Economic geography, regional policy theory, industrial location theory

Regional Policy I/II, Geographical, Specialized Exercise I/II

Graduate School, Kyushu University, Department of Economic Engineering, Graduate School of Economics

Ph.D. (Economics) Kyushu University

Economic Geographical Society, Industrial Society

Industrial Location, Industrial Policy, Industrial Reorganization, Regional Policy, Regional Structure

"Research on Industrial Locations and Regions"
We are studying the mechanisms that determine the location of industries and companies based on industrial policy, regional policy, and corporate strategy. In addition, the research theme is the impact of changes in industrial location on regional structure and local economy (especially related to population decline).

・"Industrial Reorganization and Location Reorganization of Petrochemical Industries in the 1990s" (Economic Geography Annual Report, Vol. 47, No. 1, 2001)
・"Semiconductor Industry in China" (Akira Yamasaki and Hajime Tomokage, "Scenario to Semiconductor cluster," Nishinippon Shimbun, 2001)
・"Trends in the Robot Industry in Kyushu" (Kyushu Economic Survey Monthly Report, December 2001)
・"Location Strategy and Combination Renaissance Plan for Petrochemical Companies" (Industrial Society's Research Annual Report, No.17, 2002)
・"Current Situation of Fugu-related Industries and the Effects of Industrial Accumulation" (Hamada Hidetsugu, Shimonoseki Fugu's Brand Economics I, Shobo Tsukuba, 2009)
・"Chemical Industrial" (Revised Edition of Kyushu Sangyo Yomimoto, edited by Kyushu Economic Research Association, Nishinihon Shimbun, 2010)
・“Exploring New Industrial Development in North Kyushu” (Atsuhiko Takeuchi, Hironobu Oda, “The Japanese Economic Geographical Reading Book (9th Edition)”, Toyo Keizai Inc., 2014)
・“Industrial Reorganization and Production Arrangement in the Japanese Paper Industry” (Shimonoseki City University Theory, Vol. 61, No. 1, 2017)
・"Relationship between changes in the industrial structure and population change: Using the Kanmon area as an example" ("Kanmon area research" No. 27, 2018)
・“Changes in the Environment and Reorganization of the Industrial Environment Surrounding the Oil Refining Industry” (Shimonoseki City University, Vol. 63, No. 2, 2019)
・"Regional Policy (2nd Edition)" Chuo Keizaisha, 2023 (co-author)
・"Kitakyusyu/Fukuoka Univ. Metropolitan Area" (Hironobu Oda, "Japanese Economic Geographical Reading Book (10th Edition)" (Toyo Keizai Inc., 2024))
・“Top Runners in Local Cities: Strategy and Challenges in Fukuoka City” (Ro Yamazaki, “New Design for Regional Revitalization,” Chuo Keizaisha, 2025)

Research Representative: Basic Research (C) Research on Industrial Structure Diversity and Regional Economic Resilience (2023-2025)

Industrial Location and Regional Policy

Think about how regional policies function and how they are being developed in response to regional problems. Think for yourself and have your own opinion.