User:Hiroshi Kakazu

Hiroshi Kakazu, currently Chairman, Board of Directors at Meio University in Okinawa, was born on the island of Okinawa. He received his Ph.D in Economics from the University of Nebraska in 1971. Since then, Kakazu has served as Visiting Research Fellow at the London School of Economics, the East-West Center (Fulbrighter) and visiting professor to the University of Hawaii, the University of the Philippines (Japan Foundation). He has also worked in positions as Associate Professor of the University of the Ryukyus, Economist of the Asian Development Bank, Professor and Dean of the International University of Japan, Professor and Chairman of the Graduate School of International Development at Nagoya University, Vice Governor (CEO) of the Okinawa Development Finance Corporation, Professor of the College of Bioresources and Business School at Nihon University and Senior Vice President of the University of the Ryukyus. He is also the co-founder of the International Small Islands Studies Association (ISISA), Vice President of the International Scientific Council for Island Development (UNESCO-INSULA), Emeritus President of the Japan Society of Island Studies. He has served on various governmental panels including the Okinawa Development Promotion Council (currently Vice Chairman). Nissology (island study) is his lifework.