Chisako T. MASUO is a Professor of international relations at the Faculty of Social and Cultural Studies, Kyushu University, and an Adjunct Fellow at the Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA), who focuses on Chinese foreign and maritime policies. She was given the Nakasone Yasuhiro Award of Excellence in 2021 for her contribution to China studies and policy discussions regarding China’s Coast Guard Law. She worked with late Harvard professor Ezra F. Vogel as his research assistant before obtaining a Ph.D. from the University of Tokyo in 2008, and served as his coordinate research scholar at Harvard-Yenching Institute in 2014-15. She had visiting fellowships at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and China Foreign Affairs University in 2019. She regularly contributes essays to Shukan Toyo Keizai (Asian Economics Weekly). She has written papers and conducted extensive research activities not only in Japanese, but also in English and Chinese.

[Recent Publications]

1. “China’s Maritime Governance under Xi Jinping and Its Implications for the International Community,” James Kraska, Ronán Long and Raul Pedrozo eds., Challenges in Oceans Law and Policy: The South Pacific and Latin America, Oceans Law and Policy (Series), vol. 26 (2026), pp. 153-184.
2. “Japan’s Relations with China”, Tosh Minohara ed., Handbook of Japan’s Foreign and Domestic Policies During the Decade of Abe, MHM Limited, 2024, pp. 20-39.
3. “China’s Digitalized Fishery Reforms and Its Implications on the East Asian Maritime Order”, Paul Midford, Jennifer L. Bailey, Espen Moe and Katja Levy eds., Navigating East Asian Maritime Conflicts: Technological Change, Environmental Challenges, Global and Regional Responses, Palgrave Macmillan, 2024, pp. 295-315.