Staff Members
Department Heads
| Hide Sakaguchi | President | Ocean Policy Research Institute |
|---|---|---|
| Tomonari Akamatsu | Director |
Ocean Policy Research Institute (Division of Ocean Policy Research) |
| Nobuyuki Konishi | Director | Asia and Middle East Program |
| Ayaka Matsuno | Director |
Asia Women Impact Fund Gender Investment and Innovation Program |
| Aya Murata | Director | Japan–U.S. Program |
| Maho Nakayama | Director | Peacebuilding Program |
| Eiji Sakai | Director | Scholarship Program |
| Yu Zhan | Director | Sasakawa Japan–China Friendship Program |
| Keisuke Ogata | Program Director | Sasakawa Japan–China Friendship Program |
Senior Staff Members
| Taisuke Abiru | Senior Research Fellow | Security Studies Program |
|---|---|---|
| Tomonari Akamatsu | Senior Research Fellow |
Ocean Policy Research Institute (Division of Ocean Policy Research) |
| Fabrizio Bozzato | Senior Research Fellow |
Ocean Policy Research Institute (Division of Ocean Policy Research) |
| Junichi Fukuda | Senior Research Fellow | Security Studies Program |
| Michael C. Huang | Senior Research Fellow |
Ocean Policy Research Institute (Division of Ocean Policy Research) |
| Akiko Horiba | Senior Program Officer | Peacebuilding Program |
| Hu Yiping | Senior Program Adviser | Sasakawa Japan–China Friendship Program |
| Yasuhiro Kawakami | Senior Research Fellow | Security Studies Program |
| Masanori Kobayashi | Senior Research Fellow |
Ocean Policy Research Institute (Division of Ocean Policy Research) |
| Yoshiyuki Kobayashi | Senior Program Officer | Sasakawa Japan–China Friendship Program |
| Yuta Komori | Senior Research Fellow |
Ocean Policy Research Institute (Division of Ocean Policy Research/Division of Ocean Policy Planning and Management) |
| Miko Maekawa | Senior Research Fellow |
Ocean Policy Research Institute (Division of Ocean Policy Research) Asia and Middle East Program |
| Aya Murata | Senior Program Officer | Japan–U.S. Program |
| Yui Nakamura | Senior Program Officer | Asia and Middle East Program |
| Maho Nakayama | Senior Program Officer | Peacebuilding Program |
| Ippeita Nishida | Senior Research Fellow | Security Studies Program |
| Bonji Ohara | Senior Fellow | Security Studies Program |
| Fumiko Okamoto | Senior Program Officer | Asia and Middle East Program |
| Hideyuki Shiozawa | Senior Program Officer | Pacific Island Nations Program |
| Takuya Tazawa | Senior Program Officer | Japan–U.S. Program |
| Atsushi Watanabe | Senior Research Fellow |
Ocean Policy Research Institute (Division of Ocean Policy Research) |
| Tsuneo Watanabe | Senior Fellow | Security Studies Program |
| Yuka Yabashi | Senior Program Officer | Gender Investment and Innovation Program |
| Takahiro Yokoyama | Senior Program Officer | Asia and Middle East Program |
Staff Members
| Dissa Syakina Ahdanisa | Associate Program Officer | Gender Investment and Innovation Program |
|---|---|---|
| John A. Dolan | Research Fellow |
Ocean Policy Research Institute (Division of Ocean Policy Planning and Management) |
| Yann Kaishu Aliocha Antoine Favennec | Research Fellow |
Ocean Policy Research Institute (Division of Ocean Policy Research) |
| Xiang Gao | Research Fellow |
Ocean Policy Research Institute (Division of Ocean Policy Research) |
| Sakiko Hataya | Research Fellow |
Ocean Policy Research Institute (Division of Ocean Policy Research) |
| Sanae Hayashi | Program Officer | Asia and Middle East Program |
| Emadul Islam | Research Fellow |
Ocean Policy Research Institute (Division of Ocean Policy Research) |
| Etsuko Ito | Program Officer | Gender Investment and Innovation Program |
| Sachiyo Ito | Program Officer | Asia and Middle East Program |
| Yu Inagaki | Associate Program Officer | Japan–U.S. Program |
| Masako Iwashina | Program Officer | Asia and Middle East Program |
| Yuki Kobayashi | Research Fellow | Security Studies Program |
| Shinae Lee | Research Fellow | Security Studies Program |
| Takuma Matsu | Research Fellow | Security Studies Program |
| Takeshi Mizunari | Research Fellow |
Ocean Policy Research Institute (Division of Ocean Policy Research/Division of Ocean Policy Planning and Management) |
| Jinya Mizutani | Program Officer | Asia and Middle East Program |
| Mariko Motegi | Associate Program Officer | Gender Investment and Innovation Program |
| Tomoko Nagasako | Research Fellow | Security Studies Program |
| Sachiko Oguma | Research Fellow |
Ocean Policy Research Institute (Division of Ocean Policy Research/Division of Ocean Policy Planning and Management) |
| Santosh Kumar Rauniyar | Research Fellow |
Ocean Policy Research Institute (Division of Ocean Policy Research) |
| Ryota Saito | Research Fellow | Security Studies Program |
| Hiroshi Sambyakugari | Research Fellow | Security Studies Program |
| Yuta Sano | Associate Program Officer | Japan-U.S. Program |
| Nao Soutome | Program Officer | Sasakawa Japan–China Friendship Program |
| Miho Takakura | Research Fellow |
Ocean Policy Research Institute (Division of Ocean Policy Planning and Management) |
| Ayuko Takahashi | Program Officer | Asia and Middle East Program |
| Kiyoko Takahashi | Program Officer | Gender Investment and Innovation Program |
| Kotaro Tanaka | Research Fellow |
Ocean Policy Research Institute (Division of Ocean Policy Research) |
| Hajime Tanaka | Research Fellow |
Ocean Policy Research Institute (Division of Ocean Policy Research) |
| Mayuko Tanaka | Research Associate | Asia and Middle East Program |
| Aya Terasawa | Program Officer | Gender Investment and Innovation Program |
| Junko Toyoshima | Research Fellow |
Ocean Policy Research Institute (Division of Ocean Policy Research) |
| Akihiro Ueda | Program Officer | Asia and Middle East Program |
| Mengyao Zhu | Research Fellow |
Ocean Policy Research Institute (Division of Ocean Policy Research) |
As of September 1, 2022