Rintaro Nishimura

Rintaro Nishimura is a Tokyo-based Senior Associate in The Asia Group’s Japan practice, where he researches and analyzes domestic political shifts, economic security, and technology policy developments. He is a co-founder of the U.S.-ROK-Japan Next-Gen Study Group, a platform for young professionals to regularly discuss issues pertaining to the trilateral relationship. He graduated with a MA in Asian Studies (MASIA) at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, focusing his studies on the U.S.-Japan alliance, economic security in the Indo-Pacific, and Japanese domestic politics. He has extensive writing experience, having published in the Georgetown Journal of Asian Affairs, Nikkei Asia, The Interpreter, The Diplomat, The National Interest, Tokyo Review, and Asia Tech Observer. He has also been quoted in BBC, CNN, Reuters, Bloomberg, Nikkei Asia, Voice of America, Al Jazeera, and CNBC. He can be found on Twitter (@RinNishimura) and http://rintaronishimura.com.