Japan Visiting Fellows Program
Launched in 1999, the Stimson Center provides mid-career level Japanese security experts from government agencies and ministries, news organizations, and research institutions with the opportunity to conduct policy-oriented research in Washington DC on issues that strengthen their understanding of US security policy towards East Asia and US-Japan security relations. The program encourages visiting fellows to strengthen their relationship with their counterparts in Washington, by conducting interviews and engaging in frequent exchange of ideas. By so doing, the Stimson Center strives to develop an upcoming generation of Japanese security policy experts, who will help further deepen the US-Japan security cooperation in the future. In this endeavor, the Center also attempts to thicken the web of contacts among security specialists and policymakers more generally across the entire spectrum: American and Japanese, military and civilian, governmental and non-governmental.
Recent Papers/Presentations by Visiting Fellows
Year Name Affiliation Research
Topic 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) 2012 Col. Naoyuki Taura Plans & Admin, G4, JGSDF JDSF's
Logistical Capabilities: Lessons Learned from 3-11 2011 Col. Atsushi Hikita Intelligence Div., JASDF The
Meaning of JASDF's Airlift Operation in Iraq & JASDF's Future Challenge 2011 Col. Nobutaka Minamikawa Operations Support & Intelligence, JGSDF 2010 Col. Tatsuo Tarumi Operations & Intelligence, JGSDF 2009 Col. Hitoshi Ishikawa Logistics Dept., JASDF Future
Defense Exchange & Security Dialogue Between Japan and GCC Countries 2009 Col. Koichi Nishitani Logistics Dept., JASDF Japan's
Air Defense Capabilities for the New Decade:
The "Change" for the Success
For
the full list of presentations/papers by past visiting fellows from
Japan, click here.
Questions
If you have any questions regarding the Stimson Center's Visiting Fellows Program for Japan, please email Yuki Tatsumi at ytatsumi@stimson.org