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Doctoral Course on International Relations, Graduate Program on Human Security (HSP), Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, the University of Tokyo
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
Executive Senior Research Fellow (Research Cluster Manager for Development Cooperation Strategy) and Senior Director, JICA Ogata Sadako Research Institute for Peace and Development (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
Akutsu, Kentaro. 2026. “Development Cooperation by Emerging Countries: Rising Importance, Yet an Inclusive Architecture Remains Elusive
.” JICA Ogata Research Institute Literature Review No. 24. Tokyo: JICA.
Akutsu, Kentaro. 2025. “Africa's Transformation and TICAD 9: Can Japan Continue to Champion ‘Co-Creation’?
” JICA Ogata Research Institute
Interview and Blog. Tokyo: JICA.
Ohno, I., H. Kamei, K. Akutsu, K. Endo, T. Homma, Y. Narumi, Y. Saito, K. Takeuchi, and R. Watanabe. 2026. “A Proposal for Knowledge Co-Creation toward an Inclusive Global Development Architecture: The Roles of Emerging Development Partners and Japan .” JICA Ogata Research Institute Policy Note No. 21. Tokyo: JICA.
JICA, 2024, JICA Country Analysis Paper (JCAP) South Africa . Tokyo: JICA.
JICA, 2024, JCAP Malawi . Tokyo: JICA.
JICA, 2023, JCAP Angola . Tokyo: JICA.
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Japan Association for Human Security Studies
Japan Association for African Studies
Japan Association for International Security
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