Fujinami Takumi

Senior research fellow at the Japan Research Institute. Earned his master’s degree from Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology in 1992 and joined Toshiba the same year. Started working for Sakura Institute of Research (now the JRI) in 1999, focusing on research of regional revitalization and demographic issues. Began his current role in 2025. Works include Chihō toshi saiseiron (Regional Urban Renewal) and Naze shōshika wa tomerarenai no ka (Why the Declining Birthrate Cannot Be Stopped).