Yukihiro Torikai (鳥飼 行博, Torikai Yukihiro, born 1959) is a Japanese economist of Department of Human Development, School of Humanities & Culture, Tokai University (東海大学), which Shyonan campus is located in Hiratuka.
His past research themes include textile production system in villages of Thailand and local technologies for production in China, influence of climate change from the viewpoint of the energy economics and its practice in Kyoto Protocol of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
working on the possible combination of social development and Thai weaving techniques from the conceptual and practical viewpoints.
His research theme is to analyze a flow of materials, money and man in a globalized world, and make economic analysis of "new sustainable development" in due consideration of development, environment, peace and human rights.
For this purpose, it is necessary not only to use statistics and data of each country, but also to make a field study by staying in developing nations.