Background
Kiminami, Akira was born on January 23, 1962 in Tokyo. Son of Tadashi and Tsuneko Kiminami.
Kiminami, Akira was born on January 23, 1962 in Tokyo. Son of Tadashi and Tsuneko Kiminami.
Bachelor in Agricultural Science, University Tokyo, 1984. Master of Science in Agricultural Science, University Tokyo, 1986. Doctor of Philosophy in Agricultural Science, University Tokyo, 1994.
Assistant professor, faculty agriculture Mie University, 1986—1987, assistant professor, faculty bioresources, 1987—1994, associate professor, facultuy bioresources, 1994—1996. Visiting scholar Cornell University, Department Agricultural, Resource and Managerial Economics, Ithaca, New York, 1995—1996. Associate professor University Tokyo, Graduate School Agricultural Life Sciences, Tokyo, 1996—2006, professor, since 2006.
Councilor Association Rural Planning, Tokyo, 1998—2003. Board directors Farm Management Society, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan, 1996—1997, member editorial board, 1998. Board directors Agricultural Economics Society, Tokyo, 2000—2001, Association Rural Planning, Tokyo, 2004—2007.
Member administrative committee Association Japanese Agricultural Science Societies, Tokyo, 2000—2001, Center Pricing Voluntarily Marketed Rice, Tokyo, 1999—2003. Member editorial board Annual Report Farm Management, Tokyo, since 2003, China Agricultural Economic Review, Beijing, since 2008. Head committee Agriculture Livestock Industries Corporation, Tokyo, since 2001.
Member committee Committee Basic Issues Directions Urban Policies, Council Social Infrastructure, Ministry Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Tokyo, since 2008. Jury award Japan Agricultural Award, Tokyo, 2004—2005.
Married Lily Yao; 1 child Kansas.