Researchers

KOBAYASHI, Yoshikazu
KOBAYASHI, Yoshikazu, PhD

Board Member, Director, Chief Economist, in charge of Research Strategy Unit and Energy Security Unit

Fields of Study: International oil and gas markets, Oil and gas industry, Decarbonization of fossil fuel use, International Political Economy, Economic sanctions

- Academic Background -
March 1996 BA in social sciences, Hitotsubashi University
May 2004 MA in international relations, Johns Hopkins Univerity School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
February 2025 PhD in international relations, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Tokyo
- Professional Career -
April 1996-July 2002 Tonen Corporation (currently merged as ENEOS Corporation)
June 2004-Present The Institute of Energy Economics, Japan

Projects:

  • De-carbonization of thermal power generation in ASEAN countries（ERIA, 2020）
  • Natural Gas Master Plan for Myanmar（ERIA, 2018）
  • LNG Market Development in Asia（ERIA, 2018）
  • Small-scale LNG in Asia Pacific（APERC, 2018）
  • The Possible Cooperation Framework for Oil Stockpiling and Emergency Response System of East Asia（ERIA, 2015）
  • Study for the possible framework of cooperation to strengthen oil stockpiling and emergency response system of East Asia（ERIA, 2014）

Papers:

  • PhD Dissertation “Entangled Economic Sovereignty : Third-party Countries' Responses to U.S. Secondary Sanctions“
  • “Energy security in Northeast Asia,” Journal of Economic and Energy Development, Volume 31 Number 2 2006.
  • “Corporate Strategies of Saudi Aramco,” Paper prepared for an energy study sponsored by the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy and Japan Petroleum Energy Center. March 2007.
  • “Destabilization of the crude oil market and the efforts toward market stabilization,” IEEJ Energy Journal, August 2010.
  • “Price Volatility and the ‘Asian Premium’: Growing Russian crude oil inflow may ease the issue?” (with Kensuke Kanekiyo), Managing Regional Energy Vulnerabilities in East Asia (edited by Zha Daojiong) Routledge, December 2012.
  • Quite Deterrence: Building Japan’s New National Security Strategy (as a project member) Rebuild Japan Initiative Forum, July 2014.
  • “Enhancing Energy Resilience: Challenging Tasks for Japan’s Energy Policy,” Strategic Japan: New Approaches to Foreign Policy and the U.S.-Japan Alliance (edited by Michael J. Green and Zack Cooper) CSIS /Rowman & Littlefield, November 2014.
  • “Japan’s energy policy and energy diplomacy in the Gulf,” (with Yukiko Miyagi), The Emerging Middle East – East Asia Nexus (edited by Anoushiravan and Yukiko Miyagi) Routledge, April 2015.
  • “Little Room for Deviation : The Responses of the EU and Japan to US Secondary Sanctions” (with Hyoung-kyu Chey) Paper Presented at the International Political Science Association World Congress, Seoul, Korea, July 2025.

Activity on Committee etc.:

  • Japan Association of International Relations (JAIR)
  • International Studies Association (ISA)
  • International Political Science Association (IPSA)

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