Tadao Yanase

Mr. Yanase currently serves as the deputy director of General METI (Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry). Mr. Tadao Yanase holds a bachelor’s degree in law from Tokyo University and a master’s degree from Yale University in economics. Before becoming deputy director, Mr. Yanase held several positions. From 2004-2007, he was the director of Nuclear Energy Policy Division. In 2007, he became the director of Corporate Tax Policy Division. He left that position in 2008 to serve as the executive secretary to Prime Minister Taro Aso, a position he held until 2009. From there he acted as the director of the Industrial Revitalization Process. In 2010, Mr. Yanase became the director of the minister’s secretariat. He assumed his current position with the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry in 2011.