- Degree:
PhD (Policy and Governance) Australian National University
MA (International Relations) Waseda University - Background:
Assistant Professor (non-tenure-track), Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University (2022-present)
Assistant Professor (non-tenure-track), Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University (2021-2022)
Post-doctoral Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University (2018-2020)
Japan and Korea Editor, East Asia Forum (2010-present)
Research Associate, Japan Center for International Exchange (2010-present)
Field of Specialization
Political Science, International Relations, Security Studies
Research Theme
International Relations in the Asia-Pacific, Japanese Foreign and Security Policy, the Domestic Politics-foreign Policy Nexus
Major Works / Publications / Awards
Major Works / Publications
- Australia-Japan Relations Stocktake Report, Australia-Japan Research Centre (2021)
- Peak Japan, East Asia Forum Quarterly, vol 10 no. 3 (ed) (2018)
- Japan’s elusive dream of ‘contestable party politics’, Australia and Japan in the Region, Vol. 5 No. 10 (2017)
- Can Abe revise Japan’s peace constitution?, East Asia Forum (2016)
Publications Awards
- Fellowship, Australia-Japan National Parliamentary Fellowship Program (2016)
- Japanese Studies Fellowship, Japan Foundation (2015)
- Australian National University Vice Chancellor’s Award for Innovation and Excellence in Service Quality (2009)
Academic Societies / Service to Society
Service to Society
- Editorial Board, East Asia Forum (2016-present)
Web Page / Researcher DB
- East Asia Forum
- Australian Financial Review (afr.com)
- orcid.org
- Waseda University Researchers Database