Kyoko Kuwahara

Research Fellow at The Japan Institute of International Affairs.

E-mail: kyoko.kuwahara[at]jiiaorjp

JIIA Projects

Public Diplomacy Related Studies, Disinformation Campaigns Related Studies

Research Interests

Public diplomacy, political warfare, soft power, sharp power, strategic communications, media, public opinions, disinformation campaigns

Education

2017 M.A., Osaka School of International Public Policy, Osaka University
2017 Completed, Graduate Minor Programs & Graduate Program for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Osaka University

Professional Experience

2022-present Senior Research Fellow, Keio Research Institute at SFC, Keio University
2022-present Visiting Fellow, Macdonald-Laurier Institute (MLI)
2019-present Research Fellow, Japan Institution of International Affairs (JIIA)
2019-present Research Fellow, Institute for Future Engineering (IFENG)
2019-present Specially Appointed Assistance Professor, Kyoto University, Resilience Practice Unit
2018-2019 Official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan Office for Strategic Communication Hub, Minister’s Secretariat
2017-2018 Research Fellow, International Peace and Security Department, The Sasakawa Peace Foundation

Publications

Papers

• "Disinformation Threats during a Taiwan Contingency and Countermeasures", Research Report, The Japan Institute of International Affairs, March 22, 2022, https://www.jiia.or.jp/en/column/2022/03/security-fy2021-01.html
• "Fighting Disinformation: Japan’s unique situation and the future of Canada-Japan cooperation". MLI Commentary. The Macdonald-Laurier Institute, November, 2021, https://macdonaldlaurier.ca/mli-files/pdf/202110FightingdisinformationKyokoCOMMENTARY_FWeb.pdf.
• "The Disinformation Threat and International Cooperation." JIIA Strategic Comments, The Japan Institute of International Affairs, June 2, 2021, https://www.jiia.or.jp/en/strategic_comment/2021/06/2021-02.html
• "China's "Wolf Warrior Diplomacy": The Limitations and Challenges Exposed by the Corona Crisis". JIIA Strategic Comments, The Japan Institute of International Affairs, May 16, 2020, https://www.jiia.or.jp/en/strategic_comment/2020/05/jiia-strategic-comments-2020-11.html
• "The Coronavirus Blame Game Intensifies the US-China Information War for International Public Opinion". JIIA Strategic Comments, The Japan Institute of International Affairs, April 23, 2020, https://www.jiia.or.jp/en/strategic_comment/2020/04/jiia-strategic-comments-2020-4.html
• "Public Diplomacy toward the U.S. under the Second Abe Administration: ―Policies and their Effects―" , The Association of International Public Policy Studies, Osaka University, vol.22, no.2, pp.35-57, March 2017.