Yukari Niwa Yamashita

Yukari Niwa Yamashita became Senior Adviser in June 2026.　She has served as a Managing Director, in Charge of the Energy Data and Modelling Center (EDMC). EDMC is responsible for quantitative and qualitative analyses on energy policy issues. Her team’s analyses and recommendations contribute greatly to debates surrounding policy making either in Japan or by international communities such as ERIA, APEC and IEA. The annual IEEJ's Energy Outlook is globally recognized for its timely analyses and pragmatic approach towards climate change.

Until very recently, she has been serving as a member of various government councils and committees in the fields of energy and science & technologies. Her latest contributions include participation to the policy discussions of the Nuclear Energy Subcommittee. In academic area, she has been a visiting professor at Kyushu University and a Council member of the International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE) for 2015-22 for which. she was President in 2020.