KAIZUKA James

James Kaizuka (0000-0001-8397-0843) - ORCID

January 2024: Completed PhD, Department of East Asian Studies, School of Languages, Cultures and Societies, University of Leeds, UK
October 2019: Completed MA in East Asian Cultures and Societies, Department of East Asian Studies, School of Languages, Cultures and Societies, University of Leeds, UK
July 2018: Completed BA in Asia-Pacific Studies, Department of East Asian Studies, School of Languages, Cultures and Societies, University of Leeds, UK

2022-2023: Seminar Tutor, University of Leeds Department of Politics and International Studies, Nuclear Weapons and Global Politics
2022: Lecturer and Seminar Tutor, University of Leeds Department of East Asian Studies, Japanese Development Assistance in a Globalizing World
2021: Seminar Tutor, University of Leeds Department of Politics and International Studies, Politics of Contemporary China

-Kaizuka, James (2023) Institutional Accord in Japanese Diplomatic Policymaking: Vicious and Virtuous Cycles in North Korea and Vietnam. PhD thesis, University of Leeds. https://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/id/oai_id/oai:etheses.whiterose.ac.uk:34276

-Kaizuka, James. 2021. Even Electric Trains Use Coal: Fixed and Relative Costs, Hidden Factors and Income Inequality in HSR Projects with Reference to Vietnam’s North–South Express Railway. Sustainability. 13 (24). Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/su132413563

Advance HE/Higher Education Academy (UK, Fellow)
International Academic Forum (Member)

・Kaizuka, J. February 27th, 2024. “Whatever it takes?” Securing the Return of Japanese Nationals Abducted by North Korea. 9DashLine. Available from: 9DASHLINE — “Whatever it takes”? Securing the return of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea
・Kaizuka, J. February 22nd, 2024. Where Others Dither, Japan Delivers on Aid to Ukraine. The Diplomat and The Japan Times. Available from: https://thediplomat.com/2024/02/where-others-dither-japan-delivers-on-aid-to-ukraine/ and https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/02/23/japan/japan-ukraine-aid/
・(Invited) Kaizuka, J. February 6th, 2024. US-Japan-South Korea Trilateral Cooperation: Overcoming the Populist Threat. 9DashLine. Available from: https://www.9dashline.com/article/us-japan-south-korea-trilateral-cooperation-overcoming-the-populist-threat
・Kaizuka, J. December 23rd, 2023. Japan-South Korea Cooperation: Strength in Unity, Danger in Division. The Diplomat. Available from: https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/japan-south-korea-cooperation-strength-in-unity-danger-in-division/
・Kaizuka, J. June 14th, 2023. Japan’s 2023 Development Cooperation Charter: The Aid-Security Nexus. The Diplomat. Available from: https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/japans-2023-development-cooperation-charter-the-aid-security-nexus/
・Conference Presentation: Sinking in the Hooks: Technical Standards and De Facto Aid Tying in ODA Infrastructure Projects: DOI:10.22492
・Kaizuka, J. May 8th 2023. Japan and NATO: An Inevitable Partnership? The Diplomat. Available from: https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/japan-and-nato-an-inevitable-partnership/
・Kaizuka, J. April 11th, 2023. Japan’s Official Security Assistance: The Sleeping Giant Stirs? The Diplomat. Available from: https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/japans-official-security-assistance-the-sleeping-giant-stirs/