Dr. Yoichiro Sato is an Associate Professor and an expert in international and comparative political economy of the Asia-Pacific region and Japanese foreign policy. He is also interested in international fishery law and negotiations and other maritime issues, as well as general international security issues in Northeast Asia. He joined the center in 2001 after teaching at the Auckland University, Department of Political Studies. He has also taught at University of Hawaii and Kansai Gaidai Hawaii College.
 

Dr. Sato received his Ph.D. in political science from the University of Hawaii, M.A. in international studies from the University of South Carolina, and B.A. in law from Keio University (Tokyo). At University of Hawaii, he received Asia-Pacific Scholarship. He is a member of the Japan Political Studies Group of the American Political Science Association and the International Studies Association. In Auckland, he served as the branch vice-president of the New Zealand Institute of International Affairs. In Hawaii, he has been a frequent guest speaker on Japanese and political economy subjects at University of Hawaii and various community colleges. He has also been active in the activities of the Pacific and Asian Affairs Council (PAAC) and East-West Center.

Dr. Sato’s research writings have appeared in such journals as the Asian Perspective, Asian Affairs, Japan Studies Review, Japanese Studies (Australia) and the New Zealand International Review, as well as in numerous edited books by others. His recently published books are Japanese Foreign Policy in Asia and the Pacific (co-edited with Akitoshi Miyashita, Palgrave/Macmillan, 2001) and Growth and Governance in Asia (editor, Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, 2004). He is currently working on two more book manuscripts on Japanese foreign policy and external relations with Asia.

Dr. Sato has been interviewed by local, national, and international media, including Bloomberg Television, ABC News, Time Magazine, Australian Broadcasting Company, and TV One (New Zealand). He frequently comments on current international relations issues on a local Japanese radio. His op-ed articles have appeared in Asia Times, Canberra Times, International Herald Tribune, Japan Times, and New Zealand Herald.
 

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