ixEditors & Contributors
Editor in Chief
HONDA, Yuzo
Associate Editors	INOKI, Takenori; INADA, Yoshihisa;
MATSUBAYASHI, Yoichi; GOTO, Kenta
Production Editors	NOMURA, Ryosuke; MIYAMOTO, Ei;
NITTA, Yosuke
Contributors
HONDA, Yuzo
Director of Research, APIR
Professor Emeritus, Osaka University
Professor Emeritus, Kansai University
Ph.D. in Economics (Princeton University, 1980)
Preface; Chapter 1, Section 2
INOKI, Takenori
Research Advisor, APIR
Professor Emeritus, Osaka University;
Professor Emeritus, International Research Center for Japanese Studies
Ph.D. in Economics (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1974)
Chapter 1, Section 1
INADA, Yoshihisa
Director of Research & Director of Center for Quantitative Economic
Analysis (CQEA), APIR
Professor Emeritus, Konan University
Ph.D. in Economics (Kobe University, 1992)
Part II Summary, Introduction; Chapter 2, Section 1~4, Column C;
Chapter 3, Section 1, 2; Chapter 4, Section 1, 2; Chapter 5, Section 1
MATSUBAYASHI, Yoichi
Senior Research Fellow, APIR
Professor, Graduate School of Economics and Faculty of Economics, KobeUniversity
Ph.D. in Economics (Kobe University, 1991)
Chapter 2, Section 1

xGOTO, Kenta
Senior Research Fellow, APIR
Professor, Faculty of Economics, Kansai University
Ph.D. in Area Studies (Kyoto University, 2005)
Chapter 1, Column A
KAJITANI, KaiSenior Research Fellow, APIR
Professor, Graduate School of Economics, Kobe University
Ph.D. in Economics (Kobe University, 2001)
Chapter 1, Section 3
KIMURA, Fukunari
Senior Research Fellow, APIR;
Chief Economist, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia(ERIA)
Professor, Faculty of Economics, Keio University
Ph.D. in Economics (University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1991)
Chapter 1, Section 4
SHIMODA, Mitsuru
Director & Chief Researcher, Applied Research Institute, Inc.
Master of Economics (Tezukayama University, 1999)
Chapter 2, Section 2, Column C; Chapter 5, Section 1
IRIE, Hiroaki
Professor, Junior College Division, Kindai University
Ph.D. in Economics (Kwansei Gakuin University, 2012)
Chapter 2, Section 3, Column C; Chapter 5, Section 1
SHIMOJO, Shinji
Senior Research Fellow, APIR
Professor, Faculty of Software and Information Technology,Aomori University
Professor Emeritus, Osaka University
Ph.D. Engineering Science (Osaka University, 1986)
Chapter 5, Section 2

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SHIMOYAMA, Akira
Professor, Faculty of Economics, Osaka University of Economics
Ph.D. in Economics (Kwansei Gakuin University, 2010)
Chapter 2, Column C; Chapter 5, Section 1TAKABAYASHI, Kikuo
Senior Research Fellow, APIR
Professor, Osaka University of Economics and Law
Professor Emeritus, Kwansei Gakuin University
Ph.D. in Economics (Kyoto University, 1989)
Chapter 5, Section 1
KARAVASILEV, Yani
Research Fellow, APIR
Lecturer, Kyoto Bunkyo University
Ph.D. in International Public Policy (Osaka University, 2017)
Chapter 1, Section 5
YOSHIDA, Shigekazu
Staff, APIR
M.A. in Economics (Kobe University, 2009)
Chapter 1, Column B
LU, Zhaoying
Research Fellow, APIR
Ph.D. in Economics (Osaka University, 2021)
Chapter 2, Section 4
KUO, Chiu-Wei
Research Fellow, APIR
Ph.D. in Economics (Kyoto University, 2016)
Chapter 3, Section 3
TERADA, Kenji
General Manager, Outreach Department, APIR
Seconded from Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.
Chapter 3, Section 2; EXPO 2025 Chronology

xiiIMAI, Ko
Former Chief Program Officer and Research Fellow, APIR
Seconded from Resona Bank, Limited.
Chapter 1, Section 1
ASHIKAGA, Tomoyoshi
Chief Program Officer and Research Fellow, APIR
Seconded from DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Chapter 5, Section 2; Tourism Chronology
INOUE, Kenji
Chief Program Officer and Research Fellow, APIR
Seconded from OBAYASHI CORPORATION
Chapter 4, Section 1; Tourism Chronology
TOKOYAMA，KurikoSenior Advisor, APIREXPO 2025 Chronology
URABE, SakiStaff, APIREXPO 2025 Chronology; Tourism Chronology
NOMURA, Ryosuke
Deputy Chief Research Fellow, APIR
M.A. in Economics (Konan University, 2014)
Chapter 1, Column B; Part II Summary; Chapter 2, Column C;
Chapter 3, Section 1, 3; Chapter 4, Section 1, 2; Chapter 5, Section 1;
EXPO 2025 Chronology; Tourism Chronology
MIYAMOTO, Ei
Program Officer and Research Fellow, APIR
Seconded from MUFG Bank, Ltd.
Part I Summary

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NITTA, Yosuke
Program Officer and Research Fellow, APIR
Seconded from TAKENAKA CORPORATIONPart I Summary; EXPO 2025 Chronology; Tourism Chronology;
Statistical Annex(As of March 31, 2024)