About SPF
Staff Members
As of November 1, 2019
Department Heads
| Jiro Kato | Director | International Peace and Security Department |
| Ayaka Matsuno | Director | Gender Investment and Innovation Department |
| Aya Murata | Director | Japan–U.S. Program |
| Maho Nakayama | Director | Asia Peace Initiatives Department |
| Eiji Sakai | Director | Ocean Policy Planning and Management Department |
| Kayoko Tatsumi | Director | Middle East and Islam Program Department |
| Yu Zhan | Director | Sasakawa Japan–China Friendship Fund |
Senior Staff Members
| Taisuke Abiru | Senior Research Fellow | International Peace and Security Department |
| Teruaki Aizawa | Senior Program Advisor |
Ocean Policy Research Institute (Policy Research Department) |
| Akiko Horiba | Senior Program Officer | Asia Peace Initiatives Department |
| Hu Yiping | Senior Program Officer | Sasakawa Japan–China Friendship Fund |
| Nobumasa Kitajima | Program Advisor | Middle East and Islam Program 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 |
| Natasha Shih | Senior Investment Officer | Gender Investment and Innovation 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 |
| Lily Yu | Senior Advisor | Gender Investment and Innovation 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) |
| Akihito Hayashi | Program Officer | Asia Peace Initiatives 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 |
| Yuki Kobayashi | Research Fellow | International Peace and Security Department |
| Yuta Komori | Research Fellow |
Ocean Policy Research Institute (Policy Research Department/Ocean Policy Planning and Management Department) |
| Madoka Kono | Associate Program Officer | Japan–U.S. Program |
| Takeshi Mizunari | Research Fellow |
Ocean Policy Research Institute (Ocean Policy Planning and Management Department/Policy Research Department) |
| Yuhei Murakami | Research Fellow |
Ocean Policy Research Institute (Policy Research Department) |
| Tomoko Nagasako | Research Associate | International Peace and Security Department |
| Nobuko Nakamura | Research Fellow |
Ocean Policy Research Institute (Policy Research Department) |
| Risa Nobe | Research Fellow | International Peace and Security Department |
| Sachiko Oguma | Research Fellow |
Ocean Policy Research Institute (Ocean Policy Planning and Management Department/Policy Research Department) |
| Kentaro Sakamoto | Research Fellow | 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 | Associate Program Officer | Asia Peace Initiatives 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 |
| Xiang Gao | Research Fellow |
Ocean Policy Research Institute (Policy Research Department) |
| Yuka Yabashi | Program Officer | Gender Investment and Innovation Department |
| Sae Yamamoto | Associate Program Officer | Gender Investment and Innovation Department |
| Nami Yokogi | Associate Program Officer | Asia Peace Initiatives Department |
| Takahiro Yokoyama | Program Officer | Middle East and Islam Program Department |
| Nagisa Yoshioka | 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.
