As a Professor at Kookmin University’s Department of Japanese Studies and former Director of the Institute of Japanese Studies at Kookmin University. Prof. LEE received his BA and MA in international politics from Seoul National University and his PhD in international relations from the University of Tokyo. Since then he served as a research fellow at the Sejong Institute, Asian Institute of Pittsburgh University, and a visiting professor at the Komaba Campus of the University of Tokyo. His main interests include contemporary Japanese Politics, Korea-Japan Relations, and Northeast Asia International Relations. He has served as a member of the Policy Consultation Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.