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Taisuke Abiru
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Senior Fellow, the Sasakawa Peace Foundation

After graduating from Waseda University with a degree in political science, Taisuke Abiru earned his MA at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO University). He has assumed the current post since January 2017. Before that he had worked as Research Fellow at the Tokyo Foundation (TKFD), a leading Japanese think-tank, for 12 years. His research interests include Japan-Russia relations, US-Russia relations, China-Russia relations and Russia’s internal politics. 


Selected publications (co-authored with Hikaru Hiranuma): Rebuilding Japan’s Energy Policy-Overcoming Constraints and Addressing Longer-Term Challenges (2012); Nuclear Power and Rare Earths (2011).

Frequent contributor of articles to the monthly journal FACTA, also have been quoted by such media organizations as Reuters, the Economist (London), the Wall Street Journal (Japan), NHK, the Kyodo, the Nikkei Shimbun, the Asahi Shimbun, the Mainichi Shimbun.
Materials
Opinions
Moscow and Tokyo Exploring Pathways for East Asia in an Era of Growing US-China Rivalry
On July 8, the Valdai Club and the Sasakawa Peace Foundation held a joint online conference on security in the Asia-Pacific region with opening remarks by Yohei Sasakawa, Honorary Chairman of SPF, and Andrey Bystritskiy, Chairman of the Board of the Foundation for Development and Support of the Valdai Discussion Club.
30.08.2021
Opinions
Japan’s Search for a New Equilibrium in Asia
Since returning to power at the end of 2012, the Abe administration had taken active engagement policy with Russia. It coincided with the period when the President Putin officially declared “Turn to the East” as his administration’s official policy. What vision was behind former PM Shinzo Abe’s active diplomacy toward Russia?
22.12.2020
Opinions
Foreign Policy Program of the New Japanese Prime Minister
Will Japan be able to minimize economic damage from the US-China conflict as much as possible, while managing concerns with China, including the Senkaku islands issue, by strategically promoting the Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) ?This will be the most critical diplomatic challenge the Suga administration has to tackle, writes Taisuke Abiru, Senior Research Fellow, the Sasakawa Peace Foundation.
06.11.2020
Opinions
How Japan Has Responded to COVID-19 Pandemic
Japan’s response to COVID-19 has certain characteristics in addition to basic measures against infectious diseases including “taking social distance”, “wearing mask” and “hand hygiene such as hand washing”. One of them is the adoption of a strategy of early detection of and early response to clusters, writes Valdai Club expert Taisuke Abiru.
23.06.2020
Valdai Papers
№106
Japan and the Development of the Russian Far East
The main objective for the Shinzo Abe administration’s active engagement in supporting the involvement of Japanese companies in the development of the Russian Far East is to create favourable environment for resolution of the territorial issue and conclusion of a peace treaty with Russia.
02.09.2019
Opinions
Keeping the Good Work: Russia and Japan Build Confidence Measures
The meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Moscow and its results demonstrate that the two countries continue to seriously work on confidence-building measures in bilateral relations, believes Valdai Club expert Taisuke Abiru, research fellow at the Tokyo Foundation (TKFD).
28.04.2017
Opinions
Abe’s 70th Anniversary Statement: Historical Realism, not Revisionism
On August 24, 2015, Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan and President of the conservative Liberal Democratic Party, issued a statement to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II.
03.09.2015
Opinions
Vladimir Putin Tops Person of the Year 2013 List According to the Valdai Club Experts
Valdai Club experts were polled on the results of 2013 and the most important events and people who influenced or changed international affairs The majority of the experts agreed that Vladimir Putin was Person of the Year.
31.12.2013
Opinions
Syria Comes Up As the Best and Worst of 2013 in the Valdai Club Poll
Valdai Club experts were polled on the results of 2013 and the most important events that influenced or changed international affairs. The majority of the experts polled believe that the most positive development this year was the decision to secure and destroy Syria’s chemical weapons. They also note the role of the international community and Russia’s significant contribution.
30.12.2013
Opinions
Japan and Russia Shouldn't Miss the Opportunity to Have a Better Relationship
The rapidly changing environment in the Pacific Region gives Japan and Russia an impetus to seek a better relationship based on mutual trust. The center of global economy and politics is moving to the Asia-Pacific and the image of China has been creating a certain security vacuum in this region.
06.08.2012
Video
Prospects for Russian-Japanese Relations. Expert Discussion
03.07.2024
Russia and Asia after the Pandemic. Third Session of the 11th Asian Conference of the Valdai Club
09.12.2020
The Russian-Japanese Rapprochement: Opportunities and Limitations. Report Presentation
31.08.2017
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