**Tomohiro Tasaki**

Tomohiro Tasaki (PhD) is the head researcher of the Material Cycles and Social Systems Research Section in the Material Cycles Division, and a researcher in the Social Systems Division at the National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), Japan. He was the leader of Theme 2 of the PECoP-Asia research project. His academic background includes both systems engineering and policy science. His current work is mainly focused on the following three themes: establishing a regime inclusive of future generations and sustainability indicators, transition to sustainable consumption and production patterns and sustainable lifestyles, and evaluation and analysis of 3R (reduce, reuse, and recycle)/circular economy policies and waste treatment systems in the era of population decline/aging. He holds a Ph.D. from the Graduate School of Yokohama National University, Japan.
