- 9 May, 2025
Ryo Hinata-Yamaguchi
Project Assistant Professor, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology of the University of Tokyo
Project Assistant Professor Asian Politics and International Relations, Strategy and Defense, Transport Security Ryo HINATA-YAMAGUCHI is a Project Assistant Professor at the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Tokyo and also an Adjunct Fellow at the Pacific Forum. Ryo has presented and published on a variety of topics relating to defense and security, and transport governance in the Indo-Pacific. Ryo previously served as a Non-Commissioned Officer in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (reserve) and also held positions at the Pusan National University, Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang, FM Bird Entertainment Agency, International Crisis Group Seoul Office, Sasakawa Peace Foundation, Embassy of Japan in Australia, and the Japan Foundation Sydney Language Centre. Ryo received his PhD from the University of New South Wales, MA in Strategic and Defense Studies and BA in Security Analysis from the Australian National University, and was also a Korea Foundation Language Training Fellow.
Activities
Working Group
Working Group 4 on the Emerging Issues in Security StudiesWorking Group 5 on Indo-Pacific Transport SecuritySub-Working Group 1 on Satellite Imagery Analysis Project Single Author Defense Planning and Readiness of North Korea: Armed to Rule, Routledge, 2021.Papers
- “Flying Blind at Sea: Growing Japan’s Naval Aviation Capability”, Texas National Security Review, October 2020.
- “Emerging Technologies and the Future of US-Japan Defense Collaboration”, Atlantic Council Report, April 2020.
- (with Tate Nurkin） “Japan’s Defense Readiness: Prospects and Issues in Operationalizing Air and Maritime Supremacy”, Naval War College Review, Vol. 71, No. 3, June 2018.
- “Airpower Modernization in East Asia: Evolving Capabilities and Impact on Regional Security”, Akita International University Global Review, Vol. 9, March 2018.
- “New Chapter in the Japan-US Alliance? Developments and Challenges in Japan’s Role”, International Public Policy Studies, Vol. 22, No. 2, March 2018.
- “North Korea’s Transport Policies: Current Status and Problems”, Journal of International Relations, Vol.19, No.2, December 2016.
- “Prospects and Issues in Systemizing Ecological Defense Planning: Case Study of Korea”, Pacific Focus, Vol. 31, No. 3, December 2016.
- “Completing the U.S.-Japan-Korea Alliance Triangle: Prospects and Issues in Japan-Korea Security Cooperation”, Korean Journal of Defense Analysis, Vol.28, No.3, September 2016.
- "Developments in Japan’s Defense Strategies and Readiness: Is the Glass Half-Full or Half-Empty?" Asie.Visions, no.124, October 2021.