| Position | Professor (joint-appointment) |
|---|---|
| Degree | BA (Maritime Safety) MSc (Maritime Administration) MA with Distinction (International Maritime Policy) |
| Specialty | International Law, Maritime Security |
| Current Research Interests | Maritime Law Enforcement, Maritime Grey Zone operations |
- Professional Career
He graduated from the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) Academy in 1992, World Maritime University in 2003, and Greenwich University in 2012. After graduating from the JCG Academy, he assumed important positions in maritime safety and security practice and policy formulation. He assumed the position of associate professor at the JCG Academy in 2013, an adjunct professor at GRIPS in 2015, and an adjunct professor in 2018.
- Selected publications
Kentaro Furuya, "Law Enforcement Measures Against Chinese Maritime Militia," International Law Studies, Vol. 100, 2023.
Kentaro Furuya, “Japan's Coast Guard Diplomacy through Capacity Building in Indo-Pacific,” in ed. Jagannath P. Panda, India-Japan-ASEAN Triangularity: Emergence of a Possible Indo-Pacific Axis? (Routledge Studies on Think Asia, 2022)
Kentaro Furuya, “Japanese Anti-Piracy Law: Protection of Flagged-out Ships in Piracy at Sea,” in eds. Maximo Q. Mejia, Jr. Chie Kojima, and Mark Sawyer, Piracy at Sea, (Springer, 2013)
Kentaro Furuya and Jun Tsuruta, “The Guanabara Case – The First Prosecution of Somali Pirates under the Japanese Piracy Act,” The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law, vol.28(4), 2013 Nov., pp. 719-728.
Kentaro Furuya, "Maritime Security—The Architecture of Japan’s Maritime-Security System in the East China Sea," Naval War College Review, Vol. 72(4), 2019.
Kentaro Furuya, “Law Enforcement over Fishery Activities in Contested EEZs,” Indonesian Journal of International Law, Vol.17(4), 2020.
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