Kaya Keiichi

Economic analyst. Born in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. After earning his graduate degree in engineering from Tōhoku University, joined Nikkei Business Publications as a reporter before moving on to an investment fund management company of the Nomura Securities group, where he engaged in company analysis and investment activities. After going independent, he provided consulting services to national ministries and agencies and government-related financial institutions. Currently, he is a columnist for Newsweek, Gendai Business, and many other publications. He also appears as an analyst and commentator on radio and TV programs. Works include Binbōkoku Nippon (Japan the Impoverished), Nihon wa shōkoku ni naru ga, sore wa zetsubō dewa nai (Japan as a Minor Power: No Cause for Despair), and Nihon wa mohaya kōshinkoku (Japan Is Already Underdeveloped).