Ayako Fukuyama is a Visiting Researcher at CRS and a Principal/Chief Trade Analyst at Owls Consulting Group, Inc..
Ayako joined Owls Consulting Group in 2020 after working at Deloitte Tohmatsu Consulting and Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) where she was involved in negotiating EPAs/FTAs with other countries in the Asia Pacific region, as well as negotiating WTO rule-making in Geneva. She also participated in MRA negotiations at METI’s Standard and Conformity Assessment Division.
At Owls Consulting Group, Ayako is chiefly engaged in regulatory strategy services with a variety of clients, including METI, thanks to her strong expertise in international trade and investment.
Ayako has given lectures and written numerous articles regarding global trade and intelligence. She is also a board member of the U.S. Economy Study Group within the Institute for International Trade and Investment (ITI).
Publications:
“Complete guide to lucrative FTAs”, co-edited by Nikkei BP
Major articles:
- “How finance and distribution benefit from free investment”, Module 6 in the series “How to leverage the TPP”, Nikkei Industrial Newspaper, March 2016
- “How can enterprises utilize the TPP?”, The Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry, September 2016
- “‘Modernization’–The primary intention of NAFTA renegotiation”, Nikkei business online, June 2017
- “Trade Expansion Act reflects Trump’s anxiety, impacts metal exporting countries”, Weekly Economist Magazine, August 2017
- “Rule disregarding U.S. Tariff increase”, Weekly Economist Magazine, April 2018
- “Trends in NAFTA renegotiation and its impact on Japanese companies” Monthly Global Management, April 2018
- “NAFTA renegotiation aims to exclude Chinese products”, Chugoku Shinbun, October 2018
- “Interpreting global trade trends from adequacy assessments and standardization standpoints”, Monthly ISOS, October 2018
- “Interpreting global trade trends from adequacy assessments and standardization standpoints”, Monthly ISOS, October 2018
- “The current state of data protectionism and the prospects for trade rules, especially in Europe and China”, World Economic Review, December 2018
- “The trend of companies leaving China and the future of the Asian trade order”, World Economic Review, February 2020