Kenichiro Toyofuku

Mr. Kenichiro Toyofuku is Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Economics (Environmental Economics), Keio university, Japan. He has joined METI (Ministry of Economy, Trade & Industry) Japan in 1993. He has also joined Embassy of Japan in India: First Secretary (Commercial Attaché) in May 2004, METI: Deputy Director, Asia & Oceania Division in August 2008, JETRO in India (Japan External Trade Organization), in July 2010, Government of India, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion: Coordinator, Japan Plus cell in October 2014, World Bank (India office): Senior Private Sector Specialist, Finance, Competitiveness & Innovation Global Practice in October 2017 and Suzuki Motor Corporation (SMC) in November 2019.

His area of specialization is Carbon Neutrality, India-Japan relationship, regional development, industrial policy, trade policy, skill development.