Mariko Togashi ’s Research

Mariko Togashi has been a Visiting Research Fellow at the Institute of Geoeconomics (IOG) since January 2024. Prior to IOG, Mariko was a Research Fellow for Japanese Security and Defence Policy / Matsumoto-Samata Fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) in London for two years, focusing on Japan’s economic security policy. She also worked as a research assistant to Dr. Kent Calder at Edwin O. Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies, as well as a research intern at CSIS’ Economics Program, focusing on the economic security of the U.S., Japan, and China. Before taking her master’s degree, Mariko worked as an equity analyst in the Japanese machinery sector at Deutsche Bank and Bank of America Merrill Lynch (currently BofA Securities) for more than five years. Mariko earned her master’s degree in international economics and strategic studies from Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies and her bachelor’s degree in international law from Keio University, Tokyo.