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Experts

(Alphabetical order)

Senior Fellow

Senior Fellow
Hiroyuki Enomoto
Hiroyuki Enomoto
Expertise/Areas of interest
Cryospheric science/Climatology/Remote sensing engineering/Polar climate change and social impacts
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Hiroyasu Izumi
Hiroyasu Izumi
Expertise/Areas of interest
China’s Domestic and Foreign Policy/Taiwan
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Atsuko Kanehara
Atsuko Kanehara
Expertise/Areas of interest
International Legal Order
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Senior Fellow
Yu Koizumi
Yu Koizumi
Expertise/Areas of interest
Russian Military Thought/Russian National Security Policy/Politics and International Relations of the Former Soviet Republics/Defence Technologies
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Senior Fellow
Munakata Naoko
Munakata Naoko
Expertise/Areas of interest
International Trade Regime/Economic Security/Innovation/Intellectual Properties/Risk Management/Data Governance
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Senior Fellow
Bonji Ohara
Bonji Ohara
Expertise/Areas of interest
Modern Chinese politics (diplomacy and security)/Japan-U.S. alliance/Japan's security policy/Diplomacy and security
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Senior Fellow
Jun Osawa
Jun Osawa
Expertise/Areas of interest
International Politics (Strategic Assessment, National Cyber Security)/Public Policy
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Senior Fellow
Natsuhiko Otsuka
Natsuhiko Otsuka
Expertise/Areas of interest
Sustainable use of the Arctic Ocean (maritime transport, resource development, marine environment, prevention of marine pollution), Arctic policy/Coastal and Port Engineering (wave-resistant design, seismic design)
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Senior Fellow
Sadamasa Oue
Sadamasa Oue
Expertise/Areas of interest
National Security Strategy/Air and Space Defense
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Senior Fellow
Nobushige Takamizawa
Nobushige Takamizawa
Expertise/Areas of interest
Security Policy/Arms Control and Disarmament/Crisis Management
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Senior Fellow
Tomohisa Takei
Tomohisa Takei
Expertise/Areas of interest
Maritime Security/Developing Defense Capabilities
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Senior Fellow
Tsuneo Watanabe
Tsuneo Watanabe
Expertise/Areas of interest
Japan-U.S. alliance/Security in Asia/Politics and foreign policy of Japan and the United States
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Senior Fellow
Shingo Yamagami
Shingo Yamagami
Expertise/Areas of interest
Diplomacy/National security/International law/Trade and commerce/Intelligence/Modern and contemporary history of Japan
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Senior Fellow
Koji Yamazaki
Koji Yamazaki
Expertise/Areas of interest
National Security/Defense Strategy of Japan
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Japan-U.S. and Security Studies Unit

General Affairs and Networking Program
Yasuhiro Kawakami Director/Senior Research Fellow
Takuya Tazawa Senior Program Officer
Sanghoe Lee Research Fellow
Marie Shibayama Research Fellow
Ayuko Takahashi Research Fellow
National Security and Japan-U.S. Program
Aya Murata Director/Senior Research Fellow
Junichi Fukuda Senior Research Fellow
Yuki Kobayashi Research Fellow
Shinae Lee Research Fellow
Strategy and Deterrence Program
Katsuya Yamamoto Director/Senior Research Fellow
Taisuke Abiru Senior Research Fellow
Ippeita Nishida Senior Research Fellow
Diletta Fabiani Research Fellow
Tomohisa Hayakawa Research Fellow
Takuma Matsu Research Fellow

Asia and Middle East Unit

Strategic Dialogue and Exchange Program
Nobuyuki Konishi Director
Kenichiro Iwahori Program Officer
Atsushi Tsujimoto Program Officer
Sophian Whayeb Program Officer
Kaoru Kajigayama Associate Program Officer
Asumi Kimura Associate Program Officer
Peacebuilding Program
Maho Nakayama Director/Senior Program Officer
Jin Fujimoto Program Officer
Yoko Takazawa Program Officer
Social Innovation Program
Shingo Naganawa Deputy Director/Senior Program Officer
Fumiko Okamoto Senior Program Officer
Miko Maekawa Senior Program Officer
Dissa Syakina Ahdanisa Program Officer
Etsuko Ito Program Officer
Masako Iwashina Program Officer
Ratikorn Norasethaporn Program Officer
Sasakawa Japan-China Friendship Program
Keisuke Ogata Program Director
Zhan Yu Program Director
Yoshiyuki Kobayashi Senior Program Officer
Yiping Hu Senior Program Adviser
Shanhua Jin Program Officer
Liu Tongle Program Officer

Ocean Policy Research Institute

Mitsutaku Makino President
Division of Ocean Vision and Action
Atsushi Watanabe Director/Senior Research Fellow
Xiang Gao Senior Research Fellow
Michael C. Huang Senior Research Fellow
Emadul Islam Senior Research Fellow
Shigeki Takaya Senior Research Fellow
Sakiko Hataya Research Fellow
Santosh Kumar Rauniyar Research Fellow
Miho Takakura Research Fellow
Kotaro Tanaka Research Fellow
Mengyao Zhu Research Fellow
Division of Island Nations
Hideyuki Shiozawa Director
Devon Ronald Dublin Research Fellow

Planning and Coordination Department

Fabrizio Bozzato Senior Research Fellow
Masanori Kobayashi Senior Research Fellow
Gunnar Rekvig Senior Research Fellow

Scholarship Unit

Sasakawa Scholarship Program
Tom Sutton Research Fellow
As of May 1, 2025

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