Professor at Kookmin University’s School of the International Area Studies, Dr. 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 the research fellow at the Sejong Institute, visiting researcher at the Institute of Asian Sudies in Pittsburg University of Pittsburgh, and the visiting professor at Komaba Campus of the University of Tokyo. His main interests include contemporary Japanese Politics, Korea-Japan Relations, and he has published and edited many works, including What is needed to Confidence Building Measures toward East Asian Community (2016), Relations between South Korea and Japan 1965-2015 (2015), and The Origin of the Post-war Settlements Between Korea and Japan(1996). He is working as the director of the Institute of Japanese Studies at Kookmin University. He also serves as a member of the Policy Consultation Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Foundation of North East Asian History, etc.