
Makoto Shiono holds a B.A. in Political Science from the Faculty of Law at Keio University and a Master of Laws (LLM) from Washington University (St. Louis) School of Law.
He served as a member of the planning committee of the Intellectual Property Strategy Headquarters, Cabinet Office; the Working Group on Key and Strategic Areas, National Standards Strategy Subcommittee, Cabinet Office; and the Working Group of the Green Innovation Project Subcommittee of the Industrial Structure Council.
He also participated in drafting the Ethics Guidelines (2017) as a member of the Ethics Committee of the Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence. [Concurrent Positions]
Co-Managing Director & CLO, IGPI Group
Director & Managing Director, Industrial Growth Platform, Inc. (IGPI)
Member, Startup Investment Committee, Japan Bank for International Cooperation(JBIC)
Executive Officer, JBIC IG Partners
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Emerging Technology
A ‘Sputnik’ moment in the global AI race
When Chinese AI startup DeepSeek unveiled the…

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Geoeconomic Briefing
Japan’s auto industry looks down the road to Trump presidency
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How to deal with influence operations in the era of generative AI
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Will generative AI hold power in international relations?
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- The Lessons of the Nippon Steel Saga2025.07.08
- Why the EU economy faces hard choices between Trump and China2025.07.24
- Japan’s Upper House Election: Political Fragmentation and Growing Instability2025.07.25
- DOGE Shock and Crisis in U.S. Credibility2025.07.14
- From dollar hegemony to currency multipolarity?2025.06.25
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