When he was editor, beginning in March 1993, ‘The Economist’ doubled from 500,000 to nearly 1,100,000 weekly sales. He resigned on February 20, 2006. Emmott is a member of the Trilateral Commission, a director of the UK-Japan 21st Century Group, a director of Development Consultants International, a Dublin-based aid consultancy and a member of the BBC World Service Governors’ Consultative Committee. He is especially known for several well-received books about Japan.