Takashi Kadomatsu is a corporate affiliate visiting fellow at Shorenstein APARC for 2005-06. Prior to joining Shorenstein APARC, he held positions at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), government of Japan, for about eleven years, where he took charge of policymaking. His latest position at METI was as deputy director in the public relations office, Minister's Secretariat. He did his undergraduate study at Keio University, in the faculty of environmental information.