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Kenichi Oshima

おおしま けんいち

Oshima Kenichi

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1967 （Sabae, Fukui, Japan）
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese
Residence History
Sabae, Fukui, Japan → Takasaki, Gunma, Japan → Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan → Osaka, Osaka, Japan

Career

Occupations
Economist, Sociologist, University Professor, Researcher, Anti-nuclear activist
Active Years
1997-
Affiliations
Takasaki University of Economics, Ritsumeikan University, College of International Relations, Ryukoku University, Faculty of Policy Studies, Japanese Association for Environmental Studies, Japanese Association for Environmental Economics and Policy Studies
Memberships
Japanese Association for Environmental Studies, Japanese Association for Environmental Economics and Policy Studies
Influenced By
Shunichi Teranishi, Masaaki Kuboniwa

Education

Hitotsubashi University
Faculty of Social Sciences
Degree: 学士（社会学）
Period: 1988-1992
Year of Graduation: 1992
Country: Japan
Hitotsubashi University Graduate School of Economics
Graduate School of Economics
Degree: 修士（経済学）
Period: 1992-1994
Year of Graduation: 1994
Country: Japan
Completed master's program
Hitotsubashi University
Graduate School of Economics (Doctoral)
Degree: 博士（経済学）
Year of Graduation: 2007
Country: Japan
Awarded PhD in Economics

Awards

Encouragement Award, Japanese Association for Environmental Economics and Policy Studies
2012
Work: The Political Economy of Renewable Energy: Toward Green Reform of Energy Policy
Organization: Japanese Association for Environmental Economics and Policy Studies
Result: winner
12th Osaragi Jiro Forum Prize
2012
Work: The Cost of Nuclear Power: Perspectives on Energy Transition
Organization: Osaragi Jiro Forum Prize Committee
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Political Economy of Renewable Energy: Toward Green Reform of Energy Policy

2010 Non-fiction / Policy studies

A policy- and economics-oriented analysis of promoting renewable energy, arguing for green reforms in energy policy.

Renewable energyEnergy policyPolitical economy

The Cost of Nuclear Power: Perspectives on Energy Transition

2011 Non-fiction / Economics

Provides original calculations and analysis of nuclear power generation costs, critically examining nuclear economics from the perspective of energy transition.

Nuclear powerCost analysisEnergy transition

Nuclear Power Really Isn't Worth It: The True Cost Seen from the Public

2012 Non-fiction / Policy argument

A general-audience book organizing the costs of nuclear power from the public's perspective and arguing for a transition away from nuclear dependence.

Nuclear costPublic policyRisk

Bibliography

  • The Political Economy of Renewable Energy: Toward Green Reform of Energy Policy
  • The Cost of Nuclear Power: Perspectives on Energy Transition
  • Nuclear Power Really Isn't Worth It: The True Cost Seen from the Public
  • The Political Economy of the Environment (co-authored)
  • Distributed Regional Energy Systems in the Era of Zero Carbon Emissions (editor)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Clear, logical, analytical proseExplanatory style emphasizing policy recommendations
Recurring Motifs
Making energy costs visibleExamination of public interest and riskTransition to renewable energy

Legacy

A scholar who influenced energy policy through cost analyses of nuclear power. He bridged academia and civic activism, contributing to enlivened public debate on energy issues.

Academic Societies

  • Japanese Association for Environmental Studies
  • Japanese Association for Environmental Economics and Policy Studies

Quotes

  • People say stopping nuclear power incurs costs, but the benefits are larger.
    Source: Remarks at the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy's Advisory Committee (2011) (2011)

Trivia

  • Born in Sabae, Fukui Prefecture.
  • Spouse is lawyer Asako Oshima.
  • Served as chair of the Nuclear Citizens' Committee from 2018.