Daiki Kasugahara

Assistant Commissioner, Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA), Japan Ministry of Defense

Date of Birth:  February 14, 1967

Place of Birth:  Tokyo, Japan

Education

  • Graduated from Faculty of Law, University of Tokyo in 1989
  • Georgetown University, Master of Science in Foreign Service in 1993

Experiences

April 1989 Joined Ministry of International Trade and Industry, General Affairs Division, Industrial Policy Bureau

April 1991 Consumer Protection First Division, Economic Planning Agency

June 1995 Deputy Director, Cooperatives Division, Small and Medium Enterprise Agency

June 1996 Staff, Defense Policy Division, Defense Agency

July 1998 Deputy Director, International Standards Division, Agency of Industrial Science and Technology

June 2000 Deputy Director, Electricity Infrastructure Division, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy

April 2002 Deputy Director, Steel Industry Division, Manufacturing Industry Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

July 2004 Director, General Affairs Division, Kanto Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry

July 2006 Director, Welfare Planning Office, Minister’s Secretariat, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

July 2007 Vice President, Bangkok Research Center, Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization(IDE-JETRO)

June 2008 General Manager, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia

July 2012 Director, Asia and Pacific Division, Trade Policy Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

Sep. 2015 President Director, JETRO Jakarta Office

Aug. 2018 Deputy Director-General for Trade Policy, Trade Policy Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry 

July 2019 Director-General for International Affairs and Public Relations in Small and Medium Enterprise Policy, Small and Medium Enterprise Agency

Oct. 2019 Director-General, Trade Policy, Minister’s Secretariat (Manufacturing Industries Bureau), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

May 2020 Director-General, Trade Policy, Minister’s Secretariat (Manufacturing Industries Bureau, Small and Medium Enterprise Policy), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

June 2020 Regional Economy Vitalization Corporation of Japan, Executive Managing Director And Member of the Board

July  2021 Assistant Commissioner, Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA), Ministry of Defense

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