KAZEKI Jun has more than thirty-three years of experience in the field of trade and economic policies. He has been also intensively engaged in the national security policy for the last decade. As from July 2023, he serves as Director-General for National Space Policy Secretariat at the Cabinet Office of the Japanese Government. He joined the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) of the Japanese Government in 1990. Most recently he served as Executive Advisor at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS Alliance) focusing on Economic Security and Emerging Technology. Between 2020 and 2022 he served as Director-General for Trade Control Department where he was responsible for export controls, export and import regulations, sanctions, investment screenings and trade remedies. He also worked for policy coordination on economic security including protection and promotion policies on semiconductors and other critical or important technologies. He graduated from the Faculty of Law of the University of Tokyo in 1990. He earned a master’s degree from Columbia University Law School (LLM ’95) and was admitted to the New York State Bar. He earned another degree at the School of Law of New York University (LLM Trade Regulation (Antitrust and Economic Laws) ’96).