Joined IDSA

July 2009

Expertise

Nuclear (Non-)Proliferation and Disarmament; Japanese Foreign and Security Policy in the Asia-Pacific; International Relations Theory

Education

BA in Policy Management and MA in International Security from Keio University (Tokyo, Japan): Majored in Japanese Security, China and the Asia-Pacific Security

Diploma in International Politics from University College of Wales, Aberystwyth (UK), supported by Rotary International as a Ambassadorial International Scholar: Majored in Strategic Studies and International Relations (IR) Theory

PhD from Centre for International Politics, Organization and Disarmament (CIPOD), School of International Studies (SIS), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) (New Delhi, India), sponsored by Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR, New Delhi).

Current Project

Changing Japan’s Security Policy after the Cold War

Background

Previously worked on: the Ph.D thesis on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty under the guidance of Prof. Rajesh Rajagopalan; Was a Student Assistant/ Teaching Assistant (East Asian Studies) at Keio University; Was a Visiting Research Fellow at Keio Research Institute at SFC (Japan-China Relationship and Japan’s Asian Policy); Was a member of British International Studies Association (BISA). He visited many countries in Asia and Europe and expects to contribute to mutual understanding, co-existence, collaboration and peace in the Asia-Pacific, South Asia and global security