Researchers

KOYAMA, Ken, PhD
Senior Managing Director, Chief Economist, in charge of Research Strategy Unit
Fields of Expertise: Economic and Political Analysis of the World Oil Market / Economic and Political Analysis of the World Natural Gas Market / Energy Security and Geopolitics of Energy
1986 | Economist in the Oil Group, IEEJ |
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1992 | Senior economist in the World Oil & Energy Group, IEEJ |
1993 | Acting head for the World Oil & Energy Group, IEEJ |
1995-1997 | PhD student at the Dundee University (sabbatical) |
1997 | Head of the World Oil & Energy Group, IEEJ |
1999 | Group manager of the International Trend Analysis Group, IEEJ |
2001 | Awarded the degree of PhD from the University of Dundee (PhD thesis: Japan's Energy Strategies Towards The Middle East) |
2001 | General manager of the Department of Energy Strategies, IEEJ |
2005 | Senior Research Fellow, General Manager, Energy Strategy Unit |
2006 | Senior Research Fellow, Unit Manager, Strategy and Industry Research Unit |
2007 | Director, Strategy & Industry Research Unit, IEEJ |
2010 | Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Tokyo (Current Job title) |
2011 | Managing Director, Chief Economist, Strategy Research Unit |
2020 | Senior Managing Director, Chief Economist, Research Strategy Unit (Current Job title) |
Academic Professional Career:
- Lecturer for “Geopolitics of Energy” Module, at the Management of Technology
(MOT, Postgraduate), Shibaura Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan (since 2005) - Honorary Associate, at the Centre for Energy, Petroleum & Mineral Law & Policy
(CEPMLP), University of Dundee, Scotland, UK (Since 2004) - Visiting Professor, at the Management of Technology (MOT, Postgraduate),
Shibaura Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan (since 2008) - Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Tokyo
(2010) - Member of the International Advisory Board, Energy Academy of Europe,
Netherland (June 2013) - International Advisor (Chair in Energy Economics), Energy Commission of
University of Tenaga National (UNITEN), Malaysia, (December 2015) - Adjunct Professor, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology (April 2017)
- Council Member, International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE), (January 2018)
Other Major Professional Career:
- Appointed as a member of the Sub-Committee of Basic Policy of Energy,
Advisory Council on Resource and Energy, Ministry of Economy, Trade and
Industry (METI), Government of Japan (September 2006) - Appointed as a member of the Sub-Committee of Foreign Exchanges,
Advisory Council on Duty and Foreign Exchanges, Ministry of Finance (MOF),
Government of Japan (since October 2002) - Appointed as a Special Research Fellow at Research Division of Economic and
Industry Research Committee, House of Senate, Japan
(from October 2005 to March 2006) - Appointed as a member of the Sub-Committee of International Strategy, Nuclear
Committee, Electric Power Industry Council, Advisory Council on Resource and
Energy, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Government of Japan (September 2008) - Appointed as a member of Crude Oil Price Study Committee, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
(METI), Government of Japan
(from September 2008 to March 2009) - Appointed as a member of the Sub-Committee of Basic Policy of Energy,
Advisory Council on Resource and Energy, Ministry of Economy, Trade and
Industry (METI), Government of Japan (October 2008) - Appointed as a member of the Study-Committee of Gas Industry in A Low-Carbon Society, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Government of Japan (April 2009)
- Appointed as a member of the Sub-Committee on Japan Oil, Natural Gas and
Metal Corporation, Resource Committee, Evaluation-Committee of Incorporated
Administrative Agency, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI),
Government of Japan (May 2009) - Appointed as a member of the Sub-Committee of Energy Supply Structure
Upgrading, Advisory Council on Resource and Energy, Ministry of Economy,
Trade and Industry (METI), Government of Japan (July 2009) - Appointed as a member of the Committee of Gas Industry in A Low-Carbon
Society, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Government of Japan (July 2010) - Appointed as a member of the Sub-Committee of Energy Supply Structure
Upgrading, Advisory Council on Resource and Energy, Ministry of Economy,
Trade and Industry (METI), Government of Japan (July 2010) - Appointed as a member of Nuclear Committee, Electric Power Industry Council,
Advisory Council on Resource and Energy, Ministry of Economy, Trade and
Industry (METI), Government of Japan (March 2011) - Appointed as a member of the Working Group for Estimating Power Generation
Cost, Electric Power Industry Council, Advisory Council on Resource and
Energy, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Government of Japan (March 2011) - Appointed as a member of the Working Group for Estimating Power Generation
Cost, Electric Power Industry Council, Advisory Council on Resource and
Energy, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Government of Japan (March 2011) - Appointed as a member of the Interim Evaluation Committee of Methane Hydrate Development Promotion, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Government of Japan (December 2011)
- Appointed as a member of the Working Group for Competitive Bidding of Fossil Fuel Power Generation, Electric Power Industry Council, Advisory Council on Resource and Energy, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Government of Japan (December 2012)
- Appointed as a member of the International Advisory Board,
Energy Academy of Europe, Netherland (June 2013) - Appointed as a member of the Committee for Competition and Collaboration,
Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation,
(December 2014) - Appointed as a member of the Sub-Committee of Long Term Energy Outlook,
Committee on Basic Energy Policy, Advisory Council on Resource and Energy,
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Government of Japan
(December 2014) - Appointed as a member of the Interim Evaluation Committee of Methane Hydrate Development Promotion and
CCS-EOR at Offshore Oil and Gas Fields,
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Government of Japan
(December 2015) - Appointed as a member of the Committee for Monitoring of Electric Power
Trading, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Government of Japan
(December 2015) - Appointed as International Advisor (Chair in Energy Economics), Energy
Commission of University of Tenaga National (UNITEN), Malaysia, (December 2015) - Appointed as a member of Advisory Council, Energy Grant, Department of
Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), United Nations (UN)., (February 2016) - Awarded “BrandLaureate International Brand Personality Award” (February 2016)
- Appointed as a Visiting Senior Fellow of Institute for International Economic
Studies (IIES), (December 2016) - Appointed as a Director of Japan Electric Power Exchange (JEPX), (June 2018)
- Awarded “The OPEC Award for Research” (July 2023)