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Nambu, Tomoshige

Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry, Japan


Tomoshige Nambu is a government official at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) in Japan. Before joining the Ash institute, he served as the deputy director of the METIʼs Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Bureau. At the METI, he has lead and participated in several policy initiatives including an overhaul of foreign investment regulations, a review of export and investment insurances, and an introduction of public and private partnership schemes in the economic cooperation. During the Asia Program fellowship, his research will focus on international trade and investment rules in the Asia-Pacific region, especially between Japan and China. He holds a LL.M. from Harvard Law School and a LL.B. from University of Tokyo.

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