Grown up in Nagono City, Nagano. Graduated in Agricultural Economics from Chiba University. The major fields of research are applied microeconomics and econometrics in the economic valuation of non-marketed goods, individual risk perceptions, economic efficiency and farmers' decision, and consumer behaviors and attitudes. Teaching undergraduate and graduate courses including Information Processing, Environmental and Resource Economics, and Economic Valuation.

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