Our Team of Experts

Areas of Expertise

Foreign and security policy, Japan-US Relations, American politics

Bio

Became a dentist after graduating from the Tohoku University School of Dentistry. Attended the New School for Social Research, where he received his MA in political science. In 1996, became a visiting research scholar at CSIS, going on to become a research associate, fellow, and, as of March 2003, a senior fellow. In 2005, returned to Japan. After serving as a senior fellow at the Mitsui Global Strategic Studies Institute in Tokyo, assumed his current position.

Research Results

Evaluating the Obama Presidency (Nippon-Hyoron-sha, 2010)*
Japan’s New Security Strategy: Multilayered and Cooperative Security Strategy (Policy Proposal, 2008)
Japan’s Security: 10 Proposals for the Hatoyama Administration (Policy Proposal, 2009)

*In Japanese only

Articles on the Site

Beyond Reconstruction: Political Priorities in the Wake of 3/11 (2)

Beyond Reconstruction: Political Priorities in the Wake of 3/11 (1)

An Independent Commission to Explore Japan’s Disaster Response

Lessons in Diplomacy from the Iran Sanctions

Obama’s Iran Policy: Engage or Isolate?

Eurasian Nations and the Establishment of the Hatoyama Administration

A Chilly Washington Reception for Hatoyama Diplomacy

The Need for Japan-US Cooperation in Dealing with Russia

The Japan-U.S. Alliance at Fifty: The Challenges Facing the New DPJ Government

Is Futenma Really the Litmus Test for Commitment to the Alliance?

A New Direction for Japan’s Security Policy?

A Watershed Election and Its Policy Implications

Change Ahead for Japan's Security Policy

Publications

“Turning Disaster into Opportunity,” Japan Chair Platform (Center for Strategic and International Studies, July 7, 2011)

“The US Strategy beyond the Global Posture Review,” Strategic Yet Strained (Stimson Center, 2008)

“Sayonara, Koizumi-san: Dynastic Rivals,” Far Eastern Economic Review, June 2006

“After the July Election: Where Is Koizumi Heading?” Japan Watch (CSIS Japan Chair Web Publication), August 19, 2004

“Changing Japanese Views of China: A New Generation Moves toward Realism and Nationalism,” The Rise of China in Asia: Security Implications (SSI, Army War College, 2002)

“Japan’s Internal Development and its Implication for Korean Peninsula,” coauthor, Strengthening U.S.-ROK-Japan Trilateral Relations (CSIS, 2002)

“The Bankruptcy of Civil-Military Relations in Japan,” NIRA Review, Summer 1996

Projects

As the leader:

Eurasia Information Network

As a member:

Contemporary American Studies

National Security Policy (2007-11)

Redefining Japan’s Global Strategy

Strategic Agenda in the Asia-Pacific

As a manager:

Contemporary Chinese Studies