Yukari S.

About Yukari S.

Ms. Yukari Sekiguchi is a Managing Director with ASG’s East Asia and Pacific practice, where she advises clients on business and investment strategies across the region and particularly in Japan.Prior to joining ASG, Ms. Sekiguchi was a Senior Researcher at the Embassy of Japan in Washington, D.C, where she monitored U.S. legislation and analyzed its impact on Japanese policy towards China, South Korea, and North Korea. Previously, she served as a Program Manager and Research Associate with the Project on Nuclear Issues (PONI) and the Proliferation Prevention Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). She specialized in nuclear nonproliferation, arms control, and security.Ms. Sekiguchi also has 13 years of experience in journalism. Previously, she worked as a lead anchor and news broadcaster for Fukushima Television, where she covered the Fukushima nuclear accident among other issues. PUBLIC APPEARANCES March 10, 2017: Appeared on CCTV News World Insight,\"Nuclear Safety in Japan.\" February 23, 2016: Spoke at the Mansfield Foundation on nuclear energy governance in the U.S. and Japan. March 8, 2016: Spoke at the Sasakawa USA on “The United States and Japan: Reassessing 3-11.”PUBLICATIONS January 29, 2018:\"Japan Should Clarify its Plutonium Usage Plans,\" part of the CSIS PONI Analysis. March 30, 2017:\"Mitigating the Risks of Spent Nuclear Fuel in Japan,\" part of the CSIS Policy Perspectives Series. February 10, 2017: “No Radiation Level Changes Outside the Reactors at Fukushima Daiichi,” part of the CSIS Critical Questions Series. November 23, 2016: “Another earthquake and tsunami hit Fukushima: Policy Lessons,”part of the CSIS Critical Questions Series. November 21, 2016: “Japan- India Nuclear Cooperation Agreement,” part of the CSIS Critical Questions Series. May 11, 2016: “President Obama’s Hiroshima Visit,” part of the CSIS Critical Questions Series. March 12, 2016: “Fukushima Daiichi – Five Years Later,” part of the CSIS Critical Questions Series January 11, 2016: “An Ounce of Nuclear Prevention: A Window into Japanese Evacuation Planning for Nuclear Accidents,“ part of the CSIS Policy Perspectives Series. September 12, 2014: “Politics and Japan’s Rokkasho reprocessing Plant,” part of the CSIS Policy Perspectives Series

Experience

1. Managing Director

   Dga-Albright Stonebridge Group

   Apr 2026 — Present

Education

• Seikei University

  Bachelor's degree, English and American Literature in Humanities

• UC San Diego

  Master's degree, International Relations and Affairs

  2013 — 2015