Masami Miyashita is a corporate affiliate visiting fellow at Shorenstein APARC for 2011-12.  Prior to joining Shorenstein APARC, he held positions at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan (METI) for about 12 years, where he took charge of policy making.  His latest position at METI was as deputy director for New Business Policy Office.  He graduated from Tohoku University in Engineering.