Education

March 1995	B.A. in Human Sciences, School of Human Sciences, Waseda University
March 1997	M.A. in Human Sciences, School of Human Sciences, Waseda University
March 2001	Ph.D. in Human Sciences, Graduate School of Human Sciences, Waseda University

Career

April 2001-March 2004	Research Associate at the School of Human Sciences, Waseda University
April 2004	Researcher, National Institute for Research Advancement(NIRA)
April 2005	Senior Researcher
May 2010-present	Senior Researcher

Memberships of academic societies/ Lectureships

The Japan Sociological Society
The Population Association of Japan
Lecturer in Population Economics at the College of Economics, Nihon University
Lecturer in Social Welfare at Yokohama Soei Junior College
Member of Policy Evaluation Committee, Iwate Prefecture
Member of Human Resource Development Council, Saitama Prefecture

Major Publications

• Tsuji, A., "Labor Force and Dependency Burden in an Aging Society," in Tanada, H., (ed.), Low Fertility, Aging and Socioeconomic Development in Asia," Tokyo: Waseda University Press, 2005.
• Tsuji, A., "Citizen Creativity: A 21st Century Requirement," in Komine. T., (ed.), Developing Human Resources in an Ａge of Ｄeclining Population: Towards Greater Overall Human Development, Nihon Keizai Hyoronsha, 2007 (in Japanese).
• Tsuji, A., "The Aging Population and Elderly Workers," (Winter, 25 (3), 2007 (in Japanese).

Awards, etc.

Research grants for projects conducted by Ms. Tsuji as research representative/chief researcher:

(April 2002 -March 2004)
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, for “Research on Labor Force and Dependency Burden in an Aging Society,” Akiko Tsuji, research representative.

(April 2003 -March 2006)
Health and Labour Sciences Research Grant (Policy Sciences Promotion) from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare for “Research on Child-raising and the Significance of Children for Men,” Akiko Tsuji, chief researcher.