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Yuri Sato

Japan Foundation, Japan

Dr. SATO Yuri serves as the Executive Vice President of The Japan Foundation (JF) from October 2021. At the JF she mainly oversees Japanese studies and global partnership programs with the aim of solving common issues through international dialogue.
Prior to this she has been working as a researcher on Indonesia and Southeast Asia, especially economy, industry, business and political economic studies at the Institute of Developing Economies (IDE-JETRO) since 1981. She stationed in Indonesia as a researcher in 1985-87 and 1996-99, and as a special advisor for the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN) in 2008-10. In 2015-19 she served as Executive Vice President of IDE, and of JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization) in charge of promoting economic exchange with Asia and Oceania.
Her present notable positions include Auditor of the Japan Association of Asian Studies (JAAS), Vice President of the Colloquium on Indonesian Studies in Japan, and Director of the Japan Indonesia Association Inc. She obtained master and doctorate degrees in economics from University of Indonesia. She is the author/editor of numerous academic works, and the recipient of the 24th Grand Prix Asia Pacific Awards and the 16th Okita Memorial Prize for International Development Research on her book. She also has experiences in teaching at several universities including the Waseda University and the University of Tokyo.

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