Jim Przystup

Dr James Przystup is a senior fellow with the Japan Chair at the Hudson Institute in Washington, DC. He has worked on Asia-related issues for over 30 years, both in the US government and in the private sector. Dr Przystup was presented with the State Department's Meritorious Honor award in 1989 and 1991; the Defense Department's Outstanding Achievement Award in 1992; and cited for his Exceptional Performance by the National Defense University on three separate occasions. He studied Japanese at Columbia University and Keio University in Tokyo, and was a Visiting Fellow on the Law Faculty of Keio University.