2015-16 ASSOCIATES

Naofumi FUJIMURA office 61 Kirkland Street, Room 301 e-mail [email protected] Kobe University research project Party Organizations and Legislative Behavior in Advanced Democracies

Professor Fujimura is Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Law at Kobe University. He earned his B.A. in Political Science from University, M.A. in Political Science from , M.A. in International Studies from University of Washington, and Ph.D. in Political Science from Kyoto University. His research interests are comparative and legislative politics. Professor Fujimura's articles have been published in Japanese Journal of Political Science, Journal of East Asian Studies, European Political Science Review, Party Politics, and in other journals and edited volumes. While at Harvard, he will conduct research on how political parties gain their members' support for their policies and decisions in and the U.S.

Aki FUKUYAMA office 61 Kirkland Street, Room 302 e-mail [email protected] Asahi Shimbun research project The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and U.S.-Japan Relations

Ms. Fukuyama received her B.A. in Commerce from Meiji University. Most recently, she served as a Staff Writer in the Osaka Headquarters of . She has also served in the Headquarters and Kofu and Matsue Bureaus. In addition to covering a wide range of news in Osaka, Tokyo, Kofu, and Matsue on crimes and local court cases, she has written extensively on automobile, electronics, and pharmaceutical industries in Japan; on Japanese financial institutions and stock exchanges; and on local and national elections. Ms. Fukuyama’s research at Harvard will examine the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and U.S.-Japan relations.

61 KIRKLAND STREET TEL 617.495.1890 PROGRAMS.WCFIA.HARVARD.EDU/US-JAPAN CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138 FAX 617.495.4921 FACEBOOK.COM/HARVARDUSJAPAN Hiroyuki HARA office 61 Kirkland Street, Room 302 e-mail [email protected] Ministry of Finance research project Managing Financial Risk in Response to Natural Disasters

Mr. Hara earned his B.A. and M.A. in Economics from , and M.A. in Public Policy and M.S. in Financial Mathematics from University of Chicago. Most recently at the Ministry of Finance (MOF), he was Director of the Coordination Division, Tohoku Local Finance Bureau. At the Financial Services Agency (FSA) and the Securities Exchange and Surveillance Commission (SESC), he has also held various positions as Deputy Director in areas such as supervision of capital markets and the Japan Post. At Harvard, Mr. Hara will investigate the management of financial risk in response to natural disasters.

Konrad KALICKI office 61 Kirkland Street, Room 301 e-mail [email protected] University of British research project The Politics of Foreign Labor Admission in Japan, Columbia Korea, and Taiwan Dr. Kalicki holds a B.A. in Politics from the University of Winnipeg, an M.A. in Political Science from Simon Fraser University, and a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of British Columbia. His comparative research interests include labor migration policy, the politics of immigration and citizenship, and the politics of historical memory, especially in Europe and East Asia. His articles have appeared in Social Science Japan Journal, Japanese Journal of Political Science, Ethnopolitics, and Asian Studies Review. During the 2015-16 academic year, Dr. Kalicki plans to complete his book manuscript, tentatively titled “Acting Like a State: The Politics of Foreign Labor Admission in Japan, Taiwan, and .”

Andrew LEVIDIS office 61 Kirkland Street, Room 301 e-mail [email protected] Kyoto University research project Kishi Nobusuke and the Origins of Japan's Postwar

Dr. Levidis received a Ph.D. in History from Kyoto University. He has been an Assistant Professor of History at Kyoto University, and a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies at Harvard. His research focuses on political and intellectual history, the Japanese right wing, fascism and militarism, and pan-Asianism in the early twentieth century. His doctoral dissertation was a study of power and politics in prewar Japan through the life and career of Kishi Nobusuke (1896-1987). During the current academic year, Dr. Levidis plans to complete his book manuscript based on his dissertation, and will teach History 60Q, “Modern Japan at War,” in the fall semester. Seiji MANABE office 61 Kirkland Street, Room 302 e-mail [email protected] Japan Air research project Japan's Collective Self-Defense and Deterrence in Self-Defense Force East Asia Lieutenant Colonel Manabe received his B.A. in Electrical Engineering from National Defense Academy and M.A. in International Relations from The Fletcher School at Tufts University. He has served more than fifteen years in the Japan Air-Self Defense Force (JASDF) as an F-4 Super Phantom fighter jet pilot and has attended fighter jet pilot trainings in Texas, Mississippi, and Georgia. He has previously served as Deputy Director of Regional Policy Division, Asian and Oceania Affairs Bureau at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), and as Staff Officer in the Defense Plans and Policy Department, Joint Staff Office at the Ministry of Defense (MOD). Lieutenant Colonel Manabe’s research at Harvard will examine Japan’s collective self-defense and deterrence in East Asia.

Silvio MIYAZAKI office 61 Kirkland Street, Room 307 e-mail [email protected] University of São Paulo research project Evolution of Japan's Trade Policy and Its Impact on Latin America

Professor Miyazaki is Professor of Economics at the University of São Paulo. He earned his B.A. in Economics from University of São Paulo, and B.A. and M.A. in Public Administration and Ph.D. in Economics from Getulio Vargas Foundation. His research interests include trade policy, regional economic integration, and economic relations between Brazil and Japan. His articles have appeared in International Journal of Business and Economics, Ritsumeikan Economic Review, Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, Brazilian Journal of Business Administration, and many others. He is also the co-editor of Regional Economic Integration (in Portuguese; Saraiva, 2013). At Harvard, his research will focus on the evolution of Japan’s trade policy and its impact on Latin America.

Masahiro NAKAGAWA office 61 Kirkland Street, Room 303 e-mail [email protected] National Police Agency research project Investigation of Intellectual Property Theft in the U.S. and Japan

Mr. Nakagawa received his Bachelor of Law from . His most recent position was the Director of Education and Training Division on Police Administration at the National Police Academy. Since joining the National Police Agency of Japan, he has served as the Director of Detention Administration Office; Director of Criminal Investigation Bureau, Hokkaido Prefectural Police; and Deputy Commander of Yamaguchi Prefectural Police. As a qualified attorney at law, he has also taught at ’s School of Law. During the 2015-16 academic year, Mr. Nakagawa’s research will analyze the investigation of intellectual property theft in the U.S. and Japan. Wataru NAKAYAMA office 61 Kirkland Street, Room 303 e-mail [email protected] Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. research project Risk Management Strategies of Global Energy Companies

Mr. Nakayama earned his B.S. in Physics from Yokohama City University and M.S. in Earth and Planetary Physics from University of Tokyo. At Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd., his most recent position was Team Leader of the Technical Planning Section in the Pipeline Network Division. He has also served as Manager of the Pipeline Design Section at the Kanagawa Pipeline Network Center; Manager of the Pipeline Maintenance Section and Chief of Planning Section at the West Tokyo Pipeline Network Center; and Engineer of the Disaster Management Section of the Supply Control & Disaster Management Department. While at Harvard, Mr. Nakayama will examine the risk management strategies of global energy companies.

Emer O'DWYER office 61 Kirkland Street, Room 203 e-mail [email protected] Oberlin College research project Searching for Truth in Occupied Japan, 1945-52

Professor O’Dwyer is Associate Professor of History and East Asian Studies at Oberlin College. She received a B.A. in East Asian Studies and a Ph.D. in History and East Asian Languages from Harvard University. She is an historian of twentieth century Japan with research interests in imperial, urban, and social history. She is the author of Significant Soil: Settler Colonialism and Japan’s Urban Empire in Manchuria (Harvard University Asia Center Press, 2015). She was a Kluge Foundation Fellow at the Library of Congress and a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies at Harvard. At Harvard, Professor O’Dwyer will conduct research for her second book project, which explores Japan’s experience of defeat in the immediate postwar period.

Danny ORBACH office 61 Kirkland Street, Room 301 e-mail [email protected] Harvard University research project Culture of Disobedience: Rebillion and Defiance in the Japanese Army

Danny Orbach will be a Senior Lecturer in History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, starting in Fall 2016. He earned a B.A. in History and East Asian Studies from Tel Aviv University, and a Ph.D. in History from Harvard University. As an historian, commentator, and political blogger, he has published extensively on German, Japanese, Chinese, Israeli and Middle Eastern history, with a special focus on military resistance, disobedience, rebellions, and political assassinations. His latest book, Networks of Resistance: A New History of the German Resistance to Hitler, is forthcoming in Houghton Mifflin Harcourt/ Eamon Dolan Books. During the 2015-16 academic year, he plans to complete a book manuscript based on his dissertation and will begin his new research project on the and comparative history of counterinsurgency. Young-June PARK office 61 Kirkland Street, Room 208 Korea National e-mail [email protected] research project Japan, Korea, and U.S.-China Maritime Rivalry in Defense University the Asia-Pacific Region

Professor Park is a Professor in the College of National Security, Korea National Defense University. He received his B.A. in Political Science from Yonsei University, M.A. in International Relations from National University, and Ph.D. in International Relations from the University of Tokyo. His research interests focus on Japan's political and diplomatic history, Northeast Asian security, and theories of war and peace. His recent books (in Korean) include The Birth of Navy and Modern Japan: Road to Wealthy Nation and Strong Army in the Meiji Period (2015), Challenges and Tasks for International Security (co-author, Sahoipeyongron, 2012), International Politics of Security (co-author, ShahoiPyongRon, 2010), Korea’s Smart Power Diplomacy (co-author, Hanul, 2009), and The Third Japan: Evaluation of Japan's Evolving Security Policy (Hanul, 2008). In the spring of 2016, Professor Park will examine Japan’s and

Koji SONODA office 61 Kirkland Street, Room 302 e-mail [email protected] Asahi Shimbun research project U.S. Perspectives on Japanese Nationalism and the Shinzo Abe Cabinet

Mr. Sonoda is a political writer for The Asahi Shimbun. He received his B.A. in Literature from Waseda University, and was an exchange student at the School of Journalism and Communication at the University of Oregon. Since he became a staff writer for The Asahi Shimbun, he has mainly covered the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP), the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), and Japan’s Ministry of Defense (MOD). His specialty is Japan’s conservatism and security policy. His recent writings include a series of articles, titled “The Analysis of Collective Self-Defense” in 2014, and “The Prime Minister, 70 years after World War II” in 2015. Mr. Sonoda’s research at Harvard will examine U.S. perspectives on Japanese nationalism and the Shinzo Abe cabinet.

Koji SUGIMOTO office 61 Kirkland Street, Room 307 e-mail [email protected] research project U.S. Strategy and Alliance System in the Asia-Pacific Region

Mr. Sugimoto earned his B.A. in Policy Management and M.A. in Media and Governance from Keio University. As a political correspondent of Sankei Shimbun, he has also been assigned to cover the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), Ministry of Defense (MOD), and the Japanese Prime Minister’s Office. He is the author of numerous articles on Japanese domestic politics, diplomacy, and defense policy. During the 2015-16 academic year at Harvard, Mr. Sugimoto will conduct research on U.S. strategy and alliance system in the Asia-Pacific region. Keiichiro UEDA office 61 Kirkland Street, Room 307 e-mail [email protected] Ministry of Economy, research project Japan's Demographic Shift and State Provision of Trade and Industry Public Services Mr. Ueda holds a B.A. in Economics from University of Tokyo. His most recent position at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) was Deputy Director of the Industry-University Collaboration Office in the Industrial Science and Technology Policy and Environmental Bureau. He has also served in the Industrial Structure Policy Division and Industrial Finance Division in the Economic and Industrial Policy Bureau; Global Economic Policy Unit at the Minister’s Secretariat; and Economic and Fiscal Management Department at the Cabinet Office in Japan. Mr. Ueda’s research at Harvard will examine Japan’s demographic shift and state provision of public services.

Kohei YOSHINO office 61 Kirkland Street, Room 307 e-mail [email protected] Ministry of Foreign Affairs research project Japan-U.S.-China Relations in the Asia-Pacific Region

Mr. Yoshino received his Bachelor of Law from . During 2013-15, he served as the attaché at the Embassy of Japan in China and studied at Peking University. As a diplomatic officer of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), he was also assigned to the Regional Policy Division of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, where he coordinated the Japan-China-South Korea trilateral summits, as well as the ASEAN and East Asia Summit (EAS) meetings. During the current academic year at Harvard, Mr. Yoshino will conduct research on the contemporary dynamics of Japan-U.S.-China relations in the Asia-Pacific region.