Kotaro Shiojiri is the Japan Foundation Visiting Fellow at The Wilson Center, carrying out research on economic security and the challenges as well as opportunities ahead in U.S.-Japan relations.
Prior to his appointment at the Wilson Center, Dr. Shiojiri was a visiting scholar and adjunct lecturer at the Edwin O. Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies at the School of Advanced International Studies of Johns Hopkins University. Previously, he was deputy director of the Oceania Division of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Asia Bureau.
During his service at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (2009-2019), he held various positions including Chief of Staff to Ambassador of Japan to the United States and officer in the G8/G20 Summit Office, Economic Policy Division, of the Economic Affairs Bureau. He is the recipient of the University of Tokyo President’s Award and has also served as an intern at the Council on Foreign Relations and Okamoto Associates. For his doctorate dissertation, Dr. Shiojiri conducted research on the indeterminacy of Article XXI of the GATT 1994 which is the national security exception clause of the WTO law.
Dr. Shiojiri earned his B.A. in Law, M.A. in International Studies, and Ph.D. in Public Policy from the University of Tokyo, and his LL.M. from Harvard Law School.