Ayumi Yasutomi (安冨 歩, Yasutomi Ayumi, born March 22, 1963) is a Japanese economist and politician. [1] [2] She is a professor at the Institute of Advanced Studies on Asia at the University of Tokyo. [3] Yasutomi came out as a transgender woman in 2014. [4]
Yasutomi graduated from Kyoto University in 1991 with a degree in economics and continued to graduate with a PhD in 1997 on the financial history of Manchuria. [3]
Yasutomi's first tenured post was as a Visiting Research Associate at the London School of Economics, 1996–7. [3] In 1997 Yasutomi was employed as assistant professor at Nagoya University until moving to the University of Tokyo in 2000. [3] In 2009, Yasutomi was promoted to Professor, after holding several assistant professor roles within the university. [3]
She is a specialist in the economics of Manchuria, whose research received a Nikkei Economics Culture Award. [5] Other research interests include the socio-ecology of East Asia, theoretical economics, population dynamics, harassment theory, Peter Drucker and the thoughts of Confucius. [6]
In July 2018 Yasutomi ran as a candidate in the mayoral elections for Higashimatsuyama, near Tokyo. [7] She lost to the current candidate Koichi Morita by a margin of 12,000 votes. [8] In Yasutomi's campaign agenda, her main priority was a focus on bringing an end to child abuse. [9] In 2019, Yasutomi was one of ten candidates from the new Reiwa Shinsengumi party to stand for election to the House of Councillors. [10]
The film Reiwa Uprising was made about Yasutomi's attempt to be elected and was screened at the Tokyo Film Festival in 2019. [11]
Ayumi Yasutomi (安冨 歩, Yasutomi Ayumi, born March 22, 1963) is a Japanese economist and politician. [1] [2] She is a professor at the Institute of Advanced Studies on Asia at the University of Tokyo. [3] Yasutomi came out as a transgender woman in 2014. [4]
Yasutomi graduated from Kyoto University in 1991 with a degree in economics and continued to graduate with a PhD in 1997 on the financial history of Manchuria. [3]
Yasutomi's first tenured post was as a Visiting Research Associate at the London School of Economics, 1996–7. [3] In 1997 Yasutomi was employed as assistant professor at Nagoya University until moving to the University of Tokyo in 2000. [3] In 2009, Yasutomi was promoted to Professor, after holding several assistant professor roles within the university. [3]
She is a specialist in the economics of Manchuria, whose research received a Nikkei Economics Culture Award. [5] Other research interests include the socio-ecology of East Asia, theoretical economics, population dynamics, harassment theory, Peter Drucker and the thoughts of Confucius. [6]
In July 2018 Yasutomi ran as a candidate in the mayoral elections for Higashimatsuyama, near Tokyo. [7] She lost to the current candidate Koichi Morita by a margin of 12,000 votes. [8] In Yasutomi's campaign agenda, her main priority was a focus on bringing an end to child abuse. [9] In 2019, Yasutomi was one of ten candidates from the new Reiwa Shinsengumi party to stand for election to the House of Councillors. [10]
The film Reiwa Uprising was made about Yasutomi's attempt to be elected and was screened at the Tokyo Film Festival in 2019. [11]