Arbenita Sopaj is an Executive Assistant at the Embassy of the Republic of Kosovo in Tokyo, Japan. She is a Researcher at Research Institute for Indo-Pacific Affairs (RIIPA) and a board member at GPAJ. She obtained her PhD from Kobe University on Japan’s Diplomatic History. Her research focuses on U.S. foreign policy in Japan and Kosovo on diplomatic and security matters. She can be reached at arbenitasopaj@gmail.com