Economic geography, regional policy theory, industrial location theory

Regional Policy I ・ II, Geographical Studies, Specialized Exercise I ・ II

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

Ph.D. (Economics)

Economic Geographical Society, Industrial Society

Industrial Location, Industrial Policy, Industrial Restructuring, Regional Policy, Regional Structure

“Research on Industrial Locations and Regions”
We study the mechanisms that determine the location of industries and companies by industrial, regional, and corporate strategies. In addition, the research theme is the impact of changes in industrial location on regional structures and local economies (especially related to population decline).

・“Industrial Restructuring and Location Restructuring of Petrochemical Industry in the 1990s” (Economic Geographical Society, Vol. 47, No. 1, 2001)
・“Semiconductor Industry in China” (Akira Yamasaki, Hajime Tomokage, “Scenario to Semiconductor cluster,” Nihon Shimbun, 2001)
・“Trends in the Robot Industry in Kyushu” (Kyushu Economic Research Association, December 2001 issue of the Kyushu Economic Survey Monthly Report)
・“Location Strategy and Combination Renaissance Plan for Petrochemical Companies” (Industrial Society Research Annual Report No. 17, 2002)
・“Current status of pufferfish-related industries and effects of industrial agglomeration” (Hideji Hamada, “Shimonoseki Fugu's Brand Economics I,” Tsukuba Shobo, 2009)
・Chemical Industry (Kyushu Sangyo Reader Revised Edition, Nihon Shimbun, 2010) (Kyushu Economic Research Association)
・“Exploring New Industrial Development in Kita-Kyushu” (Atsuhiko Takeuchi, Hironobu Oda, ed., Nihon Keizai Inc., 2014)
・“Industrial Restructuring and Production Placement in the Japanese Paper Industry” (Shimonoseki City University, Vol. 61, No. 1, 2017)
・"Relationship between changes in the industrial structure and population change-in the Kanmon area as an example-" (Kanmon area study, No. 27, 2018)
・“Changes in the Environment and Restructuring in the Petroleum Refining Industry” (Shimonoseki City University, Vol. 63, No. 2, 2019)
・"Regional Policy (2nd Edition)" Chuo Keizaisha, 2023 (co-author)
・“Kitakyusyu / Fukuoka Metropolitan Area” (Hironobu Oda, edition, Nihon Keizai (10th edition), Toyo Keizai Inc., 2024)

Research Representative: Basic research (C) Study on the diversity of industrial structure and resilience of local economies (2023-2025)

Industrial Locations and Regional Policy

We will consider how regional policies function and how they are being developed in response to regional problems. It is important to think for yourself and have your own opinions.