	2013/03/30	Transparency and Public Perception of Agricultural Protection: Verification of the "Optimal Obfuscation Hypothesis" by the EU's Common Agricultural Policy (2013 Annual Conference, Agricultural Economics Society of Japan)
77.	2012/10/14	Factors Facilitating Japan's Economic Partnership Agreements: The Role of Cross-sector Reciprocity in Market Access Negotiations (71th Annual Conference, Japan Society of International Economics)
78.	2012/04/10	On the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (Government briefing on TPP)
79.	2012/03/30	Determinants of food export restrictions: An empirical investigation using probit model (2012 Annual Conference, Agricultural Economics Society of Japan)
80.	2012/03/26	On the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (Government briefing on TPP)
81.	2011/10/13	Evaluation of multifunctionality and its application to policy: Lessons from the FAO project (Study group for developing evaluation methods of multifunctionality that focuses on various socio-economic roles of agriculture and rural areas)
82.	2010/07/17	Determinants of tariff dependence in Japan's agricultural protection: An empirical investigation using panel-data (2010 Kanto Branch Conference, Japan Society of International Economics)
83.	2010/03/28	Factors Conditioning the Transition from Border Measures to Subsidies in Agricultural Protection: Case Studies on Soybean and Beef in Japan (2010 Annual Conference, Agricultural Economics Society of Japan)
84.	2009/10/10	Determinants of Tariff Dependency in Agricultural Protection in Developed Countries: A Panel Data Analysis based on the Political-economy Approach (46th Annual Meeting, Japan Section of the Regional Science Association International)
85.	2007/12/12	FAO's Report on the State of Food and Agricutlture 2007: Paying Farmers for Environmental Services (Policy Research Institute Seminar)
86.	2007/02/14	The roles of agriculture in the 21st century: Findings and lessons from ROA Project (Roles of Agriculture in 21st Century)
87.	2007/02/13	Environmental service incentives in conformity with poverty alleviation: Policy implications and guidance from FAO's Roles of Agriculture Project (Policy Research Institute Special Seminar)
88.	2007/02/06	Environmental service incentives in conformity with poverty alleviation: Theory, practice and policy guidance from FAO's Roles of Agriculture Project (Seminar on Socio-economic Roles of Agriculture in Asia with Emphasis on Agri-environmental Services)
89.	2007/02/05	Roles of agriculture in developing countries: Concept, findings and lessons from FAO's Roles of Agriculture Project (Seminar on Socio-economic Roles of Agriculture in Asia with Emphasis on Agri-environmental Services)
90.	2006/12/07	Environmental service incentives: Policy implications and guidance (Roles of Agriculture Project Final Workshop)
91.	2006/12/06	Environmental service incentives in the ROA Project: Overview (Roles of Agriculture Project Final Workshop)
92.	2006/06/10	Roles of Agriculture Project: Achievements and ongoing work (Sustainable Agricultural and Rural Development Seminar)
93.	2006/01/19	International situation and research trends over the multifunctionality of agriculture (Workshop on educational functions of agriculture)
94.	2006/01/17	Incentive measures for environmental services from agriculture: Emerging lessons from the ROA Project (3rd ASEAN+3 Seminar on Multifunctionality of Agriculture)
95.	2006/01/13	International negotiations over the multifunctionality of agriculture (WTO Research Center Seminar (Aoyama Gakuin University))
96.	2005/05/31	Environmental service incentive work in the ROA Project: Overvie (Workshop on Environmental Services for Poverty Reduction and Food Security)
97.	2005/02/21	Roles of Agriculture Project: Incentive measures for environmental services from agriculture (Special Seminar, Policy Research Institute)
98.	2005/02/01	Incentive measures for environmental services: Roles of Agriculture Project (FAO/Netherlands Conference on Water for Food and Ecosystems)
99.	2004/11/19	Environmental service incentives: Some conceptual issues (3rd IUCN World Conservation Congress)
100.	2004/10/04	Roles of Agriculture Project (Second Meeting of the Adelboden Group)
101.	2004/01/14	Positions of developing countries in the WTO agriculture negotiations (Policy Research Institute Internal Seminar)
102.	2002/08/09	Multifunctionality of agriculture and the WTO agriculture negotiations (WTO Project Study Group)
103.	2000/09/14	Multifunctionality of agriculture: A Japanese perspective (Working Group Meeting on Multifunctionality of Agriculture)
104.	1998/06/18	Japan's agricultural policy reform (Agricultural attaché luncheon meeting)
105.	1998/01/16	Rural development policies for Japan's Hilly and Mountainous Areas (Seminar on Development of Rural Areas with Special Regard to Less Advanced Regions)
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■ Academic Qualifications

1.	2008/04～2011/03	〔Doctorial Course〕 Department of International Economics, Graduate School of International Politics, Economics and Communication, Aoyama Gakuin University, Completed, Doctor of Philosophy in International Economics
2.	1994/10～1995/08	〔Master Course〕 Development Economics, Graduate Research Centre in Social Sciences, University of Sussex, Completed, Master of Arts in Development Economics
3.	1993/10～1994/09	〔Master Course〕 Department of Agricultural Economics, Wye College (merged with Imperial College), University of London, Completed, Master of Science in Agricultural Economics with Distinction
4.	1984/04～1988/03	Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, Graduated, Bachelor of Agriculture

■ Career History

1.	2018/04～2019/03	University of California, Davis Agricultural Issues Center Visiting Scholar
2.	2018/04～	Meiji University Department of Agri-Food and Environmental Policy, School of Agriculture Professor
3.	2013/04～2018/03	Meiji University Department of Agri-Food and Environmental Policy, School of Agriculture Associate Professor
4.	2011/12～2012/12	Cabinet Secretariat National Strategy Office Counsellor
5.	2007/04～2013/03	Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries International Economic Affairs Division, International Affairs Department Director for FTA Negotiations
6.	2004/04～2007/03	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Economic and Social Department Economist
7.	2002/04～2004/03	Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries International Economic Affairs Division, Minister's Secretariat Deputy Director for WTO Agricultural Negotiations
8.	1999/05～2002/03	Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Delegation of Japan to the OECD First Secretary
9.	1997/04～1999/05	Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Policy Planning Division, Minister's Secretariat Assistant Director
10.	1995/09～1997/03	Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries International Economic Affairs Division, Economic Affairs Bureau Assistant Director for OECD Affairs
11.	1993/08～1995/08	Japan International Cooperation Agency Overseas long-term trainee
12.	1992/05～1993/08	Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Commerce and Commodity Futures Regulation Division, Food and Marketing Bureau Section Chief
13.	1990/04～1992/05	Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Research Division, Minister's Secretariat Administrator
14.	1988/04～1990/03	Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Finance Division, Economic Affairs Bureau Administrator
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■ Teaching Activities

● Textbook and Other Teaching Materials of your own
1.	2019/10/10	An Introduction to International Trade Rules for Food and Agriculture
● Other Special Instructions related to Educational Experiences
1.	2023/04/01～	Member, Editorial Committee on the Bulletin of School of Agriculture, School of Agriculture, Meiji University
2.	2023/04/01～2024/03/31	Member, Employment Committee, School of Agriculture, Meiji University
3.	2022/10/01～	Member, International Exchange Committee, School of Agriculture, Meiji University
4.	2022/04/01～2024/03/31	Member, Future Planning Committee, School of Agriculture, Meiji University
5.	2022/04/01～2024/03/31	Member, Self-Inspection/Evaluation Committee, Meiji University
6.	2021/04/01～	Member, Academic and Education Promotion Fund Steering Committee, School of Agriculture, Meiji University
7.	2020/04/01～2021/03/31	Member, Building Review Committee, School of Agriculture, Meiji University
8.	2020/04/01～	Member, Ikuta Faculty and Staff Cafeteria Steering Committee, Meiji University
9.	2020/04/01～2022/03/31	Secretary, Association of Professors, Meiji University
10.	2019/04/01～2023/03/31	Member of Steering Committee, Institute of Social Science, Meiji University
11.	2016/04/01～2018/03/31	Member, Ikuta Faculty and Staff Cafeteria Steering Committee, Meiji University
12.	2015/10/01～2017/09/30	Member, Public Relations Committee, School of Agriculture, Meiji University
13.	2015/04/01～2016/12/07	Member, Governmental Funding Promotion Committee, Meiji University
14.	2013/04/01～2014/03/31	Member, Editorial Committee on School's Public Information Magazine, School of Agriculture, Meiji University
15.	2013/04/01～2018/03/31	Member, Editorial Committee on the Bulletin of School of Agriculture, School of Agriculture, Meiji University
16.	2013/04/01～2018/03/31	Member, International Exchange Committee, School of Agriculture, Meiji University
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■ Major Subjects

Food trade

■ Academic Associations Membership

1.	1995/09～	Agricultural Economics Society of Japan
2.	2014/04～2016/03	∟ Council Member
3.	2021/04～2023/03	∟ Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Rural Economics
4.	2006/10～	Japan Society of International Economics
5.	2013/03～	Japan Academy for International Trade and Business
6.	2013/11～	Japan Public Choice Society
7.	2016/06～	The Food System Research Association of Japan
8.	2005/02～	International Association of Agricultural Economists
9.	2018/05～	International Agricultural Trade Research Consortium
10.	2017/05～2018/03	International Academic Society for Asian Community
11.	2009/08～2017/03	Japan Economic Association
12.	2009/04～2013/01	Japan Section of the Regional Science Association International
13.	2002/12～2007/03	Rural Planning Association
14.	1995/11～2002/03	Society for Environmental Economics and Policy Studies
15.	1995/10～2011/03	British Agricultural Economics Society
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■ Professional Achievements

● Special note of person who has experience of business
1.	2010/10/16～2010/10/17	Holding the first APEC Ministerial Meeting on Food Security (Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries)
● Other note that should be mentioned specially on duty
1.	2025/07/02	Appearance of interview (Aera Digital)
2.	2025/06/21	Appearance of interview (Yomiuri Shimbun)
3.	2025/05/24	Citation of comment (Mainichi Newspapers)
4.	2025/05/24	Citation of comment (Nihon Keizai Shimbun)
5.	2025/05/01	Citation of comment (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)
6.	2025/04/28	Appearance of interview (Hokkaido Shimbun Press)
7.	2025/04/26	Appearance of interview ("News Special", Tokyo Broadcasting System Television,)
8.	2025/04/17	Citation of interview (Asahi Shimbun)
9.	2025/04/09	Citation of comment (Mainichi Newspapers)
10.	2025/04/05	Citation of comment (Asahi Shimbun)
11.	2025/04/04	Appearance of interview (Japan Agricultural News)
12.	2025/01/17	Appearance of interview (Mainichi Broadcasting System)
13.	2024/12/31	Citation of comment (Hokkaido Shimbun Press)
14.	2024/12/27	Citation of comment (Nishinihon Newspapers)
15.	2024/11/30	Appearance of interview (TV Shinshu Broadcasting Corporation)
16.	2024/11/26	Citation of comment (Mainichi Newspapers)
17.	2024/11/08	Appearance of interview (Japan Agricultural News)
18.	2024/07/04	Citation of comment (Asahi Shimbun)
19.	2024/07/02	Appearance of interview (Mainichi Newspapers)
20.	2024/06/25	Citation of comment (Japan Agricultural News)
21.	2024/05/30	Citation of comment (Asahi Shimbun)
22.	2024/05/15	Citation of comment (Asahi Shimbun)
23.	2024/05/09	Citation of comment (Nihon Keizai Shimbun)
24.	2024/04/18	Citation of comment (Hokkaido Shimbun Press)
25.	2024/04/09	Citation of comment (Japan Agricultural News)
26.	2024/02/27	Citation of comment (Nihon Keizai Shimbun)
27.	2023/12/06	Citation of comment (Asahi Shimbun)
28.	2023/07/13	Appearance of interview (Japan Agricultural News)
29.	2023/05/04	Citation of comment (Japan Agricultural News)
30.	2023/04/24	Citation of comment (JA.com)
31.	2022/07/04	Appearance of interview (Iwate Nippo)
32.	2022/03/25	Citation of comment (Asahi Shimbun)
33.	2020/11/24	Citation of comment (Japan Agricultural News)
34.	2020/11/10	Citation of comment (Hokkaido Shimbun Press)
35.	2020/09/03	Citation of comment (Hokkaido Shimbun Press)
36.	2020/07/23	Citation of comment (Japan Agricultural News)
37.	2020/07/03	Citation of conference presentation (Japan Agricultural News)
38.	2019/12/31	Citation of comment (11 Locan Newspapers)
39.	2019/11/18	Appearance of interview (Japan Family Farmers Movement)
40.	2019/11/01	Appearance of Article ("Japan-US Trade Agreement Agreement: Details and issues", Good Earth)
41.	2019/10/25	Appearance of interview (Japan Agricultural Communications)
42.	2019/09/29	Appearance on TV program ("Sunday Debate", Japan Broadcasting Corporation)
43.	2019/09/27	Citation of comment (Japan Agricultural News)
44.	2018/11/08	Appearance of interview (Japan Agricultural News)
45.	2018/11/01	Appearance of interview ("From the US-Japan Economic Dialogue to Trade Agreement on goods", Good Earth)
46.	2018/09/28	Citation of comment (Tokyo Shimbun)
47.	2018/03/17	Appearance of interview (Japan Agricultural News)
48.	2018/03/10	Appearance of interview (Japan Agricultural News)
49.	2018/03/10	Appearance of interview (Mainichi Shimbun)
50.	2018/03/09	Citation of comment (Japan Agricultural News)
51.	2018/01/27	Citation of comment (Tokyo Shimbun)
52.	2017/11/14	Citation of comment (Japan Agricultural News)
53.	2017/11/14	Citation of comment (Tokyo Shimbun)
54.	2017/11/03	Citation of comment (Tokyo Shimbun)
55.	2017/10/05	Appearance of interview (Hokkaido Shimbun Press)
56.	2017/08/09	Citation of comment (Japan Agricultural News)
57.	2017/07/26	Citation of comment (Japan Agricultural News)
58.	2017/07/22	Citation of comment (Weekly Yoyo Keizai)
59.	2017/07/16	Appearance on TV program ("Sunday Debate", Japan Broadcasting Corporation)
60.	2017/07/13	Appearance of interview ("Japan leads TPP talks to keep trade deal alive", Aljazeera English)
61.	2017/07/09	Appearance of interview (Japan Agricultural News)
62.	2017/07/07	Citation of comment (Tokyo Shimbun)
63.	2017/07/01	Appearance of interview ("What should we know about the TPP", Good Earth)
64.	2017/07/01	Citation of comment (Tokyo Shimbun)
65.	2017/02/12	Citation of comment ("Abe, Trump take baby steps on trade", The Japan Times)
66.	2017/02/12	Citation of comment (Tokyo Shimbun)
67.	2017/01/25	Citation of comment (Tokyo Shimbun)
68.	2017/01/22	Citation of comment (Tokyo Shimbun)
69.	2017/01/22	Citation of comment (Tokyo Shimbun)
70.	2017/01/04	Appearance of book review article (Saori Katada, University of Southern California, "Social Science Japan Journal", Institute of Social Sciences, University of Tokyo, Volume 20, Issue 1)
71.	2016/12/27	Citation of comment (Tokyo Shimbun)
72.	2016/12/23	Citation of comment (Hokkaido Shimbun Press)
73.	2016/12/10	Citation of comment (Tokyo Shimbun)
74.	2016/12/08	Appearance of interview (Tokyo Shimbun)
75.	2016/12/08	Appearance of interview (Tokyo Shimbun)
76.	2016/11/19	Citation of parliamentary testimony (Japan Agricultural News)
77.	2016/11/19	Citation of parliamentary testimony (Mainichi Newspapers)
78.	2016/11/18	Testimony to the Special Committee on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement of the House of Councillors
79.	2016/11/13	Citation of conference presentation (Japan Agricultural News)
80.	2016/08/11	Citation of comment (Japan Agricultural News)
81.	2016/04/11	Appearance of interview (Japan Family Farmers Movement)
82.	2016/04/09	Appearance of interview (Japan Agricultural News)
83.	2016/04/07	Citation of my research by MP Toshihide MURAOKA at the House of Representatives TPP Special Committee
84.	2016/03/31	Citation of conference presentation (Japan Agricultural News)
85.	2016/03/28	Appearance of book review article (Chouson Shuhou)
86.	2016/03/15	Citation of comment (Japan Agricultural News)
87.	2016/03/07	Appearance of interview (Hokkaido Shimbun Press)
88.	2016/03/01	Appearance of interview (Agrio, Jiji Press)
89.	2016/03	Appearance of book review article (Memoirs of Institute of Social Sciences, Meiji University)
90.	2016/02/18	Appearance of interview (Iwate Daily News)
91.	2016/02/10	Appearance of book review article (Agriculture and Economy)
92.	2016/01/21	Appearance of book review article (Kinyu Zaisei Business)
93.	2016/01/05	Citation of comment (Japan Agricultural News)
94.	2015/12/20	Appearance of book review article (Japan Agricultural News)
95.	2015/12/13	Appearance of book review article (Yamagata Shinbun Newspaper)
96.	2015/11/20	Appearance of book review article (Weekly Dokushojin)
97.	2015/11/01	Appearance of book review article (Japan Agricultural News)
98.	2015/10/25	Appearance of book review article (Asahi Shinbun Newspaper)
99.	2015/08/30	Citation of comment (Japan Agricultural News)
100.	2015/05/12	Appearance of interview (Agrio, Jiji Press)
101.	2012/04/11	Citation of briefing conference (Agricultural Mutual Aid News)
102.	2012/03/27	Citation of comment (Yomiuri Shimbun)
103.	2006/09	Appearance of book review article (Japanese Journal of Farm Management)
104.	2006/05/15	Appearance of book review article (Japan Agricultural News)
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■ researchmap Researcher Code

7000005118

■ Social Activities

1.	2024/05	Testimony to the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Hearing, House of Councillors
2.	2024/03	Testimony to the Budget Committee Hearing, House of Councillors
3.	2019/09	Appearance on TV program
4.	2017/07	Appearance on TV program
5.	2016/11	Testimony to the Special Committee on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement of the House of Councillors
6.	2015/04～2015/06	"Jimmy's Food Price Hike", Japanese subtitle supervisor (Maruzen Publishing Corporation)
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■ Research Topics, Consignment Studies & KAKENHI Researches

1.	2022/04～2026/03	Empirical study on export promotion policy for Japan's agricultural products (Key Word : )
2.	2016/04～2019/03	Policy process of rice market opening in the TPP: A comparison with the GATT Uruguay Round (Key Word : agricultural economics, economic policy, political science, trade policy, policy process)
3.	2013/04～	Public choice analysis of agricultural trade policy and international trade agreements (Key Word : trade policy, trade agreements, public choice)

■ Committees and Associations

1.	2019/04/01～	Editorial Committee, "Connecting Rural and Urban Areas" Member of Editorial Committee
2.	2014/04/01～2017/03/31	Agricultural Policy Platform Project, Food and Fertilizer Technology Research Center for the Asia and Pacific Region Contracted Partner
3.	2011/04/01～2014/03/31	WTO Research Centre, Aoyama Gakuin University Research Fellow

■ Web Sites

https://researchmap.jp/Takumi_Sakuyama
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■ Email Addresses

■ Award History

2016/05

Japan Academy for International Trade and Business Incentive award 2015, Japan Academy for International Trade and Business (The truth about Japan's participation in the TPP negotiations: Revealing its policy process)

■ Current Specialized Field

Agricultural economics, International economics, International political economy (Key Word：Political economy of trade policy)

■ KAKENHI Researcher Number

90709081

■ Courses and Lectures taught or delivered in the past

1.	Food Trade（School of Agriculture, Meiji University）
2.	International Trade Rules on Food and Agriculture（School of Agriculture, Meiji University）
3.	Introduction to Agri-Food and Environmental Policy（School of Agriculture, Meiji University）
4.	Food trade advanced course（Master's Program, Graduate School of Agriculture, Meiji University）
5.	Economics of Trade Policy（School of Agriculture, Meiji University）
6.	Agricultural and rural development policies of the European Union（Organization for International Collaboration, Meiji University）
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