IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 5 No. 20)
China is pairing low-cost, adaptable AI models with its manufacturing base to expand its reach across the Global South. Artific
By Dr. Naoise McDonagh, Director of the MBA Program and Senior Lecturer in Geopolitics and International Trade at the School of Bu
China’s rapid progress in robotics has been remarkable. Scenes of Chinese humanoid robots performing Chinese martial arts alongsid
One of the enduring lessons of Doraemon is that having a reliable friend can be helpful, but becoming overly dependent on that fri
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Kenichi Doi will be participating in the “Innovation, Technology, and Geoeconomics: Japan, China, and the World” Symposium being held by Tokyo College, The University of Tokyo Institutes for Advanced Study(UTIAS)2026.06.01 -
The JICA Ogata Sadako Research Institute for Peace and Development is co-hosting an event together with IOG titled; “Knowledge Forum: Reconsidering the Role of ODA from the Perspective of Mutual Benefit” on April 13th. (Ken Jimbo, Yoshiyuki Sagara scheduled to appear)2026.04.08
IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 5 No. 20)
Visiting Research Fellow
Paul Nadeau
China is pairing low-cost, adaptable AI models with its manufacturing base to expand its reach across the Global South. Artific
Senior Research Fellow
Kenichi Doi
By Dr. Naoise McDonagh, Director of the MBA Program and Senior Lecturer in Geopolitics and International Trade at the School of Bu
Paul Nadeau Visiting Research Fellow Allison Smith Deputy Director of Geoeconomics at the Council on Foreign Relations Pod
Visiting Research Fellow
Paul Nadeau
IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 5 No. 20)
Visiting Research Fellow
Paul Nadeau
China is pairing low-cost, adaptable AI models with its manufacturing base to expand its reach across the Global South. Artific
Senior Research Fellow
Kenichi Doi
By Dr. Naoise McDonagh, Director of the MBA Program and Senior Lecturer in Geopolitics and International Trade at the School of Bu
Paul Nadeau Visiting Research Fellow Allison Smith Deputy Director of Geoeconomics at the Council on Foreign Relations Pod
Visiting Research Fellow
Paul Nadeau
China’s rapid progress in robotics has been remarkable. Scenes of Chinese humanoid robots performing Chinese martial arts alongsid
Visiting Senior Research Fellow
Hotaka Machida
IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 5 No. 19)
Visiting Research Fellow
Andrew Capistrano
Chinese President Xi Jinping paid a state visit to the United States from September 23 to 25, his first in 11 years. The visit cam
Senior Research Fellow
Kenichi Doi
IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 5 No. 18)
Visiting Research Fellow
Paul Nadeau
IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 5 No. 16)
Visiting Research Fellow
Paul Nadeau
As the clearest political heir to former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi faces a defining question: Can s
Group Head, Europe ＆ Americas
Yuichi Hosoya
One of the enduring lessons of Doraemon is that having a reliable friend can be helpful, but becoming overly dependent on that fri
Visiting Research Fellow
Anita Pan
Just three days after Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, then-Chancellor Olaf Scholz proclaimed a Zeitenwen
Senior Research Fellow
Kota Umeda
Until recently, it was difficult to imagine Japanese startups entering the defense sector. But a changing security environment and
Group Head, Emerging Technologies
Makoto Shiono
Only days after the Feb. 28 surprise attacks by the United States and Israel on Iran, insurance premiums for commercial tankers tr
Group Head, International Security Order / Visiting Senior Research Fellow
Kuniharu Kakihara
Following U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran in February, Tehran responded by imposing a de facto blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. The
Visiting Research Fellow
Yuki Goto
IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 5 No. 20)
Visiting Research Fellow
Paul Nadeau
China is pairing low-cost, adaptable AI models with its manufacturing base to expand its reach across the Global South. Artific
Senior Research Fellow
Kenichi Doi
By Dr. Naoise McDonagh, Director of the MBA Program and Senior Lecturer in Geopolitics and International Trade at the School of Bu
China’s rapid progress in robotics has been remarkable. Scenes of Chinese humanoid robots performing Chinese martial arts alongsid
Visiting Senior Research Fellow
Hotaka Machida
In June, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi unveiled a long-term economic development plan calling for more than ¥370 trillion
Visiting Senior Research Fellow
Eiki Tagami
China is pairing low-cost, adaptable AI models with its manufacturing base to expand its reach across the Global South. Artific
Senior Research Fellow
Kenichi Doi
By Dr. Naoise McDonagh, Director of the MBA Program and Senior Lecturer in Geopolitics and International Trade at the School of Bu
China’s rapid progress in robotics has been remarkable. Scenes of Chinese humanoid robots performing Chinese martial arts alongsid
Visiting Senior Research Fellow
Hotaka Machida
Just three days after Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, then-Chancellor Olaf Scholz proclaimed a Zeitenwen
Senior Research Fellow
Kota Umeda
The technologies that increasingly determine national security are being developed not only by governments but by private companie
Visiting Senior Research Fellow
Kousuke Saito
Paul Nadeau Visiting Research Fellow Allison Smith Deputy Director of Geoeconomics at the Council on Foreign Relations Pod
Visiting Research Fellow
Paul Nadeau
In mid-September, India hosted BRICS summit in New Delhi, concurrent with intensified United States tariff pressure linked to its
Visiting Research Fellow
Manish Sharma
Crisis Management and Growth Investment / Why Was the Auto Industry Omitted? / AI as a Cross-Cutting Enabler Across Sectors / Stra
Visiting Research Fellow
Andrew Capistrano
Paul Nadeau Visiting Research Fellow Vina Nadjibulla Co-Founder & CEO at Centre for Strategic Statecraft（CSS) Video is her
Soft Power and Geoeconomics / Fantasy Delivery Devices Fantasy-Industrial Complex / The Policy Turn in Japan's Content Industry /
Research Assistant
Gabriele Maletta
IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 5 No. 20)
Visiting Research Fellow
Paul Nadeau
China is pairing low-cost, adaptable AI models with its manufacturing base to expand its reach across the Global South. Artific
Senior Research Fellow
Kenichi Doi
By Dr. Naoise McDonagh, Director of the MBA Program and Senior Lecturer in Geopolitics and International Trade at the School of Bu
Paul Nadeau Visiting Research Fellow Allison Smith Deputy Director of Geoeconomics at the Council on Foreign Relations Pod
Visiting Research Fellow
Paul Nadeau
China’s rapid progress in robotics has been remarkable. Scenes of Chinese humanoid robots performing Chinese martial arts alongsid
Visiting Senior Research Fellow
Hotaka Machida
In June, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi unveiled a long-term economic development plan calling for more than ¥370 trillion
Visiting Senior Research Fellow
Eiki Tagami
Just three days after Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, then-Chancellor Olaf Scholz proclaimed a Zeitenwen
Senior Research Fellow
Kota Umeda
Until recently, it was difficult to imagine Japanese startups entering the defense sector. But a changing security environment and
Group Head, Emerging Technologies
Makoto Shiono
Japan wants pharmaceuticals and advanced medicine to drive its next phase of economic growth. But achieving that goal will require
Senior Research Fellow
Yoshiyuki Sagara
Crisis Management and Growth Investment / Why Was the Auto Industry Omitted? / AI as a Cross-Cutting Enabler Across Sectors / Stra
Visiting Research Fellow
Andrew Capistrano
IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 5 No. 20)
Visiting Research Fellow
Paul Nadeau
Paul Nadeau Visiting Research Fellow Allison Smith Deputy Director of Geoeconomics at the Council on Foreign Relations Pod
Visiting Research Fellow
Paul Nadeau
One of the enduring lessons of Doraemon is that having a reliable friend can be helpful, but becoming overly dependent on that fri
Visiting Research Fellow
Anita Pan
IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 5 No. 19)
Visiting Research Fellow
Andrew Capistrano
IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 5 No. 18)
Visiting Research Fellow
Paul Nadeau
IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 5 No. 19)
Visiting Research Fellow
Andrew Capistrano
Just three days after Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, then-Chancellor Olaf Scholz proclaimed a Zeitenwen
Senior Research Fellow
Kota Umeda
IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 5 No. 15)
Visiting Research Fellow
Andrew Capistrano
Paul Nadeau Visiting Research Fellow at IOG Wakana Asano Research Associate, Takano Fellowship, the International Institute for
Visiting Research Fellow
Paul Nadeau
By Aya Adachi, Associate fellow in DGAP’s Center for Geopolitics, Geoeconomics, and Technology Kikyo Taguchi, Research Assistant
Research Assistant
Kikyo Taguchi
China is pairing low-cost, adaptable AI models with its manufacturing base to expand its reach across the Global South. Artific
Senior Research Fellow
Kenichi Doi
By Dr. Naoise McDonagh, Director of the MBA Program and Senior Lecturer in Geopolitics and International Trade at the School of Bu
China’s rapid progress in robotics has been remarkable. Scenes of Chinese humanoid robots performing Chinese martial arts alongsid
Visiting Senior Research Fellow
Hotaka Machida
Chinese President Xi Jinping paid a state visit to the United States from September 23 to 25, his first in 11 years. The visit cam
Senior Research Fellow
Kenichi Doi
IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 5 No. 17)
Visiting Research Fellow
Andrew Capistrano
In mid-September, India hosted BRICS summit in New Delhi, concurrent with intensified United States tariff pressure linked to its
Visiting Research Fellow
Manish Sharma
India has embarked on an unusually vivid display of multi-alignment doctrine. In the past month India has deepened an economic emb
Visiting Research Fellow
Manish Sharma
Following U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran in February, Tehran responded by imposing a de facto blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. The
Visiting Research Fellow
Yuki Goto
As the clearest political heir to former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi faces a defining question: Can s
Group Head, Europe ＆ Americas
Yuichi Hosoya
Paul Nadeau Visiting Research Fellow at IOG Wakana Asano Research Associate, Takano Fellowship, the International Institute for
Visiting Research Fellow
Paul Nadeau
Iran has launched large numbers of one-way attack drones costing only thousands of dollars each into the Persian Gulf, complicatin
Senior Research Fellow
Hirohito Ogi
Can the Rules-Based International Order be Preserved? / The Dynamics of the US-China Relationship / Can Europe Stay Comp
Director & Group Head, Economic Security
Kazuto Suzuki
Visiting Research Fellow
Manish Sharma
Visiting Research Fellow
Manish Sharma
2026 marked a decisive moment in India’s external economic strategy....(continues below)
Visiting Research Fellow
Manish Sharma
Following U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran in February, Tehran responded by imposing a de facto blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. The
Visiting Research Fellow
Yuki Goto
Iran has launched large numbers of one-way attack drones costing only thousands of dollars each into the Persian Gulf, complicatin
Senior Research Fellow
Hirohito Ogi
IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 5 No. 14)
Visiting Research Fellow
Paul Nadeau
Can the Rules-Based International Order be Preserved? / The Dynamics of the US-China Relationship / Can Europe Stay Comp
Director & Group Head, Economic Security
Kazuto Suzuki
As the Japanese government prepares to revise its three national security documents later this year, the debate over its defense s
Research Fellow
Rintaro Inoue
Geoeconomics
Norito KunisueVisiting Senior Research FellowNorito Kunisue is a Project Professor at the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, the University of Tokyo, Japan. Before joining the u…View Profile- Anita PanVisiting Research FellowAnita Pan is a Canadian career foreign service officer with over sixteen years of experience working at the intersection of geopolitics, emerging tech…View Profile
- Kenji ShiratoProgram OfficerKenji Shirato has been in his current position since May 2026, on secondment from a domestic financial institution to the Institute of Geoeconomics (I…View Profile
- Yuki GotoVisiting Research FellowYuki Goto is a Visiting Research Fellow at the Institute of Geoeconomics. He has led the intelligence of external affairs at Japan Petroleum Explorati…View Profile
Takashi ItoVisiting Senior Research FellowAfter graduating from Keio University, he joined Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, where he was engaged in the semiconductor business, covering manufac…View Profile- Koki ShigenoiVisiting Research FellowKoki Shigenoi is Visiting Researcher at the Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies (III), The University of Tokyo, and Associated Researcher a…View Profile
- Takayoshi FukuyoVisiting Research FellowTakayoshi Fukuyo is the CEO and Founder of ArkEdge Space Inc., a Tokyo-based startup delivering micro-satellite constellation solutions from planning …View Profile
Letizia SueraResearch AssistantLetizia Suera is a Research Assistant with the Economic Security Group at the Institute of Geoeconomics (IOG) and a Capacity Building Associate at the…View Profile- Yoshiyuki KatoVisiting Senior Research FellowYoshiyuki Kato was born in Aichi Prefecture in 1979, he received his Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary. After serving as Associate Professor a…View Profile
- Eyck FreymannVisiting Research FellowEyck Freymann is a Hoover Fellow at Stanford University, where he directs the Allied Coordination Working Group. He is also a Visiting Fellow at the I…View Profile
- Yoshiyuki FukudaVisiting Research FellowYoshiyuki Fukuda is a macroeconomist and financial strategist with over 20 years of experience spanning central banking, international organizations, …View Profile
- Kasumi YamazakiSecretary General ／Senior Executive Vice PresidentKasumi Yamazaki has served as the inaugural Secretary General and Senior Executive Vice President of the Institute of Geoeconomics (IOG) since January…View Profile
- Makoto OuchiProgram OfficerMakoto Ouchi is a Program Officer at the Institute of Geoeconomics (IOG). He actively engages in the planning and management of workshops and programs…View Profile
- Kikyo TaguchiResearch AssistantKikyo Taguchi assumed her current position in July 2025, after serving as a Researcher/Advisor in the Political Section at the Embassy of Japan in Ger…View Profile
- Gabriele MalettaResearch AssistantResearch Assistant at the Institute of Geoeconomics (IOG). Specialised in Japan-EU foreign relations and European Security and Defence, Gabriele holds…View Profile
- Masayoshi UnoResearch AssistantMasayoshi Uno is a Research Assistant at the Asia Pacific Initiative (API) & the Institute of Geoeconomics (IOG), the International House of Japan…View Profile
- Manish SharmaVisiting Research FellowManish Sharma is an ex-investment banker, with over two decades of experience spanning academia, consulting, think tank and corporate finance. His aca…View Profile
- Masahito KanekoResearch AssistantMasahito Kaneko is a Research Assistant of the China Group at the Institute of Geoeconomics (IOG). He specializes in the History of International Rela…View Profile
- Kuniharu KakiharaGroup Head, International Security Order / Visiting Senior Research FellowBorn in 1964, Kuniharu Kakihara graduated from the National Defense Academy and holds master’s degrees in Regional Studies from the University of Tsuk…View Profile
- Shin OyaVisiting Senior Research FellowMr. Oya assumed current position from November 2024. Prior to that, he worked at the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), where he was inv…View Profile
- Kenichi DoiSenior Research FellowSenior Research Fellow of the China Group at the Institute of Geoeconomics (IOG). Doi specializes in China and the world (geoeconomic issues, such as …View Profile
- Yoshimi IgawaVisiting Research FellowIGAWA Yoshimi (Ph.D.) is a Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Business School, Kyoto University of Advanced Science. A…View Profile
- Eiki TagamiVisiting Senior Research FellowEiki Tagami is a visiting senior research fellow in Institute of Geoeconomics at International House of Japan from May 2024. With over 30 years of exp…View Profile
- Mariko TogashiVisiting Research FellowMariko Togashi has been a Visiting Research Fellow at the Institute of Geoeconomics (IOG) since January 2024. Prior to IOG, Mariko was a Research Fell…View Profile
- Kota UmedaSenior Research FellowKota Umeda is a senior research fellow at the Institute of Geoeconomics at the International House of Japan. Since 2026, he has also served as an adj…View Profile
- Andrew CapistranoVisiting Research FellowAndrew Capistrano is a geopolitical risk consultant based in Tokyo, and Director of Research at PTB Global Advisors in Washington, DC, where he specia…View Profile
- Paul NadeauVisiting Research FellowPaul Nadeau is an adjunct assistant professor at Temple University's Japan campus, co-founder & editor of Tokyo Review, and an adjunct fellow…View Profile
- Satoshi YamadaVisiting Senior Research FellowSatoshi Yamada has been a visiting senior research fellow at the Institute of Geoeconomics (IOG) since 2022. He has over 25 years’ experience in the J…View Profile
- Hirohito OgiSenior Research FellowHirohito Ogi is a senior research fellow at the Institute of Geoeconomics (IOG) studying military strategy and Japan’s defense policy. Before joining …View Profile
- Naoko EtoVisiting Senior FellowNaoko Eto is a professor in the Department of Political Science at Gakushuin University. Her main research interests include East Asian affairs and Ja…View Profile
- Makoto ShionoGroup Head, Emerging Technologies ／Director of ManagementMakoto Shiono holds a B.A. in Political Science from the Faculty of Law at Keio University and a Master of Laws (LLM) from Washington University (St. …View Profile
- Kazuto SuzukiDirector & Group Head, Economic SecurityKazuto Suzuki is Professor of Science and Technology Policy at the Graduate School of Public Policy at the University of Tokyo, Japan. He graduated fr…View Profile
- Yuichi HosoyaGroup Head, Europe ＆ Americas ／Director of Research, Asia Pacific Initiative
Director, International House of JapanYuichi Hosoya is professor of international politics at Keio University, Tokyo. Professor Hosoya was a member of the Advisory Board at Japan’s Nationa…View Profile - Hotaka MachidaVisiting Senior Research FellowMACHIDA Hotaka is a visiting senior research fellow in Institute of Geoeconomics at International House of Japan. He joined the Institute in October, …View Profile
- Kousuke SaitoVisiting Senior Research FellowSAITOU Kousuke is a professor at the Faculty of Global Studies, Sophia University, Japan. He received his Ph.D. in International Political Economy fro…View Profile
- Yoshiyuki SagaraSenior Research FellowYoshiyuki Sagara is a senior research fellow at the Asia Pacific Initiative (API), where he focuses on economic security, sanctions, health security p…View Profile
- Ken JimboManaging Director (Representative Director), International House of Japan ／Director, Research Institute for Advanced Innovation and GeoStrategy (RAIS)JIMBO Ken is Professor at the Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University. He served as a Special Advisor to the Minister of Defense, Japan Ministry…View Profile
- Hitoshi SuzukiSenior Research Fellow ／COO, LLC future mobiliTy researchHitoshi Suzuki (PhD) was Associate Professor at the Graduate School of International Studies and Regional Development, University of Niigata Prefectur…View Profile
- Rintaro InoueResearch FellowRintaro Inoue is a Research Fellow at the Institute of Geoeconomics, International House of Japan, and a PhD student at Keio University. His research …View Profile
- Yusuke IshikawaResearch Fellow ／Digital Communications OfficerYusuke Ishikawa is Research Fellow and Digital Communications Officer at the Institute of Geoeconomics (IOG). His research focuses on European compara…View Profile
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