"Bush, Obama, and America’s Wars in the Middle East"
Masato Tainaka
Associate, Program on U.S.-Japan Relations, Harvard University, and Asahi Shimbun
Mr. Tainaka earned his B.A. in Political Science from Waseda University. He has served as Deputy Editor of the Asahi Shimbun Foreign News Section, in charge of the Americas. During 2007-10, as a Diplomatic Correspondent at the Cairo Bureau, he was embedded on the USS Enterprise conducting the Operation Iraqi Freedom, and covered the 23-day of War on Gaza. Mr.Tainaka is the co-author of Jieitai: shirarezaru henyou [Self Defense Forces: The Unknown Transformation] (Asahi Shimbun, 2005). His research project at Harvard has investigated the 'war on terror' and U.S. strategic policy in the post-revolutionary Middle East.
"The Shale Gas Revolution and Its Impact on U.S. and Japanese Energy Security"
Yuji Hosokawa
Associate, Program on U.S.-Japan Relations, Harvard University, and Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.
Dr. Hosokawa earned his B.A. and M.A. in Metallurgy Engineering, and Ph.D. in Material Engineering from University of Tokyo. His most recent position was Chief Manager, Transmission Section, Supply Control and Disaster Management Department, Saitama Transmission Maintenance Branch Office at both Tokyo Gas and Tokyo Gas Pipeline Co., Ltd. Dr. Hosokawa is a co-author of a number of papers on the design, management, and protection of pipelines. His research at Harvard has examined natural gas and energy security in the U.S. and Japan.
"America’s Debt Crisis and International Security"
Shinju Fujihira
Associate, Program on U.S.-Japan Relations, Harvard University, and Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Dr. Fujihira has served as the Program’s Associate Director since 2004. His responsibilities include overseeing the application process of Associates; providing research support to the Associates, faculty, and students; planning and overseeing about 50 events throughout the academic year; developing new internship opportunities for the Harvard College Japan Internship program, in cooperation with the Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies; developing and strengthening partnerships with a varieties of external organizations, including corporations, government ministries, media organizations, foundations, universities, and research institutions; overseeing all program publications; and general administration, including the budget and human resources. He received his B.A. in Government from Cornell University, and Ph.D. in Politics from Princeton University. Prior to his current position, he was an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Tufts University.
Discussant: Jennifer Lind
Associate Professor of Government, Dartmouth College
