Japan’s growing significance in Indo-Pacific region is clearly evident: Prof. Tomohiko, Japan’s Keio University

Dr. Taniguchi Tomohiko is a Professor at Keio University and Special Adviser to former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe.

He also served as a Counselor at Prime Minister’s Office between February 2013 and March 2014. After spending 20 years with Nikkei Business, he joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as Deputy Press Secretary and Deputy Director-General for Public Diplomacy. In 1999, the Foreign Press Association in London elected him President, the first from “the East of Suez.”