Yoshinari Kajishita, Ph.D., is a Phoenix Postdoctoral Fellow at Hiroshima University, specializing in development economics and impact evaluation. Building on his doctoral research on regional revitalization policy, he collaborates with Hiroshima University’s International Office and the Higashi-Hiroshima City–Hiroshima University Town & Gown Office (TGO) on projects measuring regional economic impact. He previously served as Focal Point for Operations, Administrative Management, and Human Resources at the UNITAR Hiroshima Office, where he supported the operations of the “Leaders for a Free and Open Indo-Pacific: Sea and Human Security” training programme, part of UNITAR’s Shimanami Collective capacity-building initiative for the Indo-Pacific region.