ERIA : Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia

Yoshifumi Fukunaga

Senior Policy Coordinator

Expertise

International Economic Law

Education

2008 M.A. in International Relations, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University

2007 LL.M. (Master of Laws), Harvard Law School

2002 Bachelor of Laws, the University of Tokyo

Experiences

2011-	Senior Policy Coordinator, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA)
2009-	Consulting Fellow, Research Institute for Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)
2002-11 2009-11 2008-09	Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Government of Japan Principal Deputy Director, APEC Office, Trade Policy Bureau Deputy Director, International Economic Affairs Division, Trade Policy Bureau
2008-09	Expert Examiner of Bureaucrat Examination (Tier 1, Law), National Personnel Authority, Government of Japan

Selected Publications and Papers

“The Agenda and Aims of the APEC Japan 2010 Summit,” 161 Economic Policy for Quality Life
26, 2010. (in Japanese)

"Enforcing TRIPS: Challenges of Adjudicating Minimum Standards Agreements," 23
Berkeley Technology Law Journal 867, 2008.

Others

New York State, U.S.A. (2008-present)

Member, Japan Association of International Economic Law (2008-present)

Member, American Bar Association (2008-present)

2011 Northeast Asia Regional Program Fellow, Eisenhower Fellowships, U.S.A.

Minister’s Award for Outstanding Official, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry,
Government of Japan (2010)