• Speaker: Dr. Ken Jimbo (Managing Director, International House of Japan)
  Co-director of Research Institute for Advanced Innovation and GeoStrategy (RAIS)
• Date: Wednesday, December 16th, 2026, 6:30–8:30 pm (door open 6:00 pm)(including reception)
• Venue: Iwasaki Koyata Memorial Hall
• Language: Japanese, English as needed (AI Translation)
• Admission:
  I-House members and accompanying guests: 6,000 yen/person
  *Please present your membership card at the reception desk in front of the venue on the day of the event.
  *Fee includes networking reception (Standing buffet and beverages).

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Phone: 03-3470-9115

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Ken Jimbo (Managing Director, International House of Japan)
Co-director, Research Institute for Advanced Innovation and GeoStrategy (RAIS)

Ken Jimbo is a Professor at the Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University. He served as a Special Advisor to the Minister of Defense, Japan Ministry of Defense (2020) and a Senior Advisor, The National Security Secretariat (2018-20).

His main research fields are in International Security, Japan-US Security Relations, Japanese Foreign and Defense Policy, Multilateral Security in Asia-Pacific, and Regionalism in East Asia. He has been a policy advisor for various Japanese governmental commissions and research groups including for the National Security Secretariat, the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. His policy writings have appeared in NBR, The RAND Corporation, Stimson Center, Pacific Forum CSIS, Japan Times, Nikkei, Yomiuri, Asahi and Sankei Shimbun.