Program on US-Japan Relations

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Susan J. Pharr

Senior Adviser, Program on US-Japan Relations; Faculty Associate (emerita). Edwin O. Reischauer Research Professor of Japanese Politics, Department of Government, Harvard University.
Research interests: The social basis of democracy; Japanese politics; politics and society in East Asia; civil society and the state; women and politics; and environmental politics.
1730 Cambridge Street, S238
Cambridge, MA 02138
p: (617) 496-8083
Takayuki Sugimoto

Takayuki Sugimoto

Associate, Program on US-Japan Relation. Advisor, IHI Corporation; Vice Admiral, ret., Japan Maritime Self Defense Force; Senior Fellow, Harvard University Asia Center.

Research interests: Impact of Russian invasion of Ukraine on East Asian security; Japan-US alliance; politics of Japan's defense strategy; and integration of military strategy and tactics.

61 Kirkland Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Masako Suginohara

Masako Suginohara

Visiting Scholar, Program on US-Japan Relations (fall 2023). Professor, Graduate School of Global and Intercultural Studies, Ferris University.

Research interests: International political economy; economic policy making in the United States and Japan; and finance and investment.

61 Kirkland Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Hiroki Taya

Hiroki Taya

Associate, Program on US-Japan Relations. Government Official, Counter International Terrorism Division, National Police Agency.

Research interests: The current situation and countermeasures of violent extremism in the US.

61 Kirkland Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Ryuta Ueda

Ryuta Ueda

Associate, Program on US-Japan Relations. Deputy Director, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan.

Research interests: Economic security; supply chains; critical technologies; energy, trade, and financial policy; tax systems; and regulation design.

61 Kirkland Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Tomohiro Ueda

Tomohiro Ueda

Associate, Program on US-Japan Relations. Project Manager, Deloitte Tohmatsu Consulting, LLC.

Research interests: International cooperation for sustainability; digital transformation for sustainability; global business development for Sustainable Development Goals; design for green smart cities; and social innovation.
Pronouns: he/him/his

61 Kirkland Street
Cambridge, MA 02138