Member
Yosuke Miyata
K.K. poliflect, CEO
Architecture
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Data Integration Infrastructure
Information and Communications
Urban Development
Technology
Yosuke Miyata joined the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in 2007. Mr. Miyata’s accomplishments include the development of policies on regional development, work style reform, promotion of data utilization, and revision of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information.
He then joined Yahoo Japan Corporation. While working on policy advocacy as manager of the Policy Planning Division, Mr. Miyata was also involved in the establishment of Information Technology Federation of Japan and the Political Union for the Promotion of IT Society, involving the IT industry at large, and leading industry-wide policy advocacy activities.
In 2018, he founded K.K. poliflect to support corporate policy advocacy activities. He has been involved in numerous regulatory reforms and rulemakings, particularly in the digital sector.
Director of the Software Association of Japan, Director of the Japan Public Affairs Association, and Vice President of the Political Union for the Promotion of Digital Society.
Recent Publications and Seminars
[Latest Seminars]
- March 12, 2024 GR Summit 2024
- May 30, 2024 J-Startup Hour, METI
- December 10, 2024 “Startup Supporting Community Gathering”, METI
[Media Coverage]
- Selected as one of “30 Powerful Rule Makers” by Forbes Japan
- Yosuke Miyata, Former Bureaucratic - turned Lobbyist Challenges Systems that Hinder Technological Innovation, featured by Nihon Keizai Shimbun on October 24, 2019
- Featured in Map of Service Industries Creating New Markets by METI in 2022
- Breaking Through Bureaucratic Walls: A Former METI Official on Discovering His Value After a Career Shift, published in Asahi Shimbun on April 3, 2024
- [Perspectives for Tomorrow] The Influence of Lobbying in the IT Sector, published in Yomiuri Shimbun on December 15, 2024
- Winning through Rulemaking: How to Create Profitable International Standards, Nikkei Business, January 13, 2025 issue
Topics of Specialty
Rulemaking
Policy-making process
Regulatory reform and policy advocacy methods
Utilization and privacy of data
Sharing economy
Regional revitalization
Inquiries Regarding Publications and Seminars
Policy Advocacy and Recommendations Related to This Member
Policy Proposal on Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)
The Policy Research Institute has published a policy proposal titled "Policy Proposal on Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)."
27/06/2025
Proposal on Incident Investigation and Information Sharing under the Telecommunications Business Act
The Policy Research Institute has published a proposal titled "Proposal on Incident Investigation and Information Sharing under the Telecommunications Business Act."
27/06/2025
Policy Proposal on Enhancing Government Governance and Administrative Reforms for Effective Data Utilization, Including Statistical Information
The Policy Research Institute has published a proposal titled "Proposal on the Need for Government Governance and Administrative Reforms for Data Utilization, Including the Use of Statistical Information."
27/06/2025
Proposal on Legal and Social Infrastructure to Support Initiatives in Gray Zones and Emerging Areas for Promoting Innovation
The Policy Research Institute has published a proposal on legal and social infrastructure to support initiatives in gray zones and emerging areas for promoting innovation.
26/06/2025
Proposal on the Need to Develop New Regulatory Approaches in Light of the Limitations of Consent-Based Personal Data Processing
The Policy Research Institute has released a proposal on “The Need to Develop New Regulatory Approaches in Light of the Limitations of Consent-Based Personal Data Use.”
10/06/2025