Past Japan Scholars
Alumni
![Nobuhiro Aizawa image](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/uploads/images/Nobuhiro%20Aizawa.jpg)
Nobuhiro Aizawa
Former Japan Scholar;
Associate Professor, Kyushu University (Fukuoka, Japan)
Associate Professor, Kyushu University (Fukuoka, Japan)
Kuniko Ashizawa
former Japan Scholar;
Senior Lecturer in International Relations, Oxford Brookes University (UK)
Senior Lecturer in International Relations, Oxford Brookes University (UK)
![Nobuo Fukuda](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/images/person/Fukuda_Nobuo.jpg)
Nobuo Fukuda
Senior Scholar;
Staff Writer, former Jakarta Bureau Chief and London Correspondent of Asahi Shimbun Newspaper, Japan
Staff Writer, former Jakarta Bureau Chief and London Correspondent of Asahi Shimbun Newspaper, Japan
![Hideshi Futori](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/images/person/Hideshi%2C-ready-for-web.jpg)
Hideshi Futori
Japan Scholar;
Research Associate, Program on U.S.-Japan Relations, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University
Research Associate, Program on U.S.-Japan Relations, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University
![Yuichiro Hanazawa](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/uploads/images/YuichiroHanazawa.png)
Yuichiro Hanazawa
Former Japan Fellow
![Satoshi Ikeuchi](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/images/person/satoshi_ikeuchi.jpg)
Satoshi Ikeuchi
Former Japan Scholar
![Atsuhito Isozaki](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/images/person/atsuhito_isozaki-1.jpg)
Atsuhito Isozaki
Japan Scholar;
Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Keio University
Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Keio University
![Eiji Kawabata](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/images/person/eiji_kawabata_for_web.jpg)
Eiji Kawabata
Former Japan Scholar;
Associate Professor of Government and Director of the International Relations Program, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Associate Professor of Government and Director of the International Relations Program, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Shin Kawashima
Former Japan Scholar;
Associate Professor in the Department of International Relations, University of Tokyo
Associate Professor in the Department of International Relations, University of Tokyo
![Kei Koga](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/uploads/images/Kei%20IMG_0092%20v2.jpg)
Kei Koga
Former Short-term Scholar/ Japan Scholar;
Associate Professor, Nanyang Technological University
Associate Professor, Nanyang Technological University
![Mire Koikari](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/images/person/Koikari150.jpg)
Mire Koikari
Japan Scholar;
Associate Professor, Women’s Studies, University of Hawaii.
Associate Professor, Women’s Studies, University of Hawaii.
![Fumiaki Kubo](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/images/person/fumiaki_kubo_for_web.jpg)
Fumiaki Kubo
Former Japan Scholar;
Professor of U.S. Government and History, University of Tokyo, Japan
Professor of U.S. Government and History, University of Tokyo, Japan
![Narushige Michishita](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/images/person/narushige_michishita_for_we.gif)
Narushige Michishita
Global Fellow, Former Japan Scholar;
Executive Vice President, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)
Executive Vice President, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)
Isao Miyaoka
Former Japan Scholar;
Associate Professor, Osaka School of International Public Policy, Osaka University
Associate Professor, Osaka School of International Public Policy, Osaka University
![Toshihiro Nakayama](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/images/person/img_3938-3.jpg)
Toshihiro Nakayama
Japan Fellow;
Professor, Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University, Japan; Adjunct Fellow, Japan Institute of International Affairs
Professor, Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University, Japan; Adjunct Fellow, Japan Institute of International Affairs
![Junya Nishino](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/images/person/junya-nishino-opt.jpg)
Junya Nishino
Former Japan Scholar;
Professor, Faculty of Law at Keio University; Director of the Center for Contemporary Korean Studies, Keio University; and Director, Institute of East Asian Studies, Keio University
Professor, Faculty of Law at Keio University; Director of the Center for Contemporary Korean Studies, Keio University; and Director, Institute of East Asian Studies, Keio University
![Kazumi Noguchi](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/images/person/kazumi_noguchi_for_web.jpg)
Kazumi Noguchi
Former Japan Scholar;
Associate Professor, Kobe Women’s University, Japan
Associate Professor, Kobe Women’s University, Japan
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![Ryo Sahashi](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/uploads/images/9_0.jpeg)
Ryo Sahashi
Japan Scholar;
Associate Professor of International Politics, Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, The University of Tokyo
Associate Professor of International Politics, Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, The University of Tokyo
![Yoshihide Soeya](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/images/person/soeya_yoshihide.jpeg)
Yoshihide Soeya
Japan Scholar;
Director, Institute of East Asian Studies and Professor of Political Science, Faculty of Law, Keio University, Japan
Director, Institute of East Asian Studies and Professor of Political Science, Faculty of Law, Keio University, Japan
![Takashi Terada](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/images/person/Terada_Takashi.jpg)
Takashi Terada
Former Japan Scholar;
Operating Advisor, USJI; Professor, Doshisha University
Operating Advisor, USJI; Professor, Doshisha University
Yasushi Watanabe
Former Japan Scholar;
Professor, Keio University
Professor, Keio University
Featured Publications
![A blueprint style map of Asia with a drawing compass on top.](/sites/default/files/styles/2up_images/public/media/uploads/images/AP_2022-10-24_EventImage_Shutterstock.jpg)
Recalibrating U.S.-Japan Indo-Pacific Strategies Towards ASEAN
Neither Japan nor the United States have had a clear vision for ASEAN’s strategic role in the Indo-Pacific. Yet no single great power can gain influence over all of Southeast Asia, and the need for Tokyo and Washington to enhance engagement with the region with greater clarity is gaining greater urgency
![A collage shows various black and white images from the Pacific War laid out on a map of Asia.](/sites/default/files/styles/2up_images/public/media/uploads/images/AP_2020-08%20Legacy%20of%20the%20Pacific%20War%20Master%20Image.jpg)
In Search of Japan's Place in the World
In this report, Toshihiro Nakayama looks at the ways that different governments in Japan have marked the month of August and the days of rememberance and how those commemorations have evolved throughout the years, and how they might continue to change as younger generations begin to have their voices be heard.