AKUTSU Kentaro

Executive Senior Research Fellow
Research field / main research area
Development Cooperation Strategy and Policy, Peacebuilding and Governance, Human Security, Africa Area Study
AKUTSU Kentaro
Research field / main research area
Development Cooperation Strategy and Policy, Peacebuilding and Governance, Human Security, Africa Area Study
Related research projects

Educational Background

Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, USA

Certificate in Human Security, Ditto

Bachelor of Arts, College of Comparative Culture, University of Tsukuba, Japan

Career Background

Executive Senior Research Fellow (Research Cluster Manager for Development Cooperation Strategy) and Senior Director, JICA Ogata Sadako Research Institute for Peace and Development (April 2025 to present)

Senior Director, Africa Division 3, Africa Department, JICA

Senior Representative, JICA Tanzania Office

Senior Deputy Director, Legal Affairs Division, General Affairs Department, JICA

Deputy Director to the Counsellor, Office of Assistant Chief Cabinet Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat, Government of Japan

Deputy Director, Africa Division 1, Africa Department, JICA

Senior Development Policy Planning Officer, Country Assistance Planning Division 2, International Cooperation Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Japan

Project Formulation Advisor, JICA Sudan Office

Project Formulation Advisor, JICA Kenya Office (stationed in Khartoum and Juba, Sudan)

Prior Careers include: JICA General Affairs Department, Economic Development Department, Kyushu International Center, UN OCHA Human Security Unit

Major Publications

[JICA Reports] (Coauthor)

JCAP South Africa

JCAP Malawi

JCAP Angola

Affiliations

Japan Society for International Development

Japan Association for Human Security Studies

Japan Association for African Studies