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Associate Professor MINAMI, Soichiro
Faculty, Affiliation
Faculty of Transdisciplinary Sciences, Institute of Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Sciences
College and School Educational Field
Laboratory
GX / Environmental Economics Lab
Academic Background
Career
Kanazawa University College of Transdisciplinary Sciences for Innovation Lecturer(2025/06-)
Policy Research Institute for Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in MLIT Senior Research Officer(2021/11-2025/05)
Policy Research Institute for Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in MLIT(2020/06-2021/10)
Chuo University Research and Development Initiative Assistant Professor(2019/02-2020/05)
EHESS(School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences) CEAFJP / Franco-Japan Fondation Valeo Fellow(2018/04-2019/01)
Kyoto University Graduate School of Economics Assistant Professor(2016/04-2018/03)
Osaka University Graduate School of Law and Politics Project Researcher(2014/10-2016/03)
Kyoto University Faculty of Economics Part-time Lecturer(2014/04-2015/03)
Osaka University Graduate School of Law and Politics Project Researcher(2013/04-2014/03)
The Aozora Foundation Fellow(2010/04-2013/03)
Kyoto University Graduate School of Economics Researcher(2009/12-2010/03)
Kyoto University Institute of Economic Research Researcher(2009/10-2009/11)
Year & Month of Birth
Academic Society
Japanese Association for an Inclusive Society.
The City Planning Institute of Japan
The Japan Association of Local Public Finance
GERPISA
Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies
Award
Specialities
Economic policy、Public finance/Public economy、Environmental policy and social systems
Speciality Keywords
Research Themes
Books
- Noriko OKUBO(eds),Yasutsugu NITTA,Kenji DOI,Kumiko TANIUCHI,Itaru FUJIE,Nobuhiko MATSUMURA,Hiroto INOI,Soichiro MINAMI Green transportation policy and public participation Osaka University Press 2016/02
- Naoyuki TSUKAMOTO,Fumiko Perry,Koji Yoshikawa,Masatoshi Hatoko,Tadashi ITOH,Soichiro MINAMI The recipe for tramway -LRT and livable city- GIHODO SHUPPAN 2019
- Toru MOROTOMI,Shintaro KURACHI,Jiro UNO,Soichiro MINAMI,Yoshinori ISHIKAWA,Hirokazu SHIMIZU,Yusaku TAKANO Comprehensive Urban Management Japan Municipal Research Center 2023/03/31
- Japan Municipal Research Center Urban taxation and public finance in Next-Stage of Japan –Propose from urban municipalities and international comparison in super aging and de-population society- Japan Municipal Research Center 2019/05
- Motoki WATANABE,Soichiro MINAMI,Ken MAEKAWA Study on the development and recruitment of high-level human resources in the field of logistics Policy Research Institute for Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism 2021/09/28
- Ryusuke TAKEUCHI,Soichiro MINAMI,Haruka WAKABAYASHI,Seichiro SATO,Hitomi FUKASAWA,Ken IWATA Research on the improvement of local public transport services - Mobility upgrading and nodal development Policy Research Institute for Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism 2021/12/07
- Ryusuke TAKEUCHI,Soichiro MINAMI,Natsuki ITO,Masayo FUKUDA,Chiemi KAJIWARA Local and Urban Public Transportation policy in Europe -Focus on Secure Service, Finance and Operation system, New Mobility Services in United Kingdom, France and Germany- The Policy Research Institute for Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (PRILIT) in the Ministry of land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) 2023/03
- The Japan Scientists,Association Ed Encyclopedia of Environment JUNPOSHA 2008
Papers
- Local Government and Innovation for Sustainable mobility Soichiro MINAMI FFJ DISCUSSION PAPERS 21-01 2021/03
- Demonstration Experiments for Autonomous Minibus and Comprehensive Transportation Policies of Local Governments Soichiro MINAMI,Hidetada HIGASHI Transportation Research Circular E-C262 103 2020/05
- Implication from History of “Versement Transport” -French urban transport tax Soichiro MINAMI Public finance and public policy 34 2 122 2012/10
- Implication of transportation By-Law in Japan Soichiro MINAMI Traffic Science 45 2 7 2015/03
- A Study on the Innovations of Urban Transportation Systems in France Naoyuki TSUKAMOTO,Soichiro MINAMI,Koji Yoshikawa,Fumiko Perry Osaka Sangyo University Journal of Human Environmental Studies 13 25 2014/03
- A Study on Urban Transportation Policy Shift and Tram Projects in France –based on surveys in Le Havre, Orléans and Tours Naoyuki TSUKAMOTO,Soichiro MINAMI,Koji Yoshikawa,Fumiko Perry Osaka Sangyo University Journal of Human Environmental Studies 14 57 2015
- A Study on Tram System Development in Spain and France, Based on the Case of 6 Cities Naoyuki TSUKAMOTO,Fumiko Perry,Koji Yoshikawa,Soichiro MINAMI Osaka Sangyo University Journal of Human Environmental Studies 15 101 2016/03
- The influence of Japan's major private rail companies on metropolitan development Soichiro MINAMI (Author),Alexandre Faure (Translate to French) Revue Marketing Territorial 10 2023/03
- Strasbourg as a Smart City Award City –Redevelopment in “Eco 2030” Plan Soichiro MINAMI City Planning Revie 67 6 90 2018/11/15
- Concept of Spatial Development through Soft Transport in France: Rental Bicycle Network Introduction Soichiro MINAMI Transportation & Economy 75 1 49 2015/01
- Investment rail infrastructure and urban developing in France-From LRT projects in Province and Grand Paris Express- Soichiro MINAMI,Alexandre FAURE City Planning Review 69 5 86 2020/09/15
- Considerations on Rights to Transport of Elderly People and Intergenerational Equity in French Urban Transportation Tax Soichiro MINAMI Journal of Japanese Scientists 48 9 24 2013/08
- Childcare support and Transport Policy -Focus on urban transportation policy in France- Sotaro YUKAWA,Soichiro MINAMI Journal of the Institute of Joint Participation, Osaka University of Commerce 1 35 2020/03/30
- Policy Integration with Planning and Fiscal issue on Sustainable Urban Transport - Comparison between France and United Kingdom Soichiro MINAMI KSI Communications 2009-002 1 2009/03
- Sustainable urban transport policy in France –Finance resources and management of public transport- Soichiro MINAMI Doctoral Thesis, Graduate School of Economics of Kyoto University 2013/03
- Sustainable urban transport policy and Municipal Finance and Administration System –Center for Versement Transport(Urban Transportation Tax) in France – Soichiro MINAMI Master Thesis, Graduate School of Economics of Kyoto University 2003/03
Conference Presentations
- Reconstruction experience of rail infrastructure from Great East Japan Earthquake 2011(conference：G7 TRANSPORT ACADEMIC WORKSHOP)(2024/04/10)
- Montpellier LRT challenge -Beyond the Limits of Independent Profit-(conference：FFJ / Movin'On lab event "From Europe to Asia: Investigating the Limits to Urban Mobility")(2024/06/24)
- Developing LRT Network and Making Free of charge in Urban Development Strategy of Montpellier City(2024/08/30)
- LRT in French Urban Transport Policy(2024/06/10)
- LRT as an Urban Innovation from French cases in Grenoble and Montpellier(2023/09/29)
- Role of Local Public Finance for Tramway Innovation in France(conference：Perspectives and challenges on urban innovation)(2023/06/26)
- Games and tourism: the case of Tokyo 2020/2021(conference：Olympic Games and Global Cities)(2021/11/30)
- The role of local government in solving mobility problems in the periphery by autonomous vehicle(conference：Where are we going with new generation automation technologies? Empirical learnings focusing on value creation and human role)(2021/09/29)
- Roundtable “Events, Mega‐events facing pandemic”(conference：City, Events, Mega‐Events and Tourism)(2021/05/27)
- Demonstration Experiment of Autonomous Minibus in Switzerland, France and Japan(conference：Workshop of CEAFJP “The Future Use of Autonomous Vehicles: Technology, Public Policy, and Business”)(2019/06/20)
- The finance system for Railway Infrastructure of Japanese Metropolitan Area –Center for Tokyo-(conference：Workshop ”How to Finance Public Transport Infrastructure? A Comparison between Paris and Tokyo”)(2019/01/08)
- Role and means of Local Governments for mobility innovation Academic Perspective and the Frontier of Local Transport(conference：Workshop of CEAFJP: Local Government and Innovation for Sustainable Mobility – Empirical Analysis from Japan and Europe)(2018/12/05)
- The problem of mobility in an ageing society: how to deal with an ageing driver population?(conference：29th International Colloquium of GERPISA)(2021/06/15)
- Ridesharing service and Policy, Role and Means of Local Governments(conference：26th International Colloquium of GERPISA)(2018/06/12)
- Participation of persons with disabilities in stadium facilities in France(conference：27th Japanese Association for an Inclusive Society)(2024/09/01)
- Ridesharing Service at a Remote Community in Japan, A Case of Nakatonbetsu(conference：14th International Conference of Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies (EASTS))(2021/09/13)
- Ridesharing Service in Local Gouvernements’ Transport Policy(conference：25th International Colloquium of GERPISA)(2017/06/15)
- Olympic Games and tourism : an ex ante analysis of arrival intentions ‐ The cases of Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024(conference：City, Events, Mega‐Events and Tourism)(2021/05/27)
- Public Initiative to Seed, Grow, and Diffuse a Mobility Innovation: Industrial Policy versus Transportations Policy(conference：32nd International Colloquium of GERPISA)(2024/06/26)
- Urban transport policy for promotion of electric vehicles in France(conference：27th International Colloquium of GERPISA)(2019/06/13)
- Demonstration Experiment of Autonomous Minibus and Comprehensive Transport Policy of Local Governments(conference：15th International Conference on Mobility and Transport for Elderly and Disabled Persons (TRANSED 2018))(2018/11/15)
- Universal design of local public transport and Local public finance –Implication from French transport policy-(conference：19th Conference of Japanese Association for an Inclusive Society)(2016/08/07)
- Perspective and Challenge on Transportation Passenger Service with Private Car (Paratransit) in Japan(conference：14th International Conference of Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies (EASTS))(2021/09/12)
- The Architecture of MaaS: Dichotomy of Global Platform and Local Integration(conference：27th International Colloquium of GERPISA)(2019/06/13)
- Role of Public Finance for Social Innovation in Mobility - From the French Japanese comparison of low-floor tram vehicle cases(conference：32nd International Colloquium of GERPISA)(2024/06/27)
- Survey of Local Transportation Budget in Local Public(conference：26th Conference of Japan Association of Local Public Finance)(2018/06/03)
- Issue on Barrier-free Cost Burden of Metropolitan Rail Network in Japan from viewpoint of Transportation Rights and Income Equity(conference：21st Conference of Japanese Association for an Inclusive Society)(2018/08/10)
- Achievements and limitations of the introduction of low-floor LRVs in Japan(conference：27th Japanese Association for an Inclusive Society)(2024/08/31)
- Role of Local Public Finance for Social Innovation -The Experience of French Urban Transport Tax(conference：26th Conference of Japanese Association for an Inclusive Society)(2023/09/30)
- What is heritage on urban Transport in Tokyo 2020? -Comparison past Game and 2020-(conference：Workshop on Legacy of Olympic and Paralympic Games)(2019/06/17)
- LRT projects in French metropolitan area and implication to Japanese metropolitan area(conference：BIANNUAL CONFERENCE of Infrastructure Planning vol.64)(2021/12/03)
- The Theory and Reality of Local Public Finance for Public Transport-Optimum Cost Sharing in a Super Aged Society-(conference：Trend of Local transportation system in aging society)(2019/07/11)
- An integrated research framework of the New Mobility for the Sustainable Society(conference：26th International Colloquium of GERPISA)(2018/06/11)
- The social experimentation and policy proposal for the ride sharing services in Japan(conference：25th International Colloquium of GERPISA)(2017/06/14)
- The Growth of Ridesharing Service in Japan from viewpoint of relation with Institution, Regulation and Technology(conference：27th International Colloquium of GERPISA)(2019/06/13)
- Public Transport Policy in Middle sized French Local Cities(conference：BIANNUAL CONFERENCE of Infrastructure Planning)(2020/11/14)
- Productivity and Cost Structure of Transportation Passenger Service with Private Car (Paratransit) in Japan(conference：14th International Conference of Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies (EASTS))(2021/09/12)
- Classification of Visiting Sites for International Tourists in Tokyo and Tourist behaviors by Avoidance Attitude: For the Prediction of Behaviors of the Tourists at the Time of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games(conference：City, Events, Mega‐Events and Tourism)(2021/05/26)
- Urban transport policy for Electrification in France(conference：EICTUS (European International Conference on Transforming Urban Systems))(2019/06/26)
- Strategy of MaaS Platformer -relation with pricing strategy-(conference：28th International Colloquium of GERPISA)(2020/06)