Chihiro Watanabe is Professor Emeritus of Tokyo Institute of Technology and Research Professor of University of Jyväskylä. He is the author of 7 books and 200 journal articles, sits on the Board of...ver maisChihiro Watanabe is Professor Emeritus of Tokyo Institute of Technology and Research Professor of University of Jyväskylä. He is the author of 7 books and 200 journal articles, sits on the Board of 8 journals and academic associations, and is recipient of 7 honorable awards. Prior to academia, he worked for 26 years at the Ministry of International Trade and Industry. His research focuses on institutional innovation and techno-economics.ver menos