Tosh Minohara is a Professor of International Relations and Security Studies at the Graduate School of Law and Politics, Kobe University where he holds a joint appointment with the Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies. He is also the founder and chairman of the Japanese Cabinet Office-recognized nonprofit organization, Research Institute for Indo-Pacific Affairs (RIIPA). He has been a lecturer at the Japan Self-Defense Force Command and Staff College for both the Japan Maritime and Air Self Defense Forces. In addition, he serves in the capacity as senior advisor to KREAB and external advisor to the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. His primary research focus is on the diplomatic, political, and security relations of US-Japan relations, both prewar and postwar. His major works include, Hainichiiminh. to Nichibeikankei [The Japanese exclusion act and US-Japan relations] (Iwanami Shoten, 2002) and Dait.ryo kara yomu Amerikashi [American history from the perspective of the presidents] (Daisanbunmei, 2023) among many others. His books have received the Shimizu Hiroshi Award and the Japan Research Prize.