About SPF
Staff Members
As of October 18, 2021
Department Heads
| Hide Sakaguchi | President | Ocean Policy Research Institute |
| Tomonari Akamatsu | Director |
Ocean Policy Research Institute (Policy Research Department) |
| Ayaka Matsuno | Director | Asia Women Impact Fund, Gender Investment and Innovation Department |
| Aya Murata | Director | Japan–U.S. Program |
| Maho Nakayama | Director | Asia Peace Initiatives Department |
| Yu Zhan | Director | Sasakawa Japan–China Friendship Fund |
| Keisuke Ogata | Program Director | Sasakawa Japan–China Friendship Fund |
Senior Staff Members
| Taisuke Abiru | Senior Research Fellow | International Peace and Security Department |
| Tomonari Akamatsu | Senior Research Fellow |
Ocean Policy Research Institute (Policy Research Department) |
| Fabrizio Bozzato | Senior Research Fellow |
Ocean Policy Research Institute (Policy Research Department) |
| Junichi Fukuda | Senior Research Fellow | International Peace and Security Department |
| Akiko Horiba | Senior Program Officer | Asia Peace Initiatives Department |
| Hu Yiping | Senior Program Officer | Sasakawa Japan–China Friendship Fund |
| Yasuhiro Kawakami | Senior Research Fellow | International Peace and Security Department |
| Masanori Kobayashi | Senior Research Fellow |
Ocean Policy Research Institute (Policy Research Department) |
| Yoshiyuki Kobayashi | Senior Program Officer | Sasakawa Japan–China Friendship Fund |
| Miko Maekawa | Senior Research Fellow |
Ocean Policy Research Institute (Policy Research Department) |
| Aya Murata | Senior Program Officer | Japan–U.S. Program |
| Yui Nakamura | Senior Program Officer | Asia Peace Initiatives Department |
| Maho Nakayama | Senior Program Officer | Asia Peace Initiatives Department |
| Ippeita Nishida | Senior Research Fellow | International Peace and Security Department |
| Bonji Ohara | Senior Fellow | International Peace and Security Department |
| Fumiko Okamoto | Senior Program Officer | Asia Peace Initiatives Department |
| Hideyuki Shiozawa | Senior Program Officer | Pacific Island Nations Program |
| Tomohiko Tsunoda | Senior Research Fellow |
Ocean Policy Research Institute (Policy Research Department/Ocean Policy Planning and Management Department) |
| Atsushi Watanabe | Senior Research Fellow |
Ocean Policy Research Institute (Policy Research Department) |
| Tsuneo Watanabe | Senior Fellow | International Peace and Security Department |
| Takahiro Yokoyama | Senior Program Officer | Middle East and Islam Program Department |
Staff Members
| John A. Dolan | Research Fellow |
Ocean Policy Research Institute (Ocean Policy Planning and Management Department) |
| Iwao Fujii | Research Fellow |
Ocean Policy Research Institute (Policy Research Department) |
| Mai Fujii | Research Fellow |
Ocean Policy Research Institute (Policy Research Department) |
| Makiko Fukatsu | Research Associate | International Peace and Security Department |
| Xiang Gao | Research Fellow |
Ocean Policy Research Institute (Policy Research Department) |
| Sakiko Hataya | Research Fellow |
Ocean Policy Research Institute (Policy Research Department) |
| Sanae Hayashi | Program Officer | Asia Peace Initiatives Department |
| Michael C. Huang | Research Fellow |
Ocean Policy Research Institute (Policy Research Department) |
| Etsuko Ito | Program Officer | Gender Investment and Innovation Department |
| Yu Inagaki | Associate Program Officer | Japan–U.S. Program |
| Yuki Kobayashi | Research Fellow | International Peace and Security Department |
| Rina Komiya | Program Officer | Gender Investment and Innovation Department |
| Yuta Komori | Research Fellow |
Ocean Policy Research Institute (Policy Research Department/Ocean Policy Planning and Management Department) |
| Takeshi Mizunari | Research Fellow |
Ocean Policy Research Institute (Ocean Policy Planning and Management Department/Policy Research Department) |
| Tomoko Nagasako | Research Fellow | International Peace and Security Department |
| Sachiko Oguma | Research Fellow |
Ocean Policy Research Institute (Ocean Policy Planning and Management Department/Policy Research Department) |
| Ryota Saito | Research Associate | International Peace and Security Department |
| Hiroshi Sambyakugari | Research Fellow | International Peace and Security Department |
| Yuta Sano | Associate Program Officer | Japan-U.S. Program |
| Nao Soutome | Program Officer | Sasakawa Japan–China Friendship Fund |
| Ayuko Takahashi | Program Officer | Asia Peace Initiatives Department |
| Kiyoko Takahashi | Program Officer | Gender Investment and Innovation Department |
| Kotaro Tanaka | Research Fellow |
Ocean Policy Research Institute (Policy Research Department) |
| Hajime Tanaka | Research Fellow |
Ocean Policy Research Institute (Policy Research Department) |
| Mayuko Tanaka | Research Associate | Middle East and Islam Program Department |
| Junko Toyoshima | Research Fellow |
Ocean Policy Research Institute (Policy Research Department) |
| Akihiro Ueda | Program Officer | Asia Peace Initiatives Department |
| Yuka Yabashi | Program Officer | Gender Investment and Innovation Department |
| Nami Yokogi | Associate Program Officer | Asia Peace Initiatives Department |
| Mengyao Zhu | Research Fellow |
Ocean Policy Research Institute (Policy Research Department) |
Themes
- Japan–U.S. Program
- International Peace and Security
- Pacific Island Nations Program
- Asia Peace Initiatives
- Gender Investment and Innovation
- Sasakawa Japan–China Friendship Fund
- Middle East and Islam Program
- Oceans
Regions
Related Websites
This page has information about the Sasakawa Pacific Island Nations Fund activities until FY 2017.
Related Websites
This page has information about the Sasakawa Pan Asia Fund activities until FY 2017.
Related Websites
This page has information about the Sasakawa Japan–China Friendship Fund activities until FY 2017.
Related Websites
This page has information about the Sasakawa Middle East Islam Fund activities until FY 2017.
