People

Taiji Furusawa

tfurusawa@fas.harvard.edu

Visiting Scholar

Professor, Graduate School of Economics, University of Tokyo

Research Project: A Grand Unified Theory of Real and Monetary Economics: Secular Stagnation and Monetary Policy Interdependence Dr. Furusawa is a professor at the Graduate School of Economics, University of Tokyo. He holds a B.A. and an M.A. from...

Mayumi Itayama

mitayama@fas.harvard.edu

Visiting Scholar

Associate Professor, Department of Political Science and Economics, Kokushikan University

Research Project: US-Japan Defense Cooperation Before the 1978 Guidelines for Defense Cooperation: A Reassessment Mayumi Itayama is an associate professor at the Department of Political Science and Economics, Kokushikan University, Tokyo. She received her...

Fumiharu Ito

fito@fas.harvard.edu

Associate

Deputy Director, Ministry of Finance, Japan

Research Project: Determinants of the FTA Utilization Rate: A Case Study of the U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement Fumiharu Ito received his Bachelor of Economics and Master of International Studies from the University of Tokyo, and M.A. in Public Policy at King...

Kuniharu Kakihara

kkakihara@fas.harvard.edu

Associate

Fellow, Harvard University Asia Center; Retired Lieutenant General, Japan Air Self-Defense Force.

Research Project: Theories of Victory and the U.S.-China Strategic Rivalry Lt. Gen (ret.). Kuniharu Kakihara graduated from the National Defense Academy, and holds a M.A. in Area Studies from the University of Tsukuba and M.S. in National Security...

Mayu Kannari

mkannari@fas.harvard.edu

Associate

Judge, Chiba District Court, Japan

Research Project: Collaboration among Lay and Professional Judges: Lessons from the U.S. for Japan Judge Mayu Kannari received an LL.M. (Master of Laws) from Harvard Law School in 2025 and holds a Juris Doctor and a Bachelor of Laws from Keio University...

Toshiki Kita

toshiki_kita@fas.harvard.edu

Associate

Principal Deputy Director, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Japan

Research Project: Goals and Implementation of Industrial Policy: Japan in Comparative Perspective Toshiki Kita graduated from the University of Tokyo with a B.A. in Economics and joined the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) in 2014. He has...

Henry Laurence

hlaurence@fas.harvard.edu

Visiting Scholar

Professor, Department of Government, Bowdoin College

Research Project: Who Cares for the Elderly? The Comparative Politics of Elder Care in the US, UK and Japan Dr. Laurence is a professor and chair of the Department of Government and Legal Studies at Bowdoin College, where he has also served as Director of...

Colin Moreshead

colinmoreshead@fas.harvard.edu

Postdoctoral Fellow

PhD, Department of Political Science, Yale University

Research Project: Mediating Power: How Hybrid Media Disrupts Elite Messaging in Japan Dr. Moreshead received his Ph.D. in Political Science and M.A. in East Asian Studies from Yale University, and his B.A. in Economics and East Asian Studies from Wesleyan...

Yoshiatsu Murata

ymurata@fas.harvard.edu

Associate

Chief Real Estate Analyst, Sasayama

Research Project: Education for Entrepreneurship in the U.S. and Japan Yoshiatsu Murata holds a Master of Business Administration from Babson College, a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from Endicott College, and a Bachelor of Law from Chuo...

Nobukazu Nakazawa

nobukazu_nakazawa@fas.harvard.edu

Associate

Managing Director, Human Resources Development, Development Bank of Japan

Research Project: Information Disclosure of Human Capital and Its Impact on Corporate Valuation Nobukazu Nakazawa holds a B.A. in Economics from Tohoku University and joined the Development Bank of Japan Inc. (DBJ) in 2005. Most recently, he served as...

Brian Rogers

brianrogers@fas.harvard.edu

Postdoctoral Fellow

PhD, Department of History, Princeton University

Research Project: City of Commuters: Work and Mobility in Tokyo, 1890-1973 Brian Rogers received his Ph.D. in History from Princeton University and his B.A. and M.A. in History from the University of Kansas. His main research fields are modern Japanese...

Tomoko Takahashi

ttakahashi@fas.harvard.edu

Visiting Scholar

Assistant Professor, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University

Research Project: Relational Assets in the World of International Organizations: How Rising Powers Initiate Economic Liberalization Dr. Tomoko Takahashi is an Assistant Professor at Kyoto University. She received her Ph.D., M.A., LL.B. at the University...