Satoru Shimokawa

Satoru Shimokawa is a Professor at the School of Political Science and Economics of Waseda University since April 2025. Previously, he served as Associate Professor at the same institution (2016–2025) and Research Fellow at the Institute of Developing Economies (2015–2016). He holds a Ph.D. and M.S. in Applied Economics and Management from Cornell University (2007, 2003) and a B.S. in Agricultural Economics from Hokkaido University (2000).

• Director of the Institute of Food and Energy Systems (2023–Present)
• 2019–2023: Editorial Board member for Journal of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association and Japanese Journal of Agricultural Economics

Shimokawa's research spans Agricultural and Food Economics with a focus on consumer behavior, food policy, health economics, and sustainable food systems. His work examines how dietary knowledge, labeling, and price changes affect food choices, particularly in China and Japan. Recent studies analyze pandemic-related restaurant restrictions and ESG adoption in Japan's agri-food sector.

His publications include 15 recent articles on topics ranging from calorie labeling effectiveness (2016–2025) to food security in Africa and smoking regulation in Japan. Current research projects funded by JSPS and PRIMAFF explore insect farming for poverty alleviation (2023–2027), post-pandemic consumer behavior (2020–2023), and Fukushima food stigma mitigation (2019–2022).

Shimokawa actively contributes to education through doctoral and master's seminars at Waseda's Graduate School of Economics, covering research methodology and agricultural economics. He also engages in public discourse via lectures and media appearances on sustainable food systems and consumer behavior.