Dan Okimoto
Professor Emeritus at Stanford University
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Stanford University
Dr. Daniel I. Okimoto is Co-Chairman of the Silicon Valley Japan Platform. He is Professor Emeritus, Department of Political Science at Stanford University. In 1978, Professor Okimoto co-founded the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia/Pacific Research Center at Stanford University, a leading center for scholarly research, public policy analysis, and policy outreach, where he served as the Director for more than ten years. He has been Vice-Chairman of the Japan Committee of the National Research Council at the National Academy of Sciences, and a member of the Advisory Council of the Department of Politics at Princeton University. In 2004, Professor Okimoto received the Japanese Foreign Minister’s Commendation, recognizing his contributions to US-Japan relations during the 150th year celebration of bilateral relations. In 2007, he was awarded the “Order of the Rising Sun with Goldray Neck Ribbon” by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the Japanese government. In 2009, Professor Okimoto was chosen for “The Lifetime Achievement Award” by the Keizai Society of Silicon Valley. In 2013, President Barack Obama appointed Professor Okimoto as one of twenty-six distinguished scholars who have been selected to serve as members of the National Council of the Humanities.
Professor Okimoto graduated from Princeton University with a Bachelor of Arts degree, received his Master’s Degree from Harvard University, and earned his Doctoral Degree in Political Science from the University of Michigan. He is the author and editor of many books and articles, including Between MITI and the Market: Japanese Industrial Policy for High Technology (Stanford University Press); The Political Economy of Japan (Stanford University Press); and Competitive Edge: The Semiconductor Industry in the U.S. and Japan (Stanford University Press).
Videos
Dan Okimoto on Japanese Immigrant Values (Japanese Americans & Japan: Legacies)
Dan Okimoto on Passion for Japan (Japanese Americans & Japan: Legacies)
"Japan's Economy: A Viable Pathway Forward for Steady Growth" by Dr. Daniel I. Okimoto
Daniel Okimoto Endorsement for Greg Tanaka
Bridging the Past and Future | Portland Japanese Garden
Japan's Rendezvous with the Future (Lecture 6 of "An Interpretive History of Japan")
Single Party Governance (Lecture 4 of "An Interpretive History of Japan")
Dan Okimoto on Impact of Poston Incarceration (Japanese Americans & Japan: Legacies)
Dan Okimoto on the Silicon Valley Japan Platform (Japanese Americans & Japan: Legacies)
Daniel Okimoto, Chair, USJC Board of Councilors
Japanese Americans & Japan: Legacies - Dan Okimoto
Japan's Geological Factors (Lecture 1 of "An Interpretive History of Japan")
Dan Okimoto on Early Stanford Experience (Japanese Americans & Japan: Legacies)
Japan's Distinctive History (Lecture 2 of "An Interpretive History of Japan")
Japan's Modern Economy (Lecture 3 of "An Interpretive History of Japan")
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