YOKOMICHI, Kiyotaka

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  • Position:
    Advisor to the President; Professor; Director of Regional Policy Program; Deputy Director of Young Leaders Program (Local Governance)
  • Degree:
    B.A.(Law), University of Tokyo
  • Specialty:
    Local Autonomy, Local Administration
• Current Research Interests:
  Decentralization, Local Government Reform, Merger of Municipalities, Regional System, Wide-area Administration/Cooperation, Capacity Development of Local Government
• Professional Career:
  

  1975	B.A.(Law),University of Tokyo
  	Official of Ministry of Home Affairs
  1980	Director of Municipal Division of Wakayama Prefecture
  1983	Deputy Director of Local City Development Division of National Land Agency
  1984	Deputy Director of Political Fund Regulation Division of Ministry of Home Affairs
  1988	Associate Professor of Graduate School of Policy Science of Saitama University (GSPS)
  1997	Associate Professor of National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)
  2000	Professor of National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)
  2011	Advisor to the President, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)

• Selected publications:
  Selected publications (please also indicate awards etc where applicable)
  
  "New Policies in Wide-area Administration in Japan" Up-to-date Documents on Local Autonomy in Japan, No. 6, pp.1-24, 2010
  
  “Future of Basic Local Government-Between Merger and Wide-area Cooperation-“Toshi to Governance
  [City and Governance]Vol.11、pp.2～7,2009,[in Japanese]
  
  “Toward New Developments of Wide-area Administration” Kouei kigyou[Public-Sector Firm]Vol.40,No.12,pp.2～12,2009[in Japanese]
  
  “Local Government and Policy Making Capability Ⅲ”Chihou-koumuin Geppou[Local Government Personnel Monthly]No.551,pp.2-11,2009[in Japanese]
  
  “Progress of Municipal Mergers and Emergence of Wide-Area Municipalities” Toshi-Mondai Kenkyu[Journal of Municipal Problems]Vol.61,No.1,pp.33～44,2009[in Japanese]
  
  "Recent Community Policy in Japan," Up-to-date Documents on Local Autonomy in Japan, No.5, pp.1-20,2009
  
  “Landing Point of Heisei Big Consolidation” Chihou Jichi[Local Autonomy]No.725,pp.2～14,2008[in Japanese]
  
   “The Debate on the Introduction of a Regional System in Japan,” Up-to-date Documents on Local Autonomy in Japan, No. 3, pp.1-31, 2008
  
  “The Development of Municipal Mergers in Japan,” COSLOG Up-to-Date Documents on Local Autonomy in Japan, No.1, pp. 1-22 ,2007
  
  “Regional Government System and Municipality” Toshi-Mondai Kenkyu[Journal of Municipal Problems]Vol.58,No.9,pp.53-62,2006[in Japanese]
  
  “Decentralization Reform at Crisis” Chihou Jichi[Local Autonomy]No.709,pp.2-14,2006
  
  “Grand Design for Securing Local AutonomyⅡ” Report of 8th Research Committee for Local Autonomy System in National Governors’ Association,(except Chapter2 of PartⅠ),2006[in Japanese]
  
  “New Relationship between Prefecture and Municipality-Two Tiered System after Big Merger-”Toshi Mondai [Municipal Problems] Vol.96,No.3,pp.48－55,2005[in Japanese]
  
  “ Grand Design for Securing Local Autonomy” Report of 7th Research Committee for Local Autonomy System in National Governors’ Association,2004[in Japanese]
  
  “Local Government System Reform” Gyosei,2004[in Japanese]
  
  “A New Form of Prefectural Government in Japan” Local Government Review in Japan,No.31,pp.51-65,2003
  
  “Necessity of Municipal Merger” Jichi Kenkyuu[Autonomy Research] Vol.79,No.9,pp.3－21,2003[in Japanese]
  
  “ Local Government and Policy Making Capability Ⅱ” Chihou-koumuin Geppou[Local Government Personnel Monthly]No.463,pp.2-9,2002[in Japanese]
  
  “The Role of Prefecture under the Progress of Decentralization” Report of 6th Research Committee for Local Autonomy System in National Governors’ Association,2001[in Japanese]
  
  “Empirical Analysis of Heisei Municipal Mergers” Jichi Kenkyuu[Autonomy Research]Vol.76,No.12（pp.110-123）,Vol.77,No.7（pp.118-129）,(with Kimio Wada),2000-2001[in Japanese]
  
  “Local Governments and Their Policy Making Capability-Its Present State and Problems” Institute of Administrative Management,1999[in Japanese]
  
  ”Future Merger of Municipalities” Local Government Review in Japan,No.26,pp.89-98,1998
  
  “Municipal Merger from Financial Efficiency Point of View” Jichi Kenkyuu[Autonomy Research]Vol.72,No.11,pp.69-87(With Hiroyuki Okino),1996[in Japanese]
  
  “Municipal Mergers from Wide-Area Administration Point of View” Jichi Kenkyuu[Autonomy Research]Vol.71,No.11（pp.83-98）,Vol.71,No.12（pp.92-105）,1995年[in Japanese]
  
  “Empirical Analysis of the Structure of Wide-Area Administration and Wide-Area Policies” Jichi Kenkyuu[Autonomy Research] Vol.70,No.12（pp.92-101）,Vol.71,No.3（pp.95-113）(with Masahiro Niitsuma),1994－1995[in Japanese]
  
  “ Local Government and Policy Making Capability” Chihou-koumuin Geppou[Local Government Personnel Monthly]Vol.373,pp.2-9,1994[in Japanese]
  
  “Empirical Study of Municipal Mergers” Jichi Kenkyuu[Autonomy Research]Vol.69,No.6（pp.65-85）,Vol.69,No.7（pp.67-85）(with Yasushi Murakami),1993[in Japanese]  
  
• Social contributions:
  Chairman of the Merger Consultation Committee of Kawaguchi City and Hatogaya City,2010-present
  Chairman of the Evaluation Committee for Local Independent Administrative Body, Saitama Prefecture,2009-present
  Chairman of the Committee for Promoting Administrative and Financial Reform, Fukushima Prefecture,2008-present
  Member of the Committee for the Problems in Depopulation Area, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications,2007-present
  Chairman of the Committee for Consulting Merger of Municipalities, Nagano Prefecture,2007-2010
  Chairman of the Committee for Promoting Merger of Municipalities, Nagasaki Prefecture,2006-2010
  Chairman of the Committee for Promoting Merger of Municipalities, Saitama Prefecture,2005-2010
  Chairman of the Committee for Promoting Administrative and Financial Reform, Nishi-Tokyo City,2004-present
  Deputy Chairman of the Research Committee for Municipal Merger, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications,2004-2008
  Member of the Merger Consultation Committee of Kasukabe City and Showa Town,2004-2005
  Member of the Merger Consultation Committee of Tsushima 6 Towns,2000-2004
  Member of the Merger Consultation Committee of Tanashi City and Hoya City,1999-2001
  Member of the Research Committee for Municipal Merger, Ministry of Home Affairs,1998-1999
  
• Other notable activities:
  Training Thai Governors and Vice Governors,2005-present
• E-mail: yokomiti