Our Team of Experts
Areas of Expertise
International and Asia-Pacific Security, US Defense Policy, Regionalization in East Asia
Bio
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Policy Management, Department of Policy Management, Keio University; Visiting Lecturer, National Defense Academy in Japan
Prior to joining Keio University, was director of research at the Japan Forum on International Relations Inc. (JFIR) in 2003–2004, and a research fellow at the Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA ) in 1999 –2003. Earned his doctoral degree from the Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University, in March 2005.
Research Results
POLICY PROPOSAL: Japan’s Security: 10 Proposals for the Hatoyama Administration (2009)
Articles on the Site
Rejecting High-Risk Coexistence with North Korea
Long-term Outlook for Japan's Foreign and Security Policies
Publications
“From ‘Double-Track’ to ‘Convergence’: Japanese Defense
Policy and an Emerging Security Architecture in Asia-Pacific
Region,” in Japan’s New Defense Establishment: Institutions, Capabilities, and Implications (The Henry L. Stimson Center, 2007)
“Emerging Feature of Multilateral Security in Asia-Pacific: From ‘Double-Track’ to ‘Multi-Layered’ Mechanism,” in Global Economic Review, Vol. 32 No. 3, 2003
“Rethinking Japanese Security: New Concepts in Deterrence and Defense,” in Japan’s Nuclear Option: Security, Politics, and Policy in the 21st Century (The Henry L. Stimson Center, 2003)
“Japanese Perspective on Missile Defense and Strategic Coordination,” in The Non-Proliferation Review, Vol.9, No.2, Summer 2002
Projects
As the leader:New Asian Security Architecture
As a member: