Dennis Yasutomo is a Professor of Government and East Asian Studies at Smith College. He received his undergraduate degree from San Francisco State University, studied at the International Division of Waseda University in Tokyo, and received his doctorate in Political Science from Columbia University, where he also received the Certificate of the East Asian Institute. Professor Yasutomo's specialized field of research is contemporary Japanese foreign policy, and he is the author of numerous books and articles on Japanese politics and diplomacy. His books include The New Multilateralism in Japan's Foreign Policy (St. Martin's Press, 1995), The Manner of Giving: Strategic Aid and Japanese Foreign Policy (Lexington Books, 1986), and Japan and the Asian Development Bank (Praeger, 1983). The Manner of Giving was translated into Japanese as Senryaku Enjo to Nihon Gaiko (Dobunkan Shuppan, 1989).

As a two-time Fulbright Scholar, Professor Yasutomo affiliated in Japan with the Institute of Developing Economies of the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry and the Institute of Fiscal and Monetary Policy of the Ministry of Finance. He was appointed as a Visiting Researcher in the Faculty of Law at Doshisha University in Kyoto, and he serves on the Board of Governors of Temple University Japan. Recently, Professor Yasutomo was appointed to visiting researcher positions at the Policy Research Institute of the Ministry of Finance in Tokyo, and at the German Council on Foreign Relations in Berlin.

At Smith College, Professor Yasutomo served as Director of the Program in East Asian Studies. He is active in study abroad activities and had served during the 2000-2001 academic year as the Resident Director of the Associated Kyoto Program, Smith's consortium study abroad program in Japan. He teaches courses on Japanese domestic politics and foreign policy, U.S.-Japan relations, and the international relations of East and Southeast Asia in both the Department of Government and the Program in East Asian Studies.

Phone: 413-585-3551
Building: 8 College Lane # 203
E-mail: dyasutom@smith.edu