Professional Fellows & Professional Associates
SPRING 2013

PROFESSIONAL FELLOWS

Kensuke Kihara
Professional Fellow, August 2012 – July 2013
Assistant Director of Personnel Division, National Police Agency of Japan
Faculty Sponsor: Kay Shimizu
Contact Information: kk2883@columbia.edu
Mr. Kihara plans to study law enforcement measures used for organized crimes in the United States.

Tianyong Liu
Professional Fellow, September 2012 – August 2013
Managing and Senior Partner, Hwuason Law Firm
Faculty Sponsor: Xiaobo Lü
Contact Information: tl2525@columbia.edu
Mr. Liu will do a preliminary study on corporate income tax in the US.

Hideyuki Miura
Professional Fellow, June 2012 – May 2013
Staff Writer, Asahi Shimbun
Faculty Sponsor: Gerald Curtis
Contact Information: hm2555@columbia.edu
Mr. Miura is interested in the Federal Emergency Management Agency and how it compares to Japan’s disaster prevention systems.

Yoshitaka Sato
Professional Fellow, July 2012 – June 2013
Cabinet Secretariat, National Police Agency of Japan
Faculty Sponsor: Curtis Milhaupt
Contact Information: ys2678@columbia.edu 
Mr. Sato will be studying the administrative authority of law enforcement agencies that prevent terrorism.

Keisuke Shimizu
Professional Fellow, August 2012 – July 2013
Vice President, Corporate Planning & Coordination Department, Development Bank of Japan
Faculty Sponsor: David Weinstein
Contact Information: ks3011@columbia.edu
Mr. Shimizu will study how the tightening of financial regulations in the US effects fund flow in the real economy.

Kunihiko Yasue
Professional Fellow, September 2012 – August 2013
Staff Writer, Yomiuri Shimbun
Faculty Sponsor: David Weinstein
Contact Information: ky2276@columbia.edu
Mr. Yasue is researching the influences of US economic policies on Japan.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATES

Hyungjoon Jo
Professional Associate, January 2012 – December 2013
Editor in Chief, Saemulgyul Publishing House
Faculty Sponsor: Theodore Hughes
Contact Information: hj2330@columbia.edu
Mr. Jo is interested in the future of the publishing industry in the digital transformation.

Kwangsoo Kim
Professional Associate, January 2013 – December 2013
Chief Producer of Entertainment Department, Korea Broadcasting System
Faculty Sponsor: Theodore Hughes
Contact Information: kk2921@columbia.edu
Mr. Kim will study the relationship between television and new media.