About the speaker: 
Dr. Ryo Sahashi is an associate professor of International Politics and associate dean, Faculty of Law at Kanagawa University, Yokohama, and a research fellow at the Japan Center for International Exchange. He is a specialist in international politics of East Asia. He has several publications on US-China relations, Taiwan, East Asian security order, and Japanese post-Cold War security policy, in Japanese, English, and Chinese. He frequently contributes as commentator for Japanese and international media outlets including NHK, CCTV, Foreign Policy, Japan Times and more.
Sponsors:
Centre for Japanese Research, The Institute of Asian Research, Consulate General of Japan in Vancouver
