About OPRI

Staff Members

Yuta Komori
Ocean Policy Research Institute
(Division of Ocean Policy Research/Division of Ocean Policy Planning and Management)

Senior Research Fellow
Yuta Komori
Dr. Yuta Komori studied political science at the College of Law and Graduate School of Law, Nihon University. After the graduation, Dr. Komori worked as research fellow and lecturer at some Universities and Institutes, a secretary of the member of the House of Representatives, a manager of a startup company and an executive director of some NPOs. Also he received Ph.D. degree from the Graduate School of Political Science and Economics, Meiji University and has worked at the Ocean Policy Research Foundation (currently the Ocean Policy Research Institute of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation) since October 2013.

Expertise

  • International Politics & International Relations (especially Security Studies and Peace Studies)
  • Political Institutions (especially State Theory and Civil-Military Relations)
  • Political Sociology (especially Political Process)
  • Research Administration (especially Humanities and Social Sciences)
Publications
Papers
N. Matsuoka and Y. Komori (2021), "A Study on the Marine Accident Inquiry System in Japan: Focusing on its position as an administrative institution", Ocean Policy Studies, No.15, pp.79-101. [In Japanese]
Y. Komori (2020), “A Study on New Ocean Governance: Perspective from the Blue Infinity Loop”, Ocean Policy Studies, No.14, pp.49-71. [In Japanese]
Media
 
Projects
Ongoing Programs
  • Research Study for Global Ocean Governance(2022FY-present)
  • Innovative Development on Ocean Governance(2021FY-present)
  • Study on Science for Policy in the Arctic(2021FY-present)
  • Platform for a new Ocean Paradigm(2019FY-present)
  • Strengthening Ocean Poliycy Dialogues and Networks(2021FY-present)
  • Action Research on Sustainable Blue Economy(2021FY-present)
  • Promotion on Ocean Digital Society(2021FY-present)
  • Public relations for ocean policy(2016FY-present)
Past Programs
  • Research on Integrated Ocean Governance (2013FY-2018FY)/ Policy Research on Future Ocean (2019FY-2021FY)
  • Research Projects on Ocean Environment (2013FY-2015FY)/ Enforcement of model site projects on Integrated Coastal Management (2016FY-2017FY)/ Research on Marine Resource Conservation Policy (2018FY)/ Innovation Research on Future Ocean (2019-2021FY)
  • Promoting Maritime Security Cooperation (2016FY-2017FY)/ Maritime Security Information Report (2016FY-2018FY)/ Study on Maritime Issues of East Asia (2017FY-2018FY)/ Establishment of Global Governance (2019FY-2021FY)
  • Studies to Promote implementation of the Basic Act on Ocean Policy (2013FY-2018FY)
  • Promotion of ocean policy studies (2013FY-2018FY)
Academic/Professional Background
Dr. Yuta Komori studied political science at the College of Law and Graduate School of Law, Nihon University. After the graduation, Dr. Komori worked as research fellow and lecturer at some Universities and Institutes, a secretary of the member of the House of Representatives, a manager of a startup company and an executive director of some NPOs. Also he received Ph.D. degree from the Graduate School of Political Science and Economics, Meiji University and has worked at the Ocean Policy Research Foundation (currently the Ocean Policy Research Institute of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation) since October 2013
Academic Society etc.
  • Japanese Political Science Association
  • Japan Association for Comparative Politics
  • Japan Association for International Security
  • Japan Society of Ocean Policy
  • Japanese Association for Coastal Zone Studies
  • The Japanese Association of Law and Political Science
  • International Political Science Association
  • The American Political Science Association
  • Meiji University Political Science and Economics Association
Professional Background
  • Senior Research Fellow and Senior Program Officer of OPRI-SPF (July 2022-Present)
  • Adjunct Lecturer (Special Studies in Human Life Sciences C) at Faculty of Human Life Sciences, Jissen Women's University (April 2022-present)
  • Adjunct Lecturer (Political Science) at Faculty of Education, Himeji University (April 2021-March 2022)
  • Research Fellow and Program Officer of OPRI-SPF (October 2017-June 2022)
  • Research Fellow and Associate Program Officer of OPRI-SPF (April 2016-September 2017)
  • Project Research Fellow of Ocean Affairs Department, Ocean Policy Research Foundation (October 2013-March 2016)
  • Postdoctoral Fellow at Center of Career Development and Support, University of Fukui (April 2013-September 2013)
  • Lecturer (Part-time) at School of Political Science and Economics, Meiji University (April 2012-March 2014)
  • Postdoctoral Fellow at Strategic Organization for Research and Intellectual Property, Meiji University (April 2012-March 2013)
Academic Background
  • Ph.D. from Meiji University (March 2012)
  • M.A. from Nihon University (March 2007)
  • LL.B. from Nihon University (March 2005)

Languages

Japanese

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