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  MATSUO Yuji
   Department   Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University College of Sustainability and Tourism
   Position   Professor
■ Education
1. 2016/10~2020/01 〔Doctorial Course〕 Public Policy Program, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Completed, Ph.D. in Social Systems Analysis
2. 1995/04~1997/03 〔Master Course〕, Graduate School, Division of Science, The University of Tokyo, Completed,
3. 1991/04~1995/03 Faculty of Science, The University of Tokyo, Graduated,
■ Academic and professional experience
1. 2023/07~ Institute of Energy Economics, Japan Principal Research Fellow
2. 2021/10~2023/06 Institute of Energy Economics, Japan Visiting Researcher
3. 2012/04~2021/09 Institute of Energy Economics, Japan Energy Data and Modelling Center Senior Economist
4. 2010/04~2012/03 Institute of Energy Economics, Japan Energy Data and Modelling Center Chief Researcher
5. 2007/04~2010/03 Institute of Energy Economics, Japan Energy Data and Modelling Center Researcher
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■ Current research
Energy system analysis, Energy policy analysis, Climate change countermeasures, Sustainable society
■ Books and theses
1. 2026/12 Article JMIP 2 part 2: Technology sensitivities in Japan's power sector decarbonization Energy and Climate Change 7,pp.100244 (Collaboration)  Link
2. 2026/12 Article JMIP2 Part 3: The pace of hydrogen and electricity adoption in Japan's demand-side decarbonization Energy and Climate Change 7,pp.100244 (Collaboration)  Link
3. 2026/02 Article A study on factors forming the long-term rigidity of nuclear energy and nuclear fuel cycle policies in Japan: Clarifying the diversity of the "nuclear village" through interview surveys Progress in Nuclear Energy 192,pp.106169 (Collaboration)  Link
4. 2025/12 Article Decomposition of system-level costs in marginal abatement cost formation under carbon neutrality in Japan Sustainable Futures 10,pp.101406 (Collaboration)  Link
5. 2025/07/21 Article JMIP 2 Part 1: Technology uncertainty and robustness in Japan’s net-zero pathways Energy and Climate Change 6,pp.100210 (Collaboration)  Link
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■ Academic or professional association memberships
1. Atomic Energy Society of Japan
2. 2023~ ∟ Research Committee on Fuel Cycle Analysis Technique for Future Nuclear Scenarios, Member
3. International Association for Energy Economics
4. Japan Society of Energy and Resources
5. 2018/08~ ∟ Editorial Committee, Member
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■ Conference presentations
1. 2026/01/28 Economic evaluation of space-solar power system using an energy system model.
2. 2025/01/28 Economic evaluation of power-to-heat CO2 separation and recovery from thermal power plant exhaust gases in the future electricity market.
3. 2024/09/09 Economics of the energy storage mix (2024 Annual Conference of Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers)
4. 2024/01/31 Carbon dioxide removal for the achievement of net zero emissions in Japan: Scenarios and the policy mix
5. 2023/01/16 An analysis of the decarbonization roadmap of ASEAN
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■ Works
1. 2025/09/16 Policy Implementation Group Results (Interview Survey)
2. 2025/09/13 Interview research on nuclear fuel cycle policy
3. 2025/09/02 Towards long-term energy transition
4. 2025/08/06 Issues for formulating the next NDC and decarbonizing energy demand
5. 2025/07/08 SDGs and Science - Focusing on Climate Change Countermeasures
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■ Awards and honors
1. 2023/06 Japan Society of Energy and Resources The 19th Best Paper Award
2. 2022/11 The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers Contribution Award to the Power and Energy Systems Division
3. 2021/06 Japan Society of Energy and Resources The 17th Best Paper Award
■ Committee and society
1. 2024~2024 Advisory Committee for Natural Resources and Energy, Power Generation Costs Analysis Working Group Member
2. 2023/02/01~ Beppu City Regional New Energy Vision Promotion Committee Member
3. 2023~ Japan International Cooperation Agency Energy Transition Advisor
4. 2022~ Research on Quantification of Roadmap toward Climate Neutral Society in Asian Developing Countries Advisor
5. 2021~2021 Advisory Committee for Natural Resources and Energy, Power Generation Costs Analysis Working Group Member
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■ Researchmap researcher code
R000030216
■ External Researcher ID
orcID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2163-1835