Members
(By Affiliation)
RCAST-UTokyo Ikeuchi-Koizumi-Nakai Labo
IKEUCHI, Satoshi
Founding Chair of ROLES and Professor of Religion and Global Security of RCAST of the University of Tokyo
Satoshi Ikeuchi is Professor of the Division of Religion and Global Security at the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology (RCAST) of the University of Tokyo. He is the founding chairperson of the RCAST Open Laboratory for Emergence Strategies (ROLES).
He is a scholar on Islamic political thought and the Middle East politics. As a leading public intellectual in Japan, he has been vigorously publishing on the Middle East and Islamic affairs.
His first publication based on his doctoral studies, Gendai Arabu-no Shakai Shiso: Shumatsuron-to Isramu-shugi (Contemporary Arab Social Thought: Eschatology and Islamism), was published in 2002 and earned Osaragi Jiro Prize for Critical Works. He also earned Suntory Prize for Social Sciences and Humanities in 2009 for his book Islamu Sekai-no Ronjikata (Methods of Discussing Islam).
His book on the Islamic State Isulamu Koku no Shogeki (The Impact of the Islamic State) published in January 2015 was a nation-wide best seller in Japan and awarded Mainichi Publishing Cultural Prize. His recent publication includes Saikusu Piko Kyotei: Hyakunen no Jubaku (Sykes-Picot Agreement: One Hundred Years of Obsession) in 2016 and Shiiaha to Sunniha (Shite and Sunnite) in 2018 both published from Shinchosha. He is the recipient of the 12th Nakasone Yasuhiro Prize in 2016 for his academic works and social engagements.
His collection of literary essays and book reviews Shomotsu not Unmei (The Fate of Books) published in 2006 and earned Mainichi Book Review Award for the year.
He was a visiting professor at the Alexandria University 2007-2008, Japan Scholar chair visiting scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in 2009 and Visiting Fellow at the Clare Hall, University of Cambridge in 2010.
For the year 2022-2023, he was Senior Visiting Scholar in Residence at the Moshe Dayan Center (MDC) for Middle Eastern and African Studies of Tel Aviv University. He was also affiliated with the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) as a Senior Visiting Fellow on July 2023.
Satoshi Ikeuchi is Professor of the Division of Religion and Global Security at the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology (RCAST) of the University of Tokyo. He is the founding chairperson of the RCAST Open Laboratory for Emergence Strategies (ROLES).
He is a scholar on Islamic political thought and the Middle East politics. As a leading public intellectual in Japan, he has been vigorously publishing on the Middle East and Islamic affairs.
His first publication based on his doctoral studies, Gendai Arabu-no Shakai Shiso: Shumatsuron-to Isramu-shugi (Contemporary Arab Social Thought: Eschatology and Islamism), was published in 2002 and earned Osaragi Jiro Prize for Critical Works. He also earned Suntory Prize for Social Sciences and Humanities in 2009 for his book Islamu Sekai-no Ronjikata (Methods of Discussing Islam).
His book on the Islamic State Isulamu Koku no Shogeki (The Impact of the Islamic State) published in January 2015 was a nation-wide best seller in Japan and awarded Mainichi Publishing Cultural Prize. His recent publication includes Saikusu Piko Kyotei: Hyakunen no Jubaku (Sykes-Picot Agreement: One Hundred Years of Obsession) in 2016 and Shiiaha to Sunniha (Shite and Sunnite) in 2018 both published from Shinchosha. He is the recipient of the 12th Nakasone Yasuhiro Prize in 2016 for his academic works and social engagements.
His collection of literary essays and book reviews Shomotsu not Unmei (The Fate of Books) published in 2006 and earned Mainichi Book Review Award for the year.
He was a visiting professor at the Alexandria University 2007-2008, Japan Scholar chair visiting scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in 2009 and Visiting Fellow at the Clare Hall, University of Cambridge in 2010.
For the year 2022-2023, he was Senior Visiting Scholar in Residence at the Moshe Dayan Center (MDC) for Middle Eastern and African Studies of Tel Aviv University. He was also affiliated with the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) as a Senior Visiting Fellow on July 2023.
NAKAI, Ryo
Professor
(Division of Global Security & Energy Transition / Comparative Political Dynamics).
Specialised in comparative politics (party politics and elections, nationalism and ethnopolitics).
Obtained PhD in 2012. He worked as an assistant at Waseda University, a JSPS Research Fellow, an assistant professor at Rikkyo University and associate professor at the Department of Policy Studies, The University of Kitakyushu before assuming his current position on April 1, 2024.
(Division of Global Security & Energy Transition / Comparative Political Dynamics).
Specialised in comparative politics (party politics and elections, nationalism and ethnopolitics).
Obtained PhD in 2012. He worked as an assistant at Waseda University, a JSPS Research Fellow, an assistant professor at Rikkyo University and associate professor at the Department of Policy Studies, The University of Kitakyushu before assuming his current position on April 1, 2024.
KUNISUE, Norito
Project Professor
MIYAJIMA, Akio
Senior Advisor of ROLES
Advisor of Division of Religion and Global Security, RCAST of the University of Tokyo
Akio Miyajima is a former diplomat who was Japanese Ambassador to Turkey and Ambassador to Poland.
Born in Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture, he graduated from Waseda University's Faculty of Political Science and Economics. He entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan in 1981 and served there until October 2024. He holds a M.A. degree in International Relations from Yale University.
Advisor of Division of Religion and Global Security, RCAST of the University of Tokyo
Akio Miyajima is a former diplomat who was Japanese Ambassador to Turkey and Ambassador to Poland.
Born in Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture, he graduated from Waseda University's Faculty of Political Science and Economics. He entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan in 1981 and served there until October 2024. He holds a M.A. degree in International Relations from Yale University.
He has held a series of posts addressing successive challenges and opportunities of Japan's foreign affairs, including Director of Oceania Division (July 1999 – November 2001), Director of First North America Division (November 2001 - August 2003), Counsellor (August 2003 – January 2005) and Minister of the Embassy of Japan at the Republic of Korea (January 2005 – January 2007), Minister of the Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations (January 2007 - January 2011), Deputy Director-General of Foreign Policy Bureau and Ambassador in charge of UN Affairs (January 2011 - January 2013), Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the Embassy of Japan in Great Britain (February 2013 - July 2014).
He was Special Advisor to the Governor on International Affairs at Tokyo Metropolitan Government (July 2014 – February 2016) while Tokyo was preparing to host the 2020 Olympic Games.
He was Special Advisor to the Governor on International Affairs at Tokyo Metropolitan Government (July 2014 – February 2016) while Tokyo was preparing to host the 2020 Olympic Games.
After taking up the post of Director-General of International Peace Cooperation Headquarters at the Cabinet Office (February 2016 - August 2017), he became Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Turkey (August 2017 - October 2020) and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Poland (November 2020 - October 2024) where he was faced with the Russian aggression on Ukraine in February 2022 and met the surprise visit of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to Ukraine in March 2023.
He is Advisor of Division of Religion and Global Security of the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology (RCAST) of the University of Tokyo. He is concurrently Senior Advisor to RCAST Open Laboratory for Emergence Strategies (ROLES) since July 2025.
[日本語 Japanese]
ITO, Wakako Ph.D.
Senior Program Coordinator
KOBAYASHI, Hiroyuki
Project Researcher of RCAST, University of Tokyo
UCHIDA, Shu
Project Researcher of RCAST, University of Tokyo
Ph.D. in International Public Policy (Osaka University)
-Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow, Oxford Geopolitics Initiative, based in the University of Oxford
-Refugee Examination Counsellor, Immigration Services Agency of Japan, Ministry of Justice
Specialized in international relations, conflict studies, European & former Soviet studies.
Dr. Shu Uchida Joined the University of Tokyo RCAST as a project researcher after diverse professional experiences in diplomacy and academia, including service as an Attaché at the Embassy of Japan in Georgia; a Short-Term Observer for an OSCE/ODIHR mission; a Visiting Fellow at the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University; a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow of the European Union at the Centro de Estudos Sociais, Universidade de Coimbra; and an Assistant Professor at the Organization for Regional and Inter-regional Studies, Waseda University.
online CV is available here
Ph.D. in International Public Policy (Osaka University)
-Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow, Oxford Geopolitics Initiative, based in the University of Oxford
-Refugee Examination Counsellor, Immigration Services Agency of Japan, Ministry of Justice
Specialized in international relations, conflict studies, European & former Soviet studies.
Dr. Shu Uchida Joined the University of Tokyo RCAST as a project researcher after diverse professional experiences in diplomacy and academia, including service as an Attaché at the Embassy of Japan in Georgia; a Short-Term Observer for an OSCE/ODIHR mission; a Visiting Fellow at the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University; a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow of the European Union at the Centro de Estudos Sociais, Universidade de Coimbra; and an Assistant Professor at the Organization for Regional and Inter-regional Studies, Waseda University.
online CV is available here
NAGAI, Yosuke
Associate Member of ROLES
Associated Researcher of RCAST, The University of Tokyo
Visiting Fellow, The Strategy, Statecraft, and Technology (Changing Character of War) Centre (SST-CCW), The University of Oxford
Areas of Expertise:
Associated Researcher of RCAST, The University of Tokyo
Visiting Fellow, The Strategy, Statecraft, and Technology (Changing Character of War) Centre (SST-CCW), The University of Oxford
Areas of Expertise:
Conflict Resolution, Countering Violent Extremism, Peacebuilding, Frontline Negotiations, Strategic Dialogue
Dr. Yosuke Nagai is the Executive Director of Accept International, and Founder of the Global Taskforce for Youth Combatants. Since 2011, he has dedicated himself to implementing deradicalization, reintegration, and rehabilitation programs for disengaged combatants of non-state armed groups worldwide, and also actively fostered dialogue and reconciliation in some countries. Dr. Nagai holds a PhD in Social Science from Waseda University and a Master’s degree in Conflict Studies from the London School of Economics and Political Science, has served as a visiting fellow at the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, currently serves as a visiting fellow at the University of Oxford, and is a member of a Youth Advisory Board, an Expert Group Meeting, and a Technical Working Group within various UN agencies.
Publication
Nagai, Yosuke (2025) “Unique Potential of Youth Associated with Non-State Armed Groups (YANSAG): Case in Indonesia and the Philippines”, Peacebuilding in Southeast Asia, Springer, Forthcoming
Harper, Erica & Nagai, Yosuke (2024) “Unpacking the Climate Migration Extremism Nexus Mapping the Coping Strategies of Kenyan Pastoralists,” Research Brief, 4, pp.1-16.
Nagai, Yosuke & Harper, Erica (2023) “Youths Associated with Non-State Armed Groups: A New Perspective to Youths in Armed conflicts with Non-State Armed Groups,” Academy Briefing, Vol 23, pp.1-25.
Nagai, Yosuke (2023) My life towards armed conflicts and terrorism: the ambitious challenge from Japan to overcoming the chain of hatred in the world, Shogakan, Tokyo, Japan.
Nagai, Yosuke & Maeda, Kanu (2021) “PRACTICE-BASED EVIDENCE AND BEYOND: A CASE OF VIOLENT EXTREMIST OFFENDER CORRECTION IN A CONFLICT ZONE,” Advancing Corrections Journal, #11, pp.170-180.
Nagai, Yosuke (2021) “Reintegration of Al-Shabaab’s Defectors in Somalia: An Examination of Conditions for Successful Reintegration,” Peace and Conflict Studies, Volume 27, Number 3, pp.1-34.
Nagai, Yosuke (2021) “Re-Thinking the Role of Civil Society in the Problematic Ongoing Process of Post-Conflict Reconstruction,” Peace Studies Journal, Volume 14, Issue 1, pp.65-77.
Nagai, Yosuke (2020) “A Critical Analysis of ‘Security-Development’ Nexus: United Nations, Peacekeeping Operations, and Peacebuilding Framework,” NUST Journal of International Peace & Stability, 3 (1), pp.1-12.
Nagai, Yosuke (2017) I’m 13 years old and my mission is suicide bombing, Godo Press, Tokyo, Japan
Nagai, Yosuke (2016) We are talking with Somalia gangs about dream, Eiji Press, Tokyo, Japan.
SHIGENOI, Koki
Associate Member of ROLES
Associated Researcher of RCAST, The University of Tokyo
Visiting Researcher, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies, The University of Tokyo
Visiting Research Fellow, Institute of Geoeconomics (IOG)
Areas of Expertise:
Associated Researcher of RCAST, The University of Tokyo
Visiting Researcher, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies, The University of Tokyo
Visiting Research Fellow, Institute of Geoeconomics (IOG)
Areas of Expertise:
International Politics
Islamic Political Thought
Economic Security
Prior to join UTokyo III-GSII, Koki Shigenoi held several research position include Al Jazeera Centre for Studies (2018-19), College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (2018-19), Intelligence and Analysis Services at Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (2019-20), Asia-Pacific Department at Konrad Adenauer Foundation (2020-21), National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) (2022-23), Graduate School of Public Policy at The University of Tokyo (UTokyo GraSPP) (2023-24).
Edited Volume
· Japan's Role for Southeast Asia Amidst the Great Power Competition: and its Implication to the EU-Japan Partnership. Hanoi: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, 2022.
Publication
· “Evaluating the effect of military intervention on rebel governance in terms of disaggregated human security.” (with Wakako Maekawa) Small Wars & Insurgencies 33/6 (2022): 1059-1084.
· “Strangeness and Strangers: An Annotated Translation and Introduction to Shāṭibī’s Iʿtiṣām.” [in Japanese] (with Nozomi Tajima) Journal of Global Studies 11 (2020): 339-372.
· “Strangeness and Strangers: A Translation and Introduction of a Hadīth Commentary on ‘Blessed Are the Strangers’ from Ibn Qayyim's Madārij al-Sālikīn.” [in Japanese] Journal of Global Studies 10 (2019): 191-225.
· “Strangeness and Strangers: Translation and Bibliographical Introduction on the Hadith Commentary Essay from “Majmūʿah al-Fatāwā” on “Blessed Are the Strangers” by Ibn Taymīyah.” [in Japanese] Journal of Global Studies 8 (2017): 177-204.
MISC.
· “The New Geopolitics of the Middle East (Part 3 & 4) : Shifts in Regional Dynamics 2001-2023.” [in Japanese] Foresight. February 16, 2025.
· “The New Geopolitics of the Middle East (Part 1 & 2) : Syrian Revolution and Geopolitical Setback for Russia and Iran.” [in Japanese] Foresight. December 28, 2024.
· “Small Yard, High Fence.” The Berlin Pulse 2023/2024. pp. 16-17.
· “Economic Zeitenwende? Lessons from Japan’s Economic Security Policy.” 49 security. December 2022.
· “Japan’s Chinese lesson: diversifying only production is not enough.” (with Aya Adachi) Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS). November 2022.
· “Beyond Indo-Pacific, Toward Great Power Competition: German Indo-Pacific Engagement Under the New Government.” (with Kikyo Taguchi) Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung. March 2022.
· “The Geo-economics of US-China Relations: What Does it Mean for ASEAN?” (with David Merkle) Diplomatic Briefing 4. February 2022. pp. 24-28.
TOYODA, Kohei
Associate Member of ROLES
Associated Researcher of RCAST, University of Tokyo
Working Group 2 on Middle Eastern and Islamic Alternatives
Associated Researcher of RCAST, University of Tokyo
Working Group 2 on Middle Eastern and Islamic Alternatives
Working Group 5 on Indo-Pacific Transport Security (Assistant Coordinator)
Sub-Working Group 2 on Tabletop Exercises (Assistant Coordinator)
Twitter: @toyodadesuyo
Twitter: @toyodadesuyo
TOKUNAGA, Yuki
Associate Member of ROLES
Associated Researcher of RCAST, University of Tokyo
Yuki Tokunaga is an Associated Researcher at the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology (RCAST), University of Tokyo, where he is affiliated with the Division of Religion and Global Security. He has also been an Associated Member of the RCAST Open Laboratory for Emergence Strategies (ROLES) since April 2023. His research interests include international political economy—particularly Russia, Israel, and contemporary Africa—as well as the sustainability and transmission of traditional culture.
Associated Researcher of RCAST, University of Tokyo
Yuki Tokunaga is an Associated Researcher at the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology (RCAST), University of Tokyo, where he is affiliated with the Division of Religion and Global Security. He has also been an Associated Member of the RCAST Open Laboratory for Emergence Strategies (ROLES) since April 2023. His research interests include international political economy—particularly Russia, Israel, and contemporary Africa—as well as the sustainability and transmission of traditional culture.
He graduated from Waseda University’s Faculty of Political Science and Economics and is fluent in Japanese, English, and Russian. After working as a Russian interpreter, he joined Mitsui & Co. in 2015, engaging in the steel products division and later serving at the Mitsui & Co. Global Strategic Studies Institute (2021–2024). He left Mitsui & Co. in July 2024 to focus on academic and cultural research.
In 2020, he founded Culpedia, a research initiative dedicated to the study and international exchange of traditional culture. He has conducted a comprehensive survey of Kyoto’s 74 designated traditional crafts and organized cross-cultural exhibitions connecting Japanese artisans with overseas artists. He has also interviewed more than 100 long-established Japanese firms (shinise), documenting their philosophies and adaptive strategies in response to social and geopolitical change.
Tokunaga’s work lies at the intersection of political economy and cultural studies, aiming to provide insights into how traditions and long-lived organizations contribute to resilience, identity, and sustainability in contemporary society.
TSUJITA, Toshiya
Visiting Senior Research Fellow
Associate Professor, Center for the Study of Co* Design, Osaka University
Dr. Toshiya Tsujita is Associate Professor, Center for the Study of Co* Design, Osaka University, concurrently a Visiting Senior Fellow at RCAST.
He was a Project Research Associate/Adjunct Assistant Professor at the RCAST of the University of Tokyo from 2021-2022, working for ROLES, particularly on projects regarding Israel and the international security in the Middle East.
Associate Professor, Center for the Study of Co* Design, Osaka University
Dr. Toshiya Tsujita is Associate Professor, Center for the Study of Co* Design, Osaka University, concurrently a Visiting Senior Fellow at RCAST.
He was a Project Research Associate/Adjunct Assistant Professor at the RCAST of the University of Tokyo from 2021-2022, working for ROLES, particularly on projects regarding Israel and the international security in the Middle East.
KAJI, Ichiro Ph.D.
Project Researcher
Ichiro Kaji is a Project Researcher of Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology (RCAST), the University of Tokyo.
His research focuses on the provisions of the Japan-US Security Treaty, especially Article X which defines the duration of the treaty. He is currently building an online database of historical records of Japan-US relations on ROLES website.
He obtained his Ph.D. in Law and Politics from Osaka University in 2021. He was a Specially Appointed Fellow at Center for the Study of Co*Design, Osaka University(2018-2021).
Degree
Ph.D. (March 2021, Osaka University)
Professional Experience
Apr, 2021 - : Project Researcher, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo
Apr, 2021 - Mar, 2023: Invited Researcher, Center for Co-Design, Osaka University
Jun, 2018 - Mar, 2021: Project Researcher, Center for Co-Design, Osaka University
Ichiro Kaji is a Project Researcher of Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology (RCAST), the University of Tokyo.
His research focuses on the provisions of the Japan-US Security Treaty, especially Article X which defines the duration of the treaty. He is currently building an online database of historical records of Japan-US relations on ROLES website.
He obtained his Ph.D. in Law and Politics from Osaka University in 2021. He was a Specially Appointed Fellow at Center for the Study of Co*Design, Osaka University(2018-2021).
Degree
Ph.D. (March 2021, Osaka University)
Professional Experience
Apr, 2021 - : Project Researcher, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo
Apr, 2021 - Mar, 2023: Invited Researcher, Center for Co-Design, Osaka University
Jun, 2018 - Mar, 2021: Project Researcher, Center for Co-Design, Osaka University
ISHIMOTO, Ryoya Ph.D.
Lecturer, Hokkaido University of Education
Ryoya ISHIMOTO was Project Researcher at the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, the University of Tokyo from April 2024 to March 2025.
His research interests are International Relations, especially American diplomatic history, international security, and the history of U.S.-Japan security relations.
He holds a Ph.D. from Doshisha University, Japan.
Ryoya ISHIMOTO was Project Researcher at the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, the University of Tokyo from April 2024 to March 2025.
His research interests are International Relations, especially American diplomatic history, international security, and the history of U.S.-Japan security relations.
He holds a Ph.D. from Doshisha University, Japan.
KANEKO, Miwa
Secretary
YOKOYAMA, Yuriko
Secretary
SYUKUGUCHI, Notsuna
Secretary
Project Members
SAKAMOTO, Kazuya
Professor Emeritus, Osaka University
ROLES Senior Associate Member
ROLES Senior Associate Member
KAWASHIMA, Shin
Professor, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Senior Associate Member of ROLES
Shin Kawashima is the professor of the Department of International Relations, the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, the University of Tokyo.
His research covers Chinese/Taiwanese diplomatic history and the contemporary international relations in East Asia. His first book, Formation of Chinese Modern Diplomacy (2004) was awarded the Suntory Academic Prize in 2004. He received Foreign Minister’s Award in 2023.
Aside from his academic positions, he is involved in policy think tanks, including Nakasone Peace Institute (NPI) as Executive Director of Research. and JICA Ogata Sadako Research Institute for Peace and Development as Visiting Fellow. He is Senior Associate Member of ROLES and has been committed to ROLES activities since its establishment in 2020 as a group leader of several research groups on China, Eurasia and the Indo-Pacific.
He earned his Ph.D. in Literature from Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, the University of Tokyo in 2000. He was an associate professor at Hokkaido University (1998-2006) and at the University of Tokyo (2006-2015), and then as professor in 2015.
Senior Associate Member of ROLES
Shin Kawashima is the professor of the Department of International Relations, the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, the University of Tokyo.
His research covers Chinese/Taiwanese diplomatic history and the contemporary international relations in East Asia. His first book, Formation of Chinese Modern Diplomacy (2004) was awarded the Suntory Academic Prize in 2004. He received Foreign Minister’s Award in 2023.
Aside from his academic positions, he is involved in policy think tanks, including Nakasone Peace Institute (NPI) as Executive Director of Research. and JICA Ogata Sadako Research Institute for Peace and Development as Visiting Fellow. He is Senior Associate Member of ROLES and has been committed to ROLES activities since its establishment in 2020 as a group leader of several research groups on China, Eurasia and the Indo-Pacific.
He earned his Ph.D. in Literature from Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, the University of Tokyo in 2000. He was an associate professor at Hokkaido University (1998-2006) and at the University of Tokyo (2006-2015), and then as professor in 2015.
He was engaged in education and research at Institute of Modern History, Academia Sinica (Taipei), Beijing Center for Japanese Studies, Peking University, National Chengchi University (Taipei), and Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
He is Visiting Professor at the International Research Center for Japanese Studies (Nichibunken) appointed in 2026.
Selected recent publications and commentaries in English
Yuka Tsuchiya Moriguchi, Shin Kawashima, Somei Kobayashi eds., Knowledge Production In Cold War Asia: US Hegemony and Local Agency, Indian University Press, 2025.
Ryosei Kokubun, Yoshihide Soeya, Akio Takahara, Shin Kawashima, Japan–China Relations. in the Modern Era, Routledge, 2017.
Shin Kawashima, “The Evolution of Japanese Perceptions of China since 1945”,
Asia Pacific Review, 2023, 30(2), pp. 148-166.
Shin Kawashima, “War in Ukraine from China’s Perspective: Limited Options for State that Cannot Reject Existing Policies”, Asia Pacific Review, 2022, 29(2), pp. 35–55
Shin Kawashima, “Taiwan and International Relations in the Western Pacific”, in Kitaoka. Shinichi, eds., A Western Pacific Union: Japan’s New Geopolitical Technology, Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture, 2023, p. 372-405.
Shin Kawashima, “Historical Policy of the Xi Jinping Administration: Four Histories and “Ma Project”, Asia Pacific Review, vol.28-2, pp.57-76
Shin Kawashima, “Chinese New Terminology: “World Order” and “International Order”, in. Axel Berkofsky and Giulia Sciorati eds., Mapping China’s Global Future: Playing Ball or Rocking the Boat?, ISPI Report, p.37-49.
Shin Kawashima, “Xi Jinping’s Diplomatic Philosophy and Vision for International Order: Continuity and Change from the Hu Jintao Era”, Asia Pacific Review, Volume 26, 2019, pp. 121-145.
Shin Kawashima’s articles published at Think China (Singapore online media)
https://www.thinkchina.sg/shinkawashima (Shin Kawashima’s page)
Shin Kawashima’s articles published at The Diplomat (Australian online media)
https://thediplomat.com/search?gcse=shin+kawashima (Shin Kawashima’s articles)
Shin Kawashima’s articles published at Discuss Japan (Japanese online media)
https://www.japanpolicyforum.jp/?s=shin+kawashima&submit=Search
(Shin Kawashima’s articles)
Shin Kawashima’s articles published at nippon.com (Japanese online media)
https://www.nippon.com/en/search.html?s=shin%20kawashima
(Shin Kawashima’s articles)
Shin Kawashima’s articles published at East Asian Forum (online media)
https://www.eastasiaforum.org/index.php?s=shin+kawashima
(Shin Kawashima’s articles)
SUZUKI, Ayame
Professor, Graduate School of Law and Politics, Rikkyo University
Senior Associate Member of ROLES
Senior Associate Member of ROLES
IWAMA, Yoko
Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies GRIPS)
Senior Associte Member of ROLES
Yoko Iwama is Professor of National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS). She is also the director of Security and Strategy Program (SSP) at GRIPS.
Senior Associte Member of ROLES
Yoko Iwama is Professor of National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS). She is also the director of Security and Strategy Program (SSP) at GRIPS.
Born in Kobe in year 1964, she graduated from Kyoto University in 1986 and earned her PhD in Law at the University. She was a student at the Free University of Berlin between 1989-1991.
Having served as Special Assistant of the Japanese Embassy in Germany (1998–2000), she joined GRIPS in 2000 and was appointed Professor in 2009. She is single with two children. Her specialty is international security and European diplomatic history centering on NATO, Germany, and nuclear strategy including nuclear sharing. She has served on numerous government committees and is a regular contributor to major newspapers.
Her publications include John Baylis and Yoko Iwama (eds.) Joining the Non-Proliferation Treaty: Deterrence, Non-Proliferation and the American Alliance, (Routledge 2018); Pascal Lottaz and Yoko Iwama (eds.) Neutral Europe and the Creation of the Nonproliferation Regime:1958-1968 (Routledge, 2024); Yoko Iwama (ed.) The Realities of Nuclear Sharing: NATO’s Experience and Japan (Shinzansha, 2023 in Japanese). She received the 2022 Inoki
Masamichi Prize of Japan Society for Security Studies for her book, The 1968 Global Nuclear Order and West Germany (Yuhikaku, 2021 in Japanese).
IKEDA, Akifumi
Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology (RCAST), The University of Tokyo
former President, Toyo Eiwa University
ROLES Senior Associate Member
former President, Toyo Eiwa University
ROLES Senior Associate Member
MURATA, Koji
Professor, Faculty of Law Department of Political Science, Doshisya University
Visiting Senior Fellow of RCAST of the University of Tokyo
ROLES Senior Associate Member
[日本語 Japanese]
Visiting Senior Fellow of RCAST of the University of Tokyo
ROLES Senior Associate Member
[日本語 Japanese]
HOSOYA, Yuichi
Professor in the Faculty of Law, Keio University
Senior Associate Member of ROLES
Senior Associate Member of ROLES
WATANAVE, Hidenori
Professor of Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies, The University of Tokyo
MONNAI, Yasuaki
Associate Professor of RCAST of the University of Tokyo
Yasuaki Monnai is an associate professor of Information and Somatics at the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology (RCAST) of the University of Tokyo, Japan. He received the B.E. degree in mathematical engineering and information physics and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in information physics and computing from the University of Tokyo in 2008, 2010, and 2013, respectively. From 2010 to 2011, he was a Visiting Scholar with the University of Kassel, Germany, and with the Philipps University of Marburg, Germany, in 2012. From 2015 to 2021, he was an Assistant Professor and Associate Professor with the Department of Applied Physics and Physico-Informatics, Keio University, Japan. In 2021, he joined RCAST where he was selected as the University’s Excellent Young Researcher that year. He received the Young Scientists' Award from the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) in 2023 and the Best Teaching Award of the Faculty of Engineering, the University of Tokyo, for Academic Year 2024. His research interest includes exploring wireless systems for interfacing humans and machines using terahertz waves and ultrasound.
Yasuaki Monnai is an associate professor of Information and Somatics at the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology (RCAST) of the University of Tokyo, Japan. He received the B.E. degree in mathematical engineering and information physics and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in information physics and computing from the University of Tokyo in 2008, 2010, and 2013, respectively. From 2010 to 2011, he was a Visiting Scholar with the University of Kassel, Germany, and with the Philipps University of Marburg, Germany, in 2012. From 2015 to 2021, he was an Assistant Professor and Associate Professor with the Department of Applied Physics and Physico-Informatics, Keio University, Japan. In 2021, he joined RCAST where he was selected as the University’s Excellent Young Researcher that year. He received the Young Scientists' Award from the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) in 2023 and the Best Teaching Award of the Faculty of Engineering, the University of Tokyo, for Academic Year 2024. His research interest includes exploring wireless systems for interfacing humans and machines using terahertz waves and ultrasound.
INAMI, Masahiko
Professor at RCAST of the University of Tokyo
Masahiko Inami is Professor of Information and Somatics at the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology (RCAST) of the University of Tokyo. He organized and directed the JIZAI Body project in ERATO that is funded by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST). Dr. Inami was appointed as professor at the Department of Information Physics and Computing, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology of the University of Tokyo in 2015, after working at the University of Electro-Communications and Keio University 2008-2015. Dr. Inami took up his current position as professor at the RCAST of the University of Tokyo in 2016.
His interests include body editing technology called "JIZAI", the Augmented Human, and entertainment engineering. He has received several awards, including TIME Magazine’s “Coolest Invention of the Year” award and the Young Scientist Award from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (MEXT).
He is also the co-representative of the Superhuman Sports Society, a director of the Information Processing Society of Japan, a director of the Virtual Reality Society of Japan, and a member of the Science Council of Japan. His latest book is called “Theory of JIZAI Body" (Springer, 2024).
He is concurrently teaching as Professor at Ochanomizu University since 2023 and has been Guest Professor at the Graduate School of Media Design of Keio University since 2015.
He is a senior associate member of the ROLES project in Research Group on Advanced Science/Technology and Security."
Masahiko Inami is Professor of Information and Somatics at the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology (RCAST) of the University of Tokyo. He organized and directed the JIZAI Body project in ERATO that is funded by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST). Dr. Inami was appointed as professor at the Department of Information Physics and Computing, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology of the University of Tokyo in 2015, after working at the University of Electro-Communications and Keio University 2008-2015. Dr. Inami took up his current position as professor at the RCAST of the University of Tokyo in 2016.
His interests include body editing technology called "JIZAI", the Augmented Human, and entertainment engineering. He has received several awards, including TIME Magazine’s “Coolest Invention of the Year” award and the Young Scientist Award from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (MEXT).
He is also the co-representative of the Superhuman Sports Society, a director of the Information Processing Society of Japan, a director of the Virtual Reality Society of Japan, and a member of the Science Council of Japan. His latest book is called “Theory of JIZAI Body" (Springer, 2024).
He is concurrently teaching as Professor at Ochanomizu University since 2023 and has been Guest Professor at the Graduate School of Media Design of Keio University since 2015.
He is a senior associate member of the ROLES project in Research Group on Advanced Science/Technology and Security."
Seyed Ali Alavi
Assistant Professor of SOAS, University of London
Co-Chair of the Centre for Iranian Studies of SOAS
Senior Associate Member of ROLES
Dr Seyed Ali Alavi is currently Assistant Professor of the College of Humanities of the SOAS, University of London and Co-Chair of the Centre for Iranian Studies of SOAS. He has devoted himsdelf to the rigorous exploration of Middle East Studies and Global Foreign Policy Analysis.
Dr Seyed Ali leads the MA Iranian Studies programme, a distinguished course of study uniquely available through the School of Languages, Cultures, and Linguistics at SOAS.
He is also teaching modules of a wide variety of topics at SOAS, such as Remapping Area Studies in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, alongside other courses on Iran: History, Culture, and Politics, Palestine Studies, and Decolonising Otherness.
For details, please see his biography, profile and published works on the SOAS website.
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Co-Chair of the Centre for Iranian Studies of SOAS
Senior Associate Member of ROLES
Dr Seyed Ali Alavi is currently Assistant Professor of the College of Humanities of the SOAS, University of London and Co-Chair of the Centre for Iranian Studies of SOAS. He has devoted himsdelf to the rigorous exploration of Middle East Studies and Global Foreign Policy Analysis.
Dr Seyed Ali leads the MA Iranian Studies programme, a distinguished course of study uniquely available through the School of Languages, Cultures, and Linguistics at SOAS.
He is also teaching modules of a wide variety of topics at SOAS, such as Remapping Area Studies in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, alongside other courses on Iran: History, Culture, and Politics, Palestine Studies, and Decolonising Otherness.
For details, please see his biography, profile and published works on the SOAS website.
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TOYAMA, Ayako
Associate Professor, the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Tsukuba
DELAMOTTE, Guibourg
Professor of Political Science at the French Institute of Oriental Studies (Inalco)
Visiting Senior Research Fellow, RCAST of the University of Tokyo
ROLES Senior Associate Member
Areas of Expertise:
Security and International Relations in Asia
Japanese Foreign and Defense Policies
Japanese Internal Politics and Political System
Guibourg was a Visiting Associate Professor at the Tokyo College of the University of Tokyo, from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022. Her in-person stay in Tokyo was from July to August 2022 and she gave an intensive lecture course at the Graduate School of Public Policy (GraSPP) of the University of Tokyo in early August.
Guibourg was Visiting Fellow of the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology (RCAST) of the University of Tokyo during her visit to Tokyo and participated in research activities and education at the Division of Religion and Global Security of RCAST and in particular ROLES (RCAST Open Laboratory for Emergence Strategies).
Since 2023, as a Full Professor at Inalco, she is concurrently Visiting Senior Research Fellow of RCAST and Associate Research Fellow of Tokyo College.
Her latest books are:
Le Japon, un leader discret - Eyrolles, 2023.
La Democratie au Japon, singuliere et universelle - ENS Ed. 2022.
The Abe Legacy. How Japan has been shaped by Abe Shinzo (coed. J. Brown, R. Dujarric) - Lexington, 2021.
Geopolitique et geoeconomie du monde contemporain. Puissance et conflits (coed. C. Tellenne) - La Decouverte, 2021.
Visiting Senior Research Fellow, RCAST of the University of Tokyo
ROLES Senior Associate Member
Areas of Expertise:
Security and International Relations in Asia
Japanese Foreign and Defense Policies
Japanese Internal Politics and Political System
Guibourg was a Visiting Associate Professor at the Tokyo College of the University of Tokyo, from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022. Her in-person stay in Tokyo was from July to August 2022 and she gave an intensive lecture course at the Graduate School of Public Policy (GraSPP) of the University of Tokyo in early August.
Guibourg was Visiting Fellow of the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology (RCAST) of the University of Tokyo during her visit to Tokyo and participated in research activities and education at the Division of Religion and Global Security of RCAST and in particular ROLES (RCAST Open Laboratory for Emergence Strategies).
Since 2023, as a Full Professor at Inalco, she is concurrently Visiting Senior Research Fellow of RCAST and Associate Research Fellow of Tokyo College.
Her latest books are:
Le Japon, un leader discret - Eyrolles, 2023.
La Democratie au Japon, singuliere et universelle - ENS Ed. 2022.
The Abe Legacy. How Japan has been shaped by Abe Shinzo (coed. J. Brown, R. Dujarric) - Lexington, 2021.
Geopolitique et geoeconomie du monde contemporain. Puissance et conflits (coed. C. Tellenne) - La Decouverte, 2021.
Satoshi Maeda
Senior Director at Kitamura Economic Security (KES)
Advisor to Cyber Defense Lab
Senior Associate Member of ROLES
Graduated from the Faculty of Law, University of Tokyo. Joined the Defense Agency (now the Ministry of Defense) in 1983. For approximately 40 years thereafter, he was involved in the formulation of national security policy at various ministries and agencies, including the Ministry of Defense, the Cabinet Secretariat, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and the National Police Agency. He has held positions such as First Secretary for Security Affairs at the Embassy of Japan in the United States, Counselor at the Security Bureau of the National Police Agency, Director of the Administrative Coordination Division of the Ministry of Defense, Spokesperson for the Ministry of Defense, Secretary to the Prime Minister, and Director-General of the Defense Policy Bureau of the Ministry of Defense. From August 2018, he served as Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (concurrently) Deputy Director-General of the National Security Secretariat (concurrently) Director-General of the National Cyber Security Center. In 2021, he was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Qatar and retired in December 2024.
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Advisor to Cyber Defense Lab
Senior Associate Member of ROLES
Graduated from the Faculty of Law, University of Tokyo. Joined the Defense Agency (now the Ministry of Defense) in 1983. For approximately 40 years thereafter, he was involved in the formulation of national security policy at various ministries and agencies, including the Ministry of Defense, the Cabinet Secretariat, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and the National Police Agency. He has held positions such as First Secretary for Security Affairs at the Embassy of Japan in the United States, Counselor at the Security Bureau of the National Police Agency, Director of the Administrative Coordination Division of the Ministry of Defense, Spokesperson for the Ministry of Defense, Secretary to the Prime Minister, and Director-General of the Defense Policy Bureau of the Ministry of Defense. From August 2018, he served as Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (concurrently) Deputy Director-General of the National Security Secretariat (concurrently) Director-General of the National Cyber Security Center. In 2021, he was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Qatar and retired in December 2024.
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IENAGA, Masaki
Associate Professor, School of Arts and Sciences, Tokyo Woman's Christian University
AOKI, Maki
Deputy-Director, Southeast Asian Studies Group I, Area Studies Center, Japan External Trade Organization, Institute of Developing Economies
TAKAHASHI, Masahide
Guest Research Fellow, Institute of Islamic Area Studies, Sophia University
Associate Member of ROLES
After working for MOFA and JICA as analyst, Mr. Takahashi took up the post of Senior Research Fellow at the Middle East Institute of Japan (MEIJ). Currently he works for a private energy corporation occasionally stationed in the Gulf.
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Associate Member of ROLES
After working for MOFA and JICA as analyst, Mr. Takahashi took up the post of Senior Research Fellow at the Middle East Institute of Japan (MEIJ). Currently he works for a private energy corporation occasionally stationed in the Gulf.
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MACHIDORI, Satoshi
Professor, Graduate School of Law, Kyoto University
He holds a Ph.D. from the Graduate School of Law, Kyoto University, Japan
He holds a Ph.D. from the Graduate School of Law, Kyoto University, Japan
ABE, Toshiya
Visiting Research Fellow of RCAST
Senior Associate Member of ROLES
Senior Associate Member of ROLES
IWASE, Noboru
Energy Analyst
Representative Manager of Friday Forum
Senior Associate Member of ROLES
Representative Manager of Friday Forum
Senior Associate Member of ROLES
Takuya Murakami
President/Senior Fellow of the Institute for Middle East Strategic Studies
ROLES Associate Member
He is a desciplined analyst on Gulf and Middle Eastern international affairs and security in the region.
After working as analyst in several governmental and private corporations including Research Fellow of the Middle East Institute of Japan (MEIJ) and Senior Research Analyst at Mitsubishi Corporation in Dubai. He established his own firm, the Institute for Middle East Strategic Studies which provides information analysis on the geopolitical situation in the Middle East to government agencies and corporations.
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ROLES Associate Member
He is a desciplined analyst on Gulf and Middle Eastern international affairs and security in the region.
After working as analyst in several governmental and private corporations including Research Fellow of the Middle East Institute of Japan (MEIJ) and Senior Research Analyst at Mitsubishi Corporation in Dubai. He established his own firm, the Institute for Middle East Strategic Studies which provides information analysis on the geopolitical situation in the Middle East to government agencies and corporations.
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IMAI, Kohei
Research Fellow, Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization
HAMA, Yukiko
Associate Professor, Graduate School of International Relations, University of Shizuoka
Assistant Professor, Department of International Relations, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Tsuda College; Research Fellow, Institute of International Relations, Tsuda College; Visiting Fellow, Davis Centre, Harvard University; Research Fellow, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University before assuming her current position in 2019.
Areas of expertise.
International politics, history of international relations, Russian area studies
Main research themes
Russia's Eurasian identity
The phenomenon of geopolitical 'resurgence' in emerging economies
Cultural Cold War theory
Assistant Professor, Department of International Relations, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Tsuda College; Research Fellow, Institute of International Relations, Tsuda College; Visiting Fellow, Davis Centre, Harvard University; Research Fellow, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University before assuming her current position in 2019.
Areas of expertise.
International politics, history of international relations, Russian area studies
Main research themes
Russia's Eurasian identity
The phenomenon of geopolitical 'resurgence' in emerging economies
Cultural Cold War theory
KOBAYASHI, Amane
Associate Professor of Musashino University Faculty of Data Science
Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Mediation Support
Amane KOBAYASHI, Ph.D. is Associate Professor of Musashino University in its Faculty of Data Science and concurrently a Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Mediation Support.
He was Senior Researcher at the Institute of Energy Economics, Japan (IEEJ). His expertise includes the politics and security of the Middle East and North Africa with a special focus on Libya, as well as regional energy geopolitics. From 2021 to 2023, He served as Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of Japan in Libya. He has previously held research positions at the Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA), the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), and Keio University. He holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in Media and Governance from Keio University, Japan.
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Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Mediation Support
Amane KOBAYASHI, Ph.D. is Associate Professor of Musashino University in its Faculty of Data Science and concurrently a Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Mediation Support.
He was Senior Researcher at the Institute of Energy Economics, Japan (IEEJ). His expertise includes the politics and security of the Middle East and North Africa with a special focus on Libya, as well as regional energy geopolitics. From 2021 to 2023, He served as Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of Japan in Libya. He has previously held research positions at the Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA), the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), and Keio University. He holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in Media and Governance from Keio University, Japan.
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MATSUMOTO, Saho
Professor, College of International Relations, Nihon University
SUZUKI, Takashi
Professor, Ph.D.
The Institute for Oriental Studies, Daito Bunka University (Tokyo, Japan)
Takashi Suzuki is a professor at Daito Bunka University. He specializes in Chinese politics, especially domestic trends. He received his Ph.D. degree from Keio University in Japan. Before current position, he worked at The Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA) as a research fellow and Aichi Prefectural University as an associate professor on the Chinese politics and its foreign policy. He was also a visiting researcher at the Russian National University of St. Petersburg.
Dr. Suzuki’s current research interests include Xi Jinping’s personal study, the future prospect for Xi era, and Sino-Russian relations. Using a lot of PRC’s internal resources 内部資料, he just finished writing a book on Xi’s personal history, political career and his leadership style. The book written in Japanese will be soon published by the University of Tokyo Press in 2024. He has published many articles and books. His book, titled The Rule and Power of the Chinese Communist Party in the 21st Century (in Japanese, 2012) was received Award for the Promotion of Studies on Developing Countries of IDE-JETRO. And he is a co-author of Xi Jinping’s China (The University of Tokyo Press, 2023); Governance and Peace in Asia (Yushindo, 2023) etc.
Details for his publications and research and educational activities are consulted from his researchmap page.
The Institute for Oriental Studies, Daito Bunka University (Tokyo, Japan)
Takashi Suzuki is a professor at Daito Bunka University. He specializes in Chinese politics, especially domestic trends. He received his Ph.D. degree from Keio University in Japan. Before current position, he worked at The Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA) as a research fellow and Aichi Prefectural University as an associate professor on the Chinese politics and its foreign policy. He was also a visiting researcher at the Russian National University of St. Petersburg.
Dr. Suzuki’s current research interests include Xi Jinping’s personal study, the future prospect for Xi era, and Sino-Russian relations. Using a lot of PRC’s internal resources 内部資料, he just finished writing a book on Xi’s personal history, political career and his leadership style. The book written in Japanese will be soon published by the University of Tokyo Press in 2024. He has published many articles and books. His book, titled The Rule and Power of the Chinese Communist Party in the 21st Century (in Japanese, 2012) was received Award for the Promotion of Studies on Developing Countries of IDE-JETRO. And he is a co-author of Xi Jinping’s China (The University of Tokyo Press, 2023); Governance and Peace in Asia (Yushindo, 2023) etc.
Details for his publications and research and educational activities are consulted from his researchmap page.
YAMADA, Masahiro
Professor, School of Law and Politics Department of Political Science, Kwansei Gakuin University
HATTORI, Michitaka
Professor of Laboratory of Slavic-Eurasian Studies, Hokkaido University
Specialises in the economic and political situation in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and other countries of the former Soviet Union.
After working as an expert researcher at the Embassy of Japan in the Republic of Belarus and as the director of the Russian NIS Trade Association and the Russian NIS Institute, he has been in his current position since October 2022.
Specialises in the economic and political situation in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and other countries of the former Soviet Union.
After working as an expert researcher at the Embassy of Japan in the Republic of Belarus and as the director of the Russian NIS Trade Association and the Russian NIS Institute, he has been in his current position since October 2022.
YAMAZOE, Hiroshi
Head of America, Europe, and Russia Division, Regional Studies Department, National Institute for Defense Studies
Specialised in politics and security in Russia and the former Soviet Union regions.
Specialised in politics and security in Russia and the former Soviet Union regions.
MATSUDA, Yasuhiro
Professor, Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, The University of Tokyo
YAMAGUCHI, Shinji
Shinji YAMAGUCHI is a Senior Research Fellow in the Regional Studies Department of the National Institute for Defense Studies (NIDS), Ministry of Defense, Japan, located in Tokyo, and was a Visiting Scholar at Sigur Center for Asian Studies of George Washington University. He specializes in Chinese politics, China’s security policy, and contemporary Chinese history. He earned his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. from Keio University. His publications include “Strategies of China’s Maritime Actors in the South China Sea: A Coordinated Plan under the Leadership of Xi Jinping?” China Perspective, 2016 No.3, (October 2016), pp.23-31; Mou Takuto no Kyokoku ka Senryaku (Mao’s Grand Strategy to Build Strong Country) (Keio University Press, 2021, winner of the 34th Mainichi Shimbun Asia Pacific Grand Prix Award). He is a co-author of the NIDS China Security Report 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2023.
OKAMOTO, Takashi
Professor, Faculty of Education and Integrated Arts and Sciences, School of Education of Waseda University
MATSUZAKI, Hideya
Associate Professor, Faculty of Liberal Arts Department of International and Cultural Studies, Tsuda College
OHMURA, Hirotaka
Hirotaka Ohmura
Associate Professor, Department of Social Systems, Faculty of Economics, Shiga University (since October 2014)
Previous Positions:
April 2011 – September 2014: Lecturer, Faculty of Economics, Shiga University
Research Specializations:
National identity in the context of civil wars
Voter behavior during crises, such as the "rally 'round the flag effect"
Associate Professor, Department of Social Systems, Faculty of Economics, Shiga University (since October 2014)
Previous Positions:
April 2011 – September 2014: Lecturer, Faculty of Economics, Shiga University
Research Specializations:
National identity in the context of civil wars
Voter behavior during crises, such as the "rally 'round the flag effect"
HONNA, Jun
Professor, Ritsumeikan University
GOROKU, Tsuyoshi
Associate Professor, Faculty of International Politics and Economics, Department of International Politics and Economics, Nishogakusha University
Specialised in the history of US-European relations and European security.
Assistant Professor at Keio University Graduate School of Law (research fellowship), researcher at EU Studies Institute in Tokyo (EUSI) (stay in Ukraine), part-time lecturer at the Maritime Self-Defence Force Staff College, before becoming a full-time lecturer at the Faculty of International Politics and Economics, Nishimatsu Gakusha University (2017-2022), current position from April 2022. . He is also a visiting researcher at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) (2017-) and a research member of the Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA) (2017-).
Specialised in the history of US-European relations and European security.
Assistant Professor at Keio University Graduate School of Law (research fellowship), researcher at EU Studies Institute in Tokyo (EUSI) (stay in Ukraine), part-time lecturer at the Maritime Self-Defence Force Staff College, before becoming a full-time lecturer at the Faculty of International Politics and Economics, Nishimatsu Gakusha University (2017-2022), current position from April 2022. . He is also a visiting researcher at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) (2017-) and a research member of the Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA) (2017-).
KUSAKA, Wataru
Professor at the Institute of Global Studies of Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
OKAMOTO, Masaaki
Professor, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University
NAKANISHI, Yoshihiro
Professor, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University
AKIMOVA, Olena
Education: National Technical University of Ukraine "Kyiv Polytechnic Institute"
(now - KPI named after Igor Sikorskyi), Faculty of Sociology, speciality "administrative management" and an Honors degree. Faculty of Sociology, postgraduate, speciality
"philosophy".
Career: She has teaching experience at the "Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute" from 2016 to present at the Department of Management Theory and Practice, Department of Philosophy and Department of Sociology and Law, KPI.
Areas of Interests: Higher Education
- Policy Analysis
- Public governance
- Sustainability
- Information Society
Some of her publications include Improvement of Ways of Human Capital Development as a Factor of Increase Mobilization Potential of Ukraine: Monograph, Management in the sphere of education and science to ensure the sustainable development of the state and regions. She has over 50 scientific publications and co-authors, 11 collective publications and 14 articles.
SAITO, Jun
Research Fellow, Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization
SUZUKI, Hitoshi
Visigint Researcher at the Toyo Bunko
Former Chief Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization
Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization
Former Chief Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization
Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization
HIGASHINO, Atsuko
Professor, Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences
Specialised in international relations theory, European international politics, EU Eastern enlargement and external relations.
Specialised in international relations theory, European international politics, EU Eastern enlargement and external relations.
KAKIZAKI, Masaki
Professor, Temple University Japan Campus
HASEGAWA, Takeyuki
PhD in Historical Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Letters, Tohoku University.
After working as a JSPS Research Fellow PD, he has been in his current position since 2018.
Specialises in contemporary Russian politics and diplomacy.
After working as a JSPS Research Fellow PD, he has been in his current position since 2018.
Specialises in contemporary Russian politics and diplomacy.
SUZUKI, Kazuto
Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy, The University of Tokyo
From 2000 to 2008, he worked as an associate professor at the School of International and Comprehensive Studies, University of Tsukuba. From 2008, he was an associate professor at Hokkaido University's School of Public Policy before being appointed professor in 2011. 2012-2013: visiting fellow at Princeton University's Institute of International and Area Studies; from 2013-2015: member of the UN Security Council Panel of Experts on Iran Sanctions; from 2020: current position. Participated in the Panel of Experts; in his current position since 2020.
From 2000 to 2008, he worked as an associate professor at the School of International and Comprehensive Studies, University of Tsukuba. From 2008, he was an associate professor at Hokkaido University's School of Public Policy before being appointed professor in 2011. 2012-2013: visiting fellow at Princeton University's Institute of International and Area Studies; from 2013-2015: member of the UN Security Council Panel of Experts on Iran Sanctions; from 2020: current position. Participated in the Panel of Experts; in his current position since 2020.
KOMIYAMA, Koichiro
Visiting Scholar, Keio University Global Research Institute
He specialises in cybersecurity and global governance, and has worked for the JPCERT Coordination Centre since 2006 in international incident response and coordination. PhD (Policy and Media)
He specialises in cybersecurity and global governance, and has worked for the JPCERT Coordination Centre since 2006 in international incident response and coordination. PhD (Policy and Media)
IKEMIYAGI, Yoko
JSPS Research Fellowship for Young Scientists
YOSHIZAKI, Tomonori
He was Vice President for Academic Affairs of Japan MoD’s National Institute for Defence Studies (NIDS). At NIDS, He was Director of Policy Simulation (2015-22), and Director of Security Studies Department (2011-2015) at NIDS. He has been regularly attending NATO Defence College Conference of Commandants (COC), and ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Meeting of Head of National Defense Universities/Colleges/Institutions. He is currently a visiting professor/lecture at Self-Defence Forces Staff Colleges, Tokyo University for Foreign Studies, and National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS). Previously, he was an assistant director of Office of Strategic Studies of MoD, a visiting scholar at Kings College London, and Hudson Institute; His areas of expertise include alliance management, European security and NATO, Japan’s security policy and peace operations.
TAKENAKA, Harukata
Harukata Takenaka
Entered the Ministry of Finance in 1993.
Secretariat of the Central Ministries and Agencies Reform Promotion Headquarters in 1998.
Appointed as Associate Professor at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) in 1999.
the Shorenstein Postdoctoral Fellowship ,Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, Stanford University (2003–2004).
Director of the Policy Information Research Center and Director of the Library, GRIPS (2004–2006).
Promoted to Associate Professor under the revised School Education Act, GRIPS (2007).
Professor at GRIPS since 2010 (current position).
Entered the Ministry of Finance in 1993.
Secretariat of the Central Ministries and Agencies Reform Promotion Headquarters in 1998.
Appointed as Associate Professor at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) in 1999.
the Shorenstein Postdoctoral Fellowship ,Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, Stanford University (2003–2004).
Director of the Policy Information Research Center and Director of the Library, GRIPS (2004–2006).
Promoted to Associate Professor under the revised School Education Act, GRIPS (2007).
Professor at GRIPS since 2010 (current position).
GUJITA, Goro
Assistant Professor(non-tenure-track), Graduate School of Political Science, Waseda University
AKIYAMA, Nobumasa
Professor, Graduate School of Law, Hitotsubashi University
OHMURA, Hanako
Hanako Ohmura is the professor of the Graduate School of Law, Kyoto University.
HIKOYA, Takako
Professor, Center for Global Education, The University of Tokyo
She specializes in Civil-Military Relations, Japanese Politics, Foreign Policy, and Security Policy
Academic Positions:
1995–1999: Assistant Professor, Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University
1999–2017: Lecturer and Associate Professor, Department of Public Policy, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, National Defense Academy of Japan
2016–2021: The Gerald L. Curtis Associate Professor of Modern Japanese Politics and Foreign Policy at Columbia University
2021-2025: Professor at Gakushuin University International Centre
2025- : Professor, Center for Global Education, The University of Tokyo
She specializes in Civil-Military Relations, Japanese Politics, Foreign Policy, and Security Policy
Academic Positions:
1995–1999: Assistant Professor, Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University
1999–2017: Lecturer and Associate Professor, Department of Public Policy, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, National Defense Academy of Japan
2016–2021: The Gerald L. Curtis Associate Professor of Modern Japanese Politics and Foreign Policy at Columbia University
2021-2025: Professor at Gakushuin University International Centre
2025- : Professor, Center for Global Education, The University of Tokyo
SHINODA, Hideaki
Professor, Graduate School of Global Studies, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
Director, Hiroshima Peacebuilders Center (HPC)
Visiting Senior Research Fellow, RCAST of the University of Tokyo
ROLES Senior Associate Member
Education:
PhD in International Relations, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), University of London, UK (1998), MA in Political Science, Waseda University, Japan (1993), BA, Waseda University, Japan (1991).
Director, Hiroshima Peacebuilders Center (HPC)
Visiting Senior Research Fellow, RCAST of the University of Tokyo
ROLES Senior Associate Member
Education:
PhD in International Relations, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), University of London, UK (1998), MA in Political Science, Waseda University, Japan (1993), BA, Waseda University, Japan (1991).
Professional Positions:
After working as a part-time teacher at LSE and Keele University, he took a research fellow position at the Institute for Peace Science of Hiroshima University, where he became Associate Professor. Then, he took the current position at the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies in 2013. He has been a visiting scholar at the Lauterpacht Research Centre for International Law, Cambridge University (2000) and at the Center for the Study of Human Rights, Columbia University (2002). He was Visiting Professional at the International Criminal Court (2017).
After working as a part-time teacher at LSE and Keele University, he took a research fellow position at the Institute for Peace Science of Hiroshima University, where he became Associate Professor. Then, he took the current position at the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies in 2013. He has been a visiting scholar at the Lauterpacht Research Centre for International Law, Cambridge University (2000) and at the Center for the Study of Human Rights, Columbia University (2002). He was Visiting Professional at the International Criminal Court (2017).
Publications:
He is the author of many books and articles including Partnership Peace Operations: UN and Regional Organizations in Multiple Layers of International Security (Routledge, 2024). He has received academic awards including Osaragi Jiro Rondan Award of Asahi Newspaper (2003), Suntory Academic Award (2012), Yomiuri Yoshino Sakuzo Award of Yomiuri Newspaper (2017).
He is the author of many books and articles including Partnership Peace Operations: UN and Regional Organizations in Multiple Layers of International Security (Routledge, 2024). He has received academic awards including Osaragi Jiro Rondan Award of Asahi Newspaper (2003), Suntory Academic Award (2012), Yomiuri Yoshino Sakuzo Award of Yomiuri Newspaper (2017).
NAKAJIMA, Takuma
Kyushu University, Doctor of Law
Kyushu University Faculty of Law Department of Political Science Professor
April 2019–March 2023: Associate Professor, Kyushu University, Faculty of Law
April 2011–March 2019: Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Ryukoku University
April 2009–March 2011: Research Fellow, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
Kyushu University Faculty of Law Department of Political Science Professor
April 2019–March 2023: Associate Professor, Kyushu University, Faculty of Law
April 2011–March 2019: Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Ryukoku University
April 2009–March 2011: Research Fellow, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
SATAKE, Tomohiko
Associate Professor, School of International Politics, Economics and Communication Department of International Politics, Aoyama Gakuin University
OBA, Mie
Professor, Kanagawa University
OGUSHI, Atsushi
Professor, Faculty of Law, Department of Political Science
Specialised in Humanities and Sociology / Political Science / Politics of former Soviet states, particularly Russia.
Specialised in Humanities and Sociology / Political Science / Politics of former Soviet states, particularly Russia.
BERKSHIRE MILLER, Jonathan
Jonathan is Director of the Foreign Affairs, National
Security, and Defence program at the Ottawa-based Macdonald Laurier Institute. He is also concurrently a senior fellow with the Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA) and senior fellow on East Asia for the Tokyo-based Asian Forum Japan. Miller also is the Director and co-founder of the Council on International Policy. He also holds appointments as Canada’s ASEAN Regional Forum Expert and Eminent Person (EEP) and as a Responsible Leader for the BMW Foundation. Previously, he was an international affairs fellow with the Council on Foreign Relations, based in Tokyo. Other former appointments and roles include terms as a Distinguished Fellow with the Asia-Pacific Foundation of Canada, and Senior Fellow on East Asia for the New York-based EastWest Institute.
Miller also held a fellowship on Japan with the Pacific Forum CSIS from 2013-16, and has held a number of other visiting fellowships on Asian security matters, including at JIIA and the National Institute of Defense Studies (Ministry of Defense - Japan). In addition, Miller previously spent nearly a decade working on economic and security issues related to Asia with the Canadian federal government and worked both with the foreign ministry and the security community. He regularly attends track 1.5 and track 2 dialogues in the region and lectures to universities, think-tanks, corporations and others across the Asia-Pacific region on security and defense issues. He regularly consults, provides advice and presents to the private sector, multilateral organizations and governments on regional geopolitics.
Jonathan is a regular contributor to several journals, magazines and newspapers on Asia-Pacific security issues including The Economist Intelligence Unit, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy and Nikkei Asian Review. He has also published widely in other outlets including Forbes, Newsweek Japan, the Globe and Mail, the World Affairs Journal, the Japan Times, the Mainichi Shimbun, the ASAN Forum, Jane’s Intelligence Review and Global Asia. Miller has been interviewed and quoted on regional security issues across a wide range of media including the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, Reuters, CNN, CNBC, Bloomberg, Le Monde, Nikkei, the Japan Times, Asahi Shimbun, the Voice of America, the Globe and Mail, CBC, CTV and ABC news.
Research interests: Indo-Pacific security; strategic competition; 5EYES and 5EYES plus engagement in region; intelligence cooperation; US-Japan-ROK; ASEAN; emerging technologies; economic security; supply chain resilience
Security, and Defence program at the Ottawa-based Macdonald Laurier Institute. He is also concurrently a senior fellow with the Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA) and senior fellow on East Asia for the Tokyo-based Asian Forum Japan. Miller also is the Director and co-founder of the Council on International Policy. He also holds appointments as Canada’s ASEAN Regional Forum Expert and Eminent Person (EEP) and as a Responsible Leader for the BMW Foundation. Previously, he was an international affairs fellow with the Council on Foreign Relations, based in Tokyo. Other former appointments and roles include terms as a Distinguished Fellow with the Asia-Pacific Foundation of Canada, and Senior Fellow on East Asia for the New York-based EastWest Institute.
Miller also held a fellowship on Japan with the Pacific Forum CSIS from 2013-16, and has held a number of other visiting fellowships on Asian security matters, including at JIIA and the National Institute of Defense Studies (Ministry of Defense - Japan). In addition, Miller previously spent nearly a decade working on economic and security issues related to Asia with the Canadian federal government and worked both with the foreign ministry and the security community. He regularly attends track 1.5 and track 2 dialogues in the region and lectures to universities, think-tanks, corporations and others across the Asia-Pacific region on security and defense issues. He regularly consults, provides advice and presents to the private sector, multilateral organizations and governments on regional geopolitics.
Jonathan is a regular contributor to several journals, magazines and newspapers on Asia-Pacific security issues including The Economist Intelligence Unit, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy and Nikkei Asian Review. He has also published widely in other outlets including Forbes, Newsweek Japan, the Globe and Mail, the World Affairs Journal, the Japan Times, the Mainichi Shimbun, the ASAN Forum, Jane’s Intelligence Review and Global Asia. Miller has been interviewed and quoted on regional security issues across a wide range of media including the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, Reuters, CNN, CNBC, Bloomberg, Le Monde, Nikkei, the Japan Times, Asahi Shimbun, the Voice of America, the Globe and Mail, CBC, CTV and ABC news.
Research interests: Indo-Pacific security; strategic competition; 5EYES and 5EYES plus engagement in region; intelligence cooperation; US-Japan-ROK; ASEAN; emerging technologies; economic security; supply chain resilience
PERGA, Iurii
Education: Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, postgraduate study of National Technical University of Ukraine "Kyiv Polytechnic Institute" Wroclaw University Candidate of Historical Sciences and internship with the University of Warsaw, Bergen-Belsen Memorial, and Vytautas Magnus University.
Interests: Ukrainian-Polish relations in the first half of the twentieth century; history of ICT development in the EU
Publications: author of 20+ scientific publications
MAESHIRO, Takuya
Project Assistant Professor, Center for Co-Design, Osaka University
HAMASUNA, Takahiro
Assistant Professor(without tenure), Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute for Advanced Social Sciences, Waseda University
NISHIMURA, Masahiko
Researcher. International Research Center for Japanese Studies
SHETLER-JONES, Philip
Education: University of Sheffield, UK National Institute of Japanese studies, PhD
Career: various positions at Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) , Chatham House, World Economic Forum (WEF) , OSCE Special Monitoring Mission, Ukraine, EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM) Georgia, UK Stabilisation Unit, ASEAN Regional Forum, NATO Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers, Europe (SHAPE), European External Action Service (EEAS), United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations, United Nations Mission in Sudan, UNPROFOR, IFOR.
ASADA, Masafumi
Associate Professor, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Iwate University
International politics between the USSR and East Asia.
International politics between the USSR and East Asia.
MORI, Satoru
Professor, Faculty of Law, Keio University
HARADA, Daisuke
Project Director, Research and Analysis Department, Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC)
Diplomacy and security, international, nuclear and energy
Diplomacy and security, international, nuclear and energy
ISHCHENKO, Anna Mykolayivna
Education: obtained a Bachelor's degree at the National Technical University of Ukraine, Faculty of Sociology—postgraduate study in philosophy of education at National Technical University of Ukraine, faculty of sociology and law. Anna Mykolayivna Ischenko has a strong sociology background and extensive field experience, including a diverse range of research interests and practical activities. Her work in applied sociology, human capital development, and education philosophy demonstrates her commitment to contributing to the field of sociology and society at large.
Education: Bachelor's degree National Technical University of Ukraine "Kyiv Polytechnic Institute" (Kyiv), Faculty of Sociology Specialty "Sociology."
Career: has had an internship at Masaryk University Training Week (MUST Week) under the Erasmus+ program, Scientific and Practical Seminar: "Qualitative Methods in Sociological Research" (Higher School of Sociology at the Institute of Sociology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine) and currently the Director of the Scientific Research Center of Applied Sociology "Sotsioplus",
Field of Scientific Interests:
Applied Sociology
Factors of Formation and Development of Human Capital
Philosophy of Education
Expert Research Methods
Publications: Some of her publications include: "Formation of a Positive Image of a Female Manager in the Civil Service" (co-authored with A. A. Melnychenko, O. A. Akimova, and others) - Published by the Center for Adaptation of the Civil Service to the Standards of the European Union.
"Foresight of the Development of the Defense-Industrial Complex of Ukraine in the Time Horizon of 2021–2030" (as the Scientific Project Manager) - Published by the National Technical University of Ukraine "Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute" and many other titles.
MATSUO, Go
Managing Director, Energy Economics and Society Research Institute LLC
After participating in student entrepreneurship, he joined ELEX Corporation in 2012. He worked in the Sales Department and Corporate Planning Department, where he was in charge of building the agency system, responding to the simultaneous equivalence of planned values in 2016, VPP business research and system liaison. After working for ABeam Consulting Ltd, where he was in charge of research and business support for domestic and international power markets and systems, he joined DeNA Co. in 2019. He continued to be in charge of research on domestic and international electricity markets and systems, and was also involved in the development of distributed power supply projects.He has been in his current position since March 2021.He is a member of CIGRE, a regular member of the Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan, a member of the Public Utilities Society and the Energy and Resources Society.
After participating in student entrepreneurship, he joined ELEX Corporation in 2012. He worked in the Sales Department and Corporate Planning Department, where he was in charge of building the agency system, responding to the simultaneous equivalence of planned values in 2016, VPP business research and system liaison. After working for ABeam Consulting Ltd, where he was in charge of research and business support for domestic and international power markets and systems, he joined DeNA Co. in 2019. He continued to be in charge of research on domestic and international electricity markets and systems, and was also involved in the development of distributed power supply projects.He has been in his current position since March 2021.He is a member of CIGRE, a regular member of the Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan, a member of the Public Utilities Society and the Energy and Resources Society.
PAVLO, Fedorchenko-Kutuyev
Education: Habilitation (Doctor of Sciences) in Sociology, Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University (2005), Master of Public Administration, Institute of Public Administration and Local Government, Cabinet of Ministers, Ukraine, with a major in Law and Politics (1995), Kandydat Nauk (Ph.D.) in Sociology, Institute of Sociology at the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (1994), Ph.D. Candidate in Sociology, Kyiv State University of Economics (1993-1994), Diploma of Higher Education (MA) in Sociology with the highest distinction (summa cum laude), Taras Shevchenko Kyiv University (1993).
Career: Professor of Sociology, Sociology Department Chair, and Visiting Scholar at esteemed institutions in Ukraine and abroad. His career highlights include: Professor of Sociology and Sociology Department Chair, Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute (2013-Present), Visiting Scholar at prestigious institutions such as Stanford University (USA), University of Tokyo (Japan), St. John's College (Oxford University, UK), and others. Deputy Editor-in-Chief of KPI Journal of Sociology, Political Science, and Law (2013-Present), Executive Director of the Center for Comparative Politics, a Ukrainian non-governmental think tank (1993-1999).
Areas of Specialties: History of Sociology, Historical Sociology, Contemporary sociological theory, Sociology of development and modernization, Political Sociology, Conflict Resolution
Some publications: he has published some teaching manuals and 75 textbooks and articles.
TSURUOKA, Michito
Education: Keio University Faculty of Law, Georgetown University's graduate school and Georgetown University's graduate school, PhD in War Studies, King's College London
Areas of Expertise: International security, European politics, NATO; European integration, European politics, international security, NATO, the EU, nuclear policy, extended deterrence, and defence diplomacy.
Career: Specialist researcher at the Japanese Embassy in Belgium at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (in charge of NATO, researcher at the GMF (German et al.), Instructor at the National Institute for Defense Studies at the Ministry of Defense from 2009 to 2017, multilateral security in the Asia-Pacific International Policy Division of the Defense Policy Bureau at the Ministry of Defense (Defense Department), in charge of, particularly ADMM Plus (Expanded ASEAN Defense Ministers Meeting, visiting researcher at RUSI (Royal Institute for Defense and Security Studies). Concurrently serves as a senior researcher at the Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research.
OKABE, Yoshihiko
Education: Doctor of Philosophy in History Chubu University2021/09/30
Doctor of Philosophy in Economics Kobe Gakuin University2015/03
Research Areas: Humanities & Social Sciences Economic history Ukrainian Studies
Humanities & Social Sciences Historical studies in general
Research Interests
General studies of Ukraine
Ukraine Political economy of Ukraine
Ukrainian diaspora in Manchuria Harbin
Mohammed Soliman
Director at McLarty Associates
Senior Fellow at the Middle East Institute
Senior Associate Member of ROLES
Mohammed Soliman is a director at McLarty Associates and a senior fellow at the Middle East Institute. A trained engineer, Mr. Soliman works on strategic and policy issues at the intersection of technology, artificial intelligence, finance, and energy in emerging markets. He is the author of West Asia: A New American Grand Strategy in the Middle East (Polity Press, 2026). Soliman also serves as a non-resident senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute and a visiting fellow with the National Security Program at Third Way. On X: @thisissoliman
[日本語 Japanese]
Senior Fellow at the Middle East Institute
Senior Associate Member of ROLES
Mohammed Soliman is a director at McLarty Associates and a senior fellow at the Middle East Institute. A trained engineer, Mr. Soliman works on strategic and policy issues at the intersection of technology, artificial intelligence, finance, and energy in emerging markets. He is the author of West Asia: A New American Grand Strategy in the Middle East (Polity Press, 2026). Soliman also serves as a non-resident senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute and a visiting fellow with the National Security Program at Third Way. On X: @thisissoliman
[日本語 Japanese]
MIYAMOTO, Satoru
Professor, Faculty of Political Science & Economics, Seigakuin University
Visiting Senior Fellow, RCAST of the University of Tokyo
Senior Associate Member, ROLES
Visiting Senior Fellow, RCAST of the University of Tokyo
Senior Associate Member, ROLES
TERAOKA, Ayumi
Postdoctoral research scholar in the Weatherhead East Asian Institute at Columbia University
NAKAMURA, Masaki
Areas of specialization: Mongolian constitutional history, comparative law, and legal history
LOTTAZ, Pascal
Associate Professor, Kyoto University
Dr. Pascal Lottaz is an Associate Professor at Kyoto University where he investigates neutrality in international relations and directs the research network neutralitystudies.com. He received his MA and PhD from the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) and previously researched and taught at Waseda University and Temple University (Japan Campus). His recent books include Sweden, Japan, and the Long Second World War (Routledge, 2022), Neutral Beyond the Cold: Neutral States and the Post-Cold War International System (Lexington Books, 2022), and Notions of Neutralities (Lexington Books, 2019). He also wrote articles on “Neutrality Studies” for Oxford Encyclopedia and “The Politics and Diplomacy of Neutrality” for Oxford Bibliography. He can be followed on
youtube.: youtube.com/@neutralitystudies.
Dr. Pascal Lottaz is an Associate Professor at Kyoto University where he investigates neutrality in international relations and directs the research network neutralitystudies.com. He received his MA and PhD from the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) and previously researched and taught at Waseda University and Temple University (Japan Campus). His recent books include Sweden, Japan, and the Long Second World War (Routledge, 2022), Neutral Beyond the Cold: Neutral States and the Post-Cold War International System (Lexington Books, 2022), and Notions of Neutralities (Lexington Books, 2019). He also wrote articles on “Neutrality Studies” for Oxford Encyclopedia and “The Politics and Diplomacy of Neutrality” for Oxford Bibliography. He can be followed on
youtube.: youtube.com/@neutralitystudies.
KUWAHARA, Naoko
Associate Professor, Iwate Prefectural University
Current Faculty Position
・ Iwate Prefectural University, Faculty of Policy Studies, Japan [Sep 2021-present]
Tenured Associate Professor of International Development. Teach International Development,Law and Practice, International Development Seminar.
Education
・ Iwate Prefectural University, Faculty of Policy Studies, Japan [Sep 2021-present]
Tenured Associate Professor of International Development. Teach International Development,Law and Practice, International Development Seminar.
・ Ph.D., Graduate School of International Development, University of Nagoya, Japan, 2005
・ LL.M., Faculty of Law, University of Malaya, Malaysia, 2007
・ M.A., Graduate School of International Development, University of Nagoya, Japan, 1996
・ Diploma in Communicative Arabic, SOAS, University of London, 2004
Recent Publications
◯Articles and Book Chapters
・ “Constitutional Politics Affecting Religious Minorities under Constitutionalization of Islam after the Iraq War”, The Journal of Sophia Asian Studies, No. 39, 2021, pp. 117-135.
Recent Publications
◯Articles and Book Chapters
・ “Constitutional Politics Affecting Religious Minorities under Constitutionalization of Islam after the Iraq War”, The Journal of Sophia Asian Studies, No. 39, 2021, pp. 117-135.
・ “Malaysian Constitution” in Masanori Aikyo et al. (eds.), Collection of Asian Constitutions, new edition, Akashi-Shoten, 2021, pp. 509-626.
・ “Singapore Constitution” in Masanori Aikyo et al. (eds.), Collection of Asian Constitutions, new edition, Akashi-Shoten, 2021, pp.867-972.
・“Legal Assistance Projects toward ‘Poverty’ Reduction: Human Rights Based Approach and Catalyst of Market Economy Approach” in Naoko Kuwahara et al. (eds.) Legal Assistance Project in Plural Legal World, Junposha, 2021, pp. 69-155.
・ “International Development and Islamic Law” in Naoko Kuwahara et al. (eds.) Legal Assistance Project in Plural Legal World, Junposha, 2021, pp.361-388.
・ “Making Islamic Finance as Intellectual Activity of Jurist: ‘Just’ Trade under the God’s Law”, Hogaku-Kyoshitsu, No.495, 2021, pp.4-7.
ALISHER, Umirdinov
Professor, Nagoya University of Economics
MASUO, Chisako
Professor, Kyushu University
Chisako T. MASUO is a Professor of international relations at the Faculty of Social and Cultural Studies, Kyushu University and an Adjunct Fellow at the Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA), who focuses on Chinese foreign and maritime policies.
Chisako T. MASUO is a Professor of international relations at the Faculty of Social and Cultural Studies, Kyushu University and an Adjunct Fellow at the Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA), who focuses on Chinese foreign and maritime policies.
She was given the Nakasone Yasuhiro Award of Excellence in 2021 for her contribution to China studies and policy discussions regarding China’s Coast Guard Law. She worked with late Harvard professor Ezra F. Vogel as his research assistant before obtaining the Ph.D. from the University of Tokyo in 2008 and served as his coordinate research scholar at Harvard-Yenching Institute in 2014-15.
She had visiting fellowship at Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and at China Foreign Affairs University in 2019. She has written papers and conducted extensive research activities not only in Japanese, but also in English and Chinese.
[Recent Publications]
1. Chisako T. Masuo, “Fighting Against Internal and External Threats Simultaneously: China’s Police and Satellite Cooperation with Autocratic Countries”, IAI Papers, Istituto Affari Internazionali (Rome), Jan. 10, 2023,
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2. Chisako T. Masuo, “China’s ‘National Spatial Infrastructure’ and Global Governance: Chinese Way of Military–Civil Fusion (MCF) over the Ocean”, Maritime Affairs (Journal of the National Maritime Foundation of India), 17:2 (27 Jan 2022), pp. 27-42.
3. 益尾知佐子 (Chisako T. Masuo), 『中国の行動原理：国内潮流が決める国際関係』(China’s Behavioural Principles: International Relations Determined by the Domestic Currents), 中公新書 (Chuko Publishing), 2019.
KOGA, Kei
Kei koga is associate professor of Nanyang Technological University.
YAMAGUCHI, Wataru
Chairperson, Sub-unit "International Politics and Leadership"
Wataru Yamaguchi is a Associate professor at Kansai University.
Wataru Yamaguchi is a Associate professor at Kansai University.
His research interests include history of the U.S.-Japan relations. He won the Inoki Masamichi Award for US-Japan Relations in the Sunset of the Cold War.
His Ph.D. in Political Science is from Doshisha University. He skipped his senior year of undergraduate studies and entered the Graduate School of Law at the university. He was a visiting researcher with the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University and was an assistant professor at the International Institute of American Studies, Doshisha University.
KOMINAMI, Yuki
Member, Sub-unit "International Politics and Leadership"
Yuki KOMINAMI is a Research Fellow, The Japan Institute of International Affairs.
His research interest includes Anglo-American Relations, British Diplomacy, Security Studies.
Yuki KOMINAMI is a Research Fellow, The Japan Institute of International Affairs.
His research interest includes Anglo-American Relations, British Diplomacy, Security Studies.
HOTTA, Tsukasa
Member, Sub-unit "International Politics and Leadership"
Tsukasa HOTTA is a Ph.D. Student, Graduate School of Law and Politics, Keio University, and a Research Fellow DC1, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.
His research interest includes History of International Relations, Russian Diplomatic History, Soviet Diplomatic History, International Security.
Tsukasa HOTTA is a Ph.D. Student, Graduate School of Law and Politics, Keio University, and a Research Fellow DC1, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.
His research interest includes History of International Relations, Russian Diplomatic History, Soviet Diplomatic History, International Security.
TAGUCHI, Kikyo
Member, Sub-unit "International Politics and Leadership"
Kikyo TAGUCHI is a Program Officer / Researcher, Japan Programme, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung.
Her research interest includes German Foreign and Security Policy, Japan-German Relations.
Kikyo TAGUCHI is a Program Officer / Researcher, Japan Programme, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung.
Her research interest includes German Foreign and Security Policy, Japan-German Relations.
NAKAGAWA, Noriko
Member, Sub-unit "International Politics and Leadership"
Noriko NAKAGAWA is a Research Fellow DC1, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.
Her research interest include Japan's political and Diplomatic History.
Noriko NAKAGAWA is a Research Fellow DC1, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.
Her research interest include Japan's political and Diplomatic History.
INOUE, Masaya
Professor in the Faculty of Law, Keio University
MAEDA, Ryosuke
Professor, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Graduate Dept. of Advanced Social and International Studies, The University of Tokyo
SHIRATORI, Junichiro
Associate Professor, The Open University of Japan
KOMIYA, Hitoshi
Professor, College of Literature Department of History, Aoyama Gakuin University
NAKAZAWA, Shunsuke
Associate Professor, Faculty of Education and Human Studies, Department of Regional Studies and Humanities, Akita University
TAKEUCHI, Kei
Concurrent Lecturer, Meiji University
SATOH, Kentaro
Professor, Graduate School of Social Sciences, Faculty of Law, Politics & Economics, Chiba University
ICHIKAWA, Shusuke
Division of Literature, The Graduate School, Aoyama Gakuin University
TAMAKI, Nobuhiko
Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Chuo University
KUBAKAWA, Den
Keio University
IDA, Takeshi
同志社大学法学部教授
早稲田大学高等研究所、同アジア太平洋研究科、神戸大学大学院法学研究科を経て現職。
テキサス大学オースティン校よりPh.D.(Government)を取得。
早稲田大学高等研究所、同アジア太平洋研究科、神戸大学大学院法学研究科を経て現職。
テキサス大学オースティン校よりPh.D.(Government)を取得。
TAKAHASHI, Kazuhiro
Professor, Faculty of Law, Department of Global Politics, Hosei University
MIYOKAWA, Natsuko
KAMIMOTO, Kiwamu
