Makoto Yano

Makoto Yano is the kind of economist you almost never hear about outside academic circles, and honestly that feels very on-brand. Born in 1952, he came up through the University of Tokyo — which, if you know anything about Japanese academia, is basically the final boss level — and he's been researching economics long enough to have watched Japan's high-growth miracle, the oil shocks, the bubble economy, and the lost decades all unfold in real time. There's something quietly remarkable about a career like that. Most public-facing economists love the spotlight; this guy seems to prefer the footnotes. Almost nothing about his personal life is publicly documented, and I find that kind of refreshing in an era where everyone is performing expertise on social media. The work speaks, or it doesn't. For someone who's been in the field this long, I'd bet it does.

Makoto Yano is a Japanese economist born on May 27, 1952. He received his university education at the University of Tokyo. Details about his career period, agency affiliation, and personal life have not been made public.

Name (English)

Makoto Yano

Name (Japanese)

矢野誠

Reading

やの まこと

Born

May 27, 1952 (age 74)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Dragon

Origin

Japan

Occupation

Economist

University

University of Tokyo

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%9F%A2%E9%87%8E%E8%AA%A0%20(%E7%B5%8C%E6%B8%88%E5%AD%A6%E8%80%85)
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11584437

Tags

• Economist

Last updated

2026-06-02

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