EXPERTS
Executive Officers
President: Kenichiro SasaeDirector General: Tomoyuki Yoshida
Secretary General and Policy Director of the Center for Disarmament, Science and Technology: Akemi Suto
Director of the Center for Disarmament, Science and Technology: Hirofumi Tosaki
Director of Research Coordination: Koichiro Matsumoto
Senior Research Adviser
Seiichiro Takagi
[Expertise] International Politics, Chinese studies, International Relations of Asian Pacific region
Special Research Fellow
Director, Japan Information Center: Masao Kochi
Senior Fellows
Chushiro Yonezawa (Senior Research Fellow of the Center for Disarmament, Science and Technology)
[Expertise] CTBT (Radionuclide data analysis)
Toyomi Sakamoto (Senior Research Fellow of the Center for Disarmament, Science and Technology)
[Expertise] CTBT (Seismological data)
Tetsuo Kotani
[Expertise] Japan-US Alliance, Maritime Security
Fellows
Shohei Akagawa
[Expertise] British Imperial History, British policy in the Middle East, Muslims and Converts of the British Empire
Koji Enomoto
[Expertise] Arms Control, Disarmament and Non-Proliferation
Naoko Funatsu
[Expertise] American Politics and Foreign Relations
Hironori Fushita
[Expertise] Political and economic issues in Russia
LI Hao
[Expertise] Comparative Politics, Contemporary Chinese Politics, International Relations in East Asia
Yumi Iijima
[Expertise] China's Environmental Diplomacy and Environmental Policy
Tomoki Iimura
[Expertise] Political and Economic Issues in Korean Peninsula
Yuito Kimijima
[Expertise] Estonian security, Small state studies, Alliance politics
Kazumi Kitagawa (Public Communications Officer)
Kyoko Kuwahara
[Expertise] Public Diplomacy, Soft Power, Disinformation
Shigeru Osugi (Research Fellow of the Center for Disarmament, Science and Technology)
[Expertise] CTBT (On-site inspections)
Chihiro Shikata
[Expertise] Public Diplomacy
Kotaro Shiojiri (Research Fellow of the Center for Disarmament, Science and Technology)
[Expertise] International Economic Law, International Politics, Economic Security, Security Export Control
Yuji Suzuki
[Expertise] History of International Politics, Sweden's foreign and security policy, Internal politics in the Nordic countries
Asako Takashima
[Expertise] EU, German Politics, Japanese Politics, Security Policy
Yoshiaki Takayama (Research Fellow of the Center for Disarmament, Science and Technology)
[Expertise] International Politics, Economic Security, Security Export Control
Michihiro Tajima
[Expertise] Civil-Military Relations (especially in Russia and Post-Soviet states), Security and International law in new domains (space, cyberspace, etc.)
Leo Tamamizu
[Expertise] Alliance Politics, Civil Wars, Security Relations in Asia Pacific, Social Science Methodology
Kazushi Tani
[Expertise] British Diplomacy, International History
Kensuke Yanagida
[Expertise] International Economy, Development Issues, APEC
Yuichi Yoshida
[Expertise] Indo-Pacific Region, Risks in New Domains (space, cyberspace, etc.), International Security (Military and Energy Affair)
Fumi Yoshimoto
[Expertise] EU Law, Common Foreign and Security Policy
Senior Adjunct Fellows
Yuichi Hosoya (Professor, Faculty of Law, Keio University)
[Expertise] Diplomatic History, British Diplomatic History
Tsutomu Kikuchi (Professor Emeritus, Aoyama Gakuin University)
[Expertise] International political economy of the Asia-Pacific, APEC, Japanese foreign policy
Fumiaki Kubo (President, National Defense Academy, Japan)
[Expertise] U.S. politics and foreign policy, Japan-U.S. relations, international relations
Naoya Okuwaki (Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo)
[Expertise] International Law
Akio Takahara (Professor, University of Tokyo)
[Expertise] Current Chinese Politics and International Relations in East Asia
Akihiko Tanaka (President of the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS))
[Expertise] International politics in Asia
Adjunct Fellows
Nobumasa Akiyama (Professor, Hitotsubashi University)
[Expertise] Arms control, peace building and conflict prevention
Kiyoshi Araki (Former Ambassador of Japan to Republic of Turkey)
Masahiko Asada (Professor, Faculty of Law Department of Law, Doshisha University)
[Expertise] International Law
Hideaki Asahi (Former professor of international security, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo / Former ambassador to East Timor)
Ken Endo (Professor, University of Tokyo)
[Expertise] The European Union, Security, International Politics
Kazuko Hikawa (Professor, Osaka Jogakuin University)
[Expertise] Nuclear Disarmament and Non-proliferation
Yoko Hirose (Professor, Faculty of Policy Management Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University)
[Expertise] Former USSR, International politics, Russia, Frozen conflict, unrecognized states, Hybrid Warfare
Takahiro Ikawa (Director, Fujitsu Future Studies Center)
Juichi Inada (Professor, School of Economics, Senshu University / Visiting Scholar, SAIS, Johns Hopkins University( -Mar. 2024)
[Expertise] Political Economy of International Development, ODA Evaluation
Masafumi Ishii (Former Ambassador of Japan to Indonesia,
Former Permanent Representative of Japan to the NATO)
Kazuhide Ishikawa (Former Ambassador of Japan to Republic of the Philippines)
Takehiro Kagawa (Chairperson, Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation, Former Ambassador to Egypt, Former TPP chief negotiator)
[Expertise]Nuclear Disarmament Nonproliferation, Middle East,
Trade Negotiation
Matake Kamiya (Professor, National Defense Academy)
[Expertise]Security, Japan-US Alliance
Nobukatsu Kanehara (Former Assistant Chief Cabinet Secretary)
Saori N. Katada (Professor of International Relations, University of Southern California)
[Expertise] International Political Economy, Japanese Foreign Economic Policy
Kenichi Kawasaki (Professor, GRIPS Alliance, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS))
[Expertise] Macroeconomic Policy, Business Cycles, Economic Outlook
Hideya Kurata (Professor, National Defense Academy)
[Expertise] North and South Korean politics and foreign relations, international security
Mitsuru Kurosawa (Professor Emeritus, Osaka University)
[Expertise] Nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation
Sumio Kusaka (Former Ambassador of Japan to Australia)
Chisako T. Masuo (Professor, The Faculty of Social and Cultural Studies, Kyushu University)
[Expertise] Chinese Politics, Diplomacy, and Maritime Policy
Toru Nakakita (Professor, Toyo University)
Shotaro Oshima
[Expertise] Japan-U.S. Diplomatic History; Multilateral Trade/Investment Issues
Heigo Sato
(Professor, Takushoku University)
[Expertise] International Relations, Security Studies, Export Control, Arms Control and Disarmament
Kazuto Suzuki
(Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy, The University of Tokyo)
[Expertise] International Political Economy, Science and Technology Policy, Space Policy, Security Trade Control (Export Control), Economic and Targeted Sanctions, Economic Statecraft, Nuclear Safety, European Integration, Middle East Studies
Yoichi Suzuki (Former Ambassador of Japan to French Republic)
Adm. Tomohisa Takei (Former Chief of Staff, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force)
[Expertise] Maritime Security
Shigenobu Tamura
[Expertise] Foreign Relaitions, Security
Motohiro Tsuchiya (Vice-President, Keio University, and Professor, Keio University Graduate School of Media and Governance)
[Expertise] International Relations, Cybersecurity
Toshiya Tsugami (Representative, Tsugami Workshop)
[Expertise] Chinese Economy
Kunio Umeda (Former Ambassador of Japan to Brazil, Former Ambassador of Japan to Vietnam, and Vice Chairman, National Association for Global & Open Minded Communities (NAGOMi))
Masaru Watanabe (Former Ambassador of Japan to Cuba)
Katsuyuki Yakushiji (Professor, Toyo University)
Senior Fellows (non-resident/resident)
Monika Chansoria (India)Jonathan Berkshire Miller (Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada; Council on International Policy, Canada )
Valerie Niquet (Fondation pour la Recherche Strategique, France)
Thomas S. Wilkins (University of Sydney, Australia)
Visiting Fellows
2023
Mr. Randolf Carr(Germany)Senior Policy Advisor, Munich Security Conference (MSC)
[Research Topic]
"Lessons from the implementation of Japan's economic security strategy"
2022
Mr. Daniel Mandell(U.S.A)Former Legal Counsel, Office of the President, Koror, Palau
[Research Topic]
"How can the United States, Japan, Australia, and their like-minded partners best work together in order to effectively and efficiently provide development assistance and aid to the Pacific Island Countries?"
2018-
Dr. Stephen Nagy (Canada)Senior Associate Professor, Department of Politics and International Studies, International Christian University, Tokyo
(Sep 10, 2018 - Mar 31, 2024)
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