Background
Osamu, Takenaka was born on October 19, 1940 in Tokyo. Son of Jiro and Yoshiko (Kouno) Takenaka.
Osamu, Takenaka was born on October 19, 1940 in Tokyo. Son of Jiro and Yoshiko (Kouno) Takenaka.
Bachelor in Liberal Arts, International Christian U., 1963; Master of Public Administration, International Christian U., 1968; Master of Science in Economics, Purdue University, 1971; Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, Purdue University, 1979.
Management planner, Nippon Electric Company, Tokyo, 1963-1965; research officer economics planning agency, Government of Japan, Tokyo, 1965-1967; teaching assistant, International Christian U., Tokyo, 1967-1969; research assistant, Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana, 1969-1973; instructor, Tokai U., Hiratsuka, Japan, 1974-1977; assistant professor, Tokai U., Hiratsuka, Japan, 1977-1982; senior research officer economics planning agency, Government of Japan, Tokyo, 1982-1986; professor economics, Tokai U., since 1982; chairman economics department, Tokai U., Tokyo, since 1990; chairman Graduate School Applied Economics, Tokai U., Tokyo, since 1992. Instructor International Christian U., Tokyo, 1974-1984, Chuo U., Tokyo, 1980-1984, 1992, Saitama (Japan) U., 1985-1987. Visiting professor Peoples University of China, Beijing, since 1988.
Member Japan Association Economics and Econometrics, American Economics Association.
Married Takako Kuge; children: Satoshi, Lisa.