Teppei Kasai
Teppei Kasai is a program officer for the Asia Division based in Tokyo, Japan. He primarily works to encourage the Japanese government to take a more human-rights based foreign policy towards countries including but not limited to Cambodia and Myanmar. He also works on domestic issues involving women's rights, and violence and harassment in the workplace. Prior to joining Human Rights Watch, Teppei was a multimedia journalist for Reuters, covering a wide range of news including the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, relative poverty among children in Japan, and the murder of two Japanese nationals by ISIS. Teppei studied at Waseda University and University of California Berkeley, and is fluent in Japanese and English.
Articles Authored
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March 29, 2023
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February 24, 2023
Japan to ‘Appropriately Handle’ Project Benefiting Myanmar’s Military
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December 7, 2022
Japan Highlights Chinese Government Rights Abuses
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November 25, 2022
Japan Football Association President Sidelines Rights Issues in Qatar
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September 23, 2022
Japan to Suspend Myanmar Military Training Program
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March 27, 2022
Japan and Australia Should Sanction the Myanmar Military
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February 17, 2022
Japan Beverage Giant to Withdraw from Myanmar
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February 7, 2022
Japan Calls for Monitoring China’s Human Rights Situations
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January 19, 2022
Japan’s government should stop training Myanmar’s military