Jun Akabane

June Akabane

Jun Akabane, Ph.D.

  • Visiting Scholar, 2025

Biography

Jun Akabane joins the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (APARC) as visiting scholar beginning spring 2025 through winter 2026. He currently serves as Professor at Chuo University in the Department of Economics. While at APARC, he will be conducting research analyzing business strategies in the era of economic security from the perspective of global value chains, environmental and human rights issues, with a particular focus on companies in the U.S. and Asia.

Current research

In The News

Rapidus factory under construction in March 2024 [Wikimedia Commons]
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A Tale of Two Approaches to Revitalize Japan's Semiconductor Industry

Economist Jun Akabane, APARC visiting scholar and professor at Chuo University, examines the validity of Japan's ongoing semiconductor industry revitalization strategy under the banner of economic security, presenting a comparative analysis of the different outcomes of two major projects: TSMC Kumamoto and Rapidus.
A Tale of Two Approaches to Revitalize Japan's Semiconductor Industry