Chijiwa Yasuaki

Associate professor, Faculty of International Relations, Nihon University, specializing in the history of Japanese defense policy and war termination. Earned his PhD in international public policy from Osaka University. Served as an instructor at the National Institute for Defense Studies (NIDS), assistant chief cabinet secretary (national security and crisis management), and chief of the International Conflict Division at the NIDS Center for Military History before assuming his current position in April 2026.