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Previous Visiting Fellows
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Year |
Name |
Affiliation |
Research Topic |
| 2019 | Col. Toshimitsu Inoue | JASDF | A Study of Japan Self-Defense Forces’ Strategic Communication |
| 2019 | Col. Takuya Furukawa | JGSDF | The Direction toward a Rebirth of JGSDF in Japan-U.S. Bilateral Operation and SDF Joint Operation |
| 2018 | Col. Mitsuhiko Shintaku | JASDF | Japan-U.S. Defense Cooperation with Southeast Asia: Improving Air Domain Awareness Capability |
| 2018 | Col. Tomoaki Endo | JGCSF | Cooperative Competition: Japan-U.S. Security Cooperation with China in the Indo-Pacific |
| 2017 | Col. Shinichi Nomura | JASDF | The Implication on Cyber Operation in the Western Pacific and Japan-US Alliance |
| 2017 | Col. Iwao Kawashima | JASDF | Deterrence and Stability in East Asia: How to Keep Peace in Airspace |
| 2017 | Col. Kentaro Yushita | JGSDF | From “Hub-and-Spokes” to “Spinning Wheel”: The Japan-U.S. Alliance Hereafter |
| 2015 | Col. Chikayoshi Yato | JGSDF | Direction of Japan-U.S. Security Cooperation based on Japan’s “Proactive Contribution to Peace” and the U.S. “Rebalance” |
| 2015 | Col. Yasuko Shiomi | JASDF | Future Prospects for Japan-US-Australia Defense Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific |
| 2014 | Col. Yuki Sakata | JGSDF | The Way to Defend Japan by the Japan-US Alliance |
| 2014 | Col. Takuya Saito | JASDF | Japan-U.S. Defense Cooperation in East China Sea |
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2013 |
Katsuyuki Komatsu |
Japanese Ministry of Defense |
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2013 |
Dr. Yuzo Murayama |
Doshisha University |
Japan’s Dual-Use Technology: Can It Save Japan’s Industrial Base? |
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2012 |
Col. Koji Imaki |
Southwestern Composite Air Division, JASDF |
Evolving Issues with Japan-US Arms Exports & Its Implications for Japan’s Future Defense Capabilities (Click here for the PowerPoint Presentation) |
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2012 |
Col. Naoyuki Taura |
Plans & Admin, G4, JGSDF |
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2011 |
Col. Atsushi Hikita |
Intelligence Div., JASDF |
The Meaning of JASDF’s Airlift Operation in Iraq & JASDF’s Future Challenge |
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2011 |
Col. Nobutaka Minamikawa |
Operations Support & Intelligence, JGSDF |
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2010 |
Col. Tatsuo Tarumi |
Operations & Intelligence, JGSDF |
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2009 |
Col. Hitoshi Ishikawa |
Logistics Dept., JASDF |
Future Defense Exchange & Security Dialogue Between Japan and GCC Countries |
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2009 |
Col. Koichi Nishitani |
Logistics Dept., JASDF |
Japan’s Air Defense Capabilities for the New Decade: The “Change” for the Success |
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2008 |
Col. Yuji Otsuka |
R&D Command, JGSDF |
The Role of the Military in Homeland Security and Civil Support |
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2008 |
Tadahiro Yashima |
Japanese Ministry of Defense |
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2007 |
Shizue Morita |
Japanese Ministry of Defense |
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2007 |
Col. Tadashi Tabuchi |
Research & Development Command, JGSDF |
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2007 |
Col. Yoshinori Ozaki |
Defense Division, JASDF |
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2007 |
Col. Yoshihiko Okimura |
Research & Development Command, JGSDF |
The Future of Defense Cooperation between the JGSDF and the US Military |
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2006 |
Col. Kota Tanaka |
JASDF |
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2006 |
CAPT Yasuki Nakahata |
JMSDF |
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2006 |
Tsuyoshi Sunohara |
Senior Diplomatic Correspondent, |
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2005 |
Col. Koki Kaida |
Ground Staff College, JGSDF |
Transformation of the Japan Self-Defense Forces: Lessons from the American Experience |
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2005 |
Col. Yukiya Yamakura |
Air Staff College, JASDF |
Network-Centric Warfare: Its Implications for the Japan Self-Defense Forces |
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2005 |
CAPT Gojiro Watanabe |
Maritime Staff College, JMSDF |
Future of the US-Japan Naval Cooperation in East Asia: Its Prospects and Challenges |
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2004 |
Col. Katsuki Takata |
Ground Research & Development Command, JGSDF |
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2004 |
CDR Daisuke Kajimoto |
Maritime Staff Office, JMSDF |
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2004 |
Col. Yasuo Kishimoto |
Air Test Wing, JASDF |
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2004 |
LTC Daisaku Sakaguchi |
Defense Policy Bureau, JGSDF |
Specialization in the Alliance: Military and Non-Military Contributions in the US-Japan Alliance |
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2003 |
Dr. Yoko Iwama |
National Graduate Research Institute for Policy Studies |
The Evolution of the US Alliance System: from “Threat-based” to “Capabilities-based” Alliances |
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2003 |
Col. Tatsuya Arima |
Defense Plans & Operations Department, ASO, JASDF |
Japanese Security Policy in the Next Ten Years |
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2003 |
Col. Nobuki Ito |
Ground Research & Development Command, JGSDF |
Japan as the Developing Country in the Security Fields |
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2002 |
Katsuyuki Yakushiji |
Editorial Writer, Asahi Shimbun |
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2002 |
Dr. Noriko Sado |
Osaka School of Public Policy, Osaka University |
Furthering Confidence-Building in East Asia: Towards an Expanded Understanding of Transparency |
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2002 |
Col. Sadafumi Fujii |
JGSDF |
The Future Role of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Forces in East Asia |
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2002 |
CAPT Takamichi Takahashi |
JMSDF |
U.S. counter-terrorism strategy and lessons for Japanese security policy |
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2001 |
Hisayoshi Ina |
Nihon Keizai Shimbun |
Confidence-Building Measures and Japan’s Security Agenda |
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2001 |
Koichi Maruyama |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
Sino-Japan Relations in the 21st Century |
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2001 |
Hirofumi Tosaki |
Center for the Promotion of Disarmament & Non-proliferation |
Nuclear Nonproliferation and Arms Control in Northeast Asia |
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2001 |
Col. Tatsuhiro Tanaka |
Ground Research & Development Command |
The Future of Japan’s Contribution to International Security & the Role of the Ground Self-Defense Force |
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2000 |
Lt. Col. Kazuhiko Murakami |
JASDF |
Security Environment in the 21st Century & the US-Japan Military Strategy for a Better Alliance |
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2000 |
Manabu Mannami |
Japan Defense Agency |
Future of a Cooperative Security Framework in Northeast Asia |
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2000 |
Yasuhiro Matsuda |
National Institute for Defense Studies |
Cross-Strait Security Relations: Viewpoints from Domestic Politics in PRC and Taiwan |
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2000 |
Nobumasa Akiyama |
Hiroshima Peace Institute |
Feasibility of a Multilateral Framework for Nuclear Waste Management in Northeast Asia as a Part of Confidence-Building Measure |
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1999 |
CDR Naoto Yagi |
JMSDF |
Regional Confidence-Building Measures and Naval Cooperation |
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1999 |
Mr. Yoshiyuki Komurata |
Asahi Shimbun |
Potential Implementation of Confidence-Building Measures by Japan and Its Regional Implication |