Japan’s Digital Policy: Effects, Progresses, and Economic Implications

Host
Dr. Paul Nadeau
Visiting Research Fellow, Institute of Geoeconomics (IOG)
Guest
Dr. Karen MAKISHIMA
Former Minister of State in charge of affairs concerning the Cybersecurity Strategic Headquarters(Oct,2021-Aug,2022)


Visiting Research Fellow
Paul Nadeau is an adjunct assistant professor at Temple University's Japan campus, co-founder & editor of Tokyo Review, and an adjunct fellow with the Scholl Chair in International Business at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). He was previously a private secretary with the Japanese Diet and as a member of the foreign affairs and trade staff of Senator Olympia Snowe. He holds a B.A. from the George Washington University, an M.A. in law and diplomacy from the Fletcher School at Tufts University, and a PhD from the University of Tokyo's Graduate School of Public Policy. His research focuses on the intersection of domestic and international politics, with specific focuses on political partisanship and international trade policy. His commentary has appeared on BBC News, New York Times, Nikkei Asian Review, Japan Times, and more.
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