이치하라 마이코는 일본의 히토츠바시 대학교 법과대학원 및 국제공공정책학부 교수이자, 국제학부 부학장이다. 여성 민주주의 운동, 동아시아 민주주의 포럼, 일본 팩트체크 센터의 운영위원회 소속이기도 하다. 이차하라 교수는 그간 국제관계, 민주주의 증진, 일본 외교정책, 영향력 구사 등에 관한 연구를 해왔다. 조지워싱턴 대학교에서 정치학 박사를 취득했다. 최근 저서로는 “How to Tackle Disinformation in Japan: Lessons from the Russia-Ukraine war,” (Jessica Brandt 외 공저), Impact of Disinformation on Democracy in Asia (브루킹스연구소, 2022); “Japanese Democracy After Shinzo Abe,” (Journal of Democracy 32-1, 2021); Japan's International Democracy Assistance as Soft Power: Neoclassical Realist Analysis (New York and London, Routledge, 2017) 등이 있다.

Maiko Ichihara is a Professor in the Graduate School of Law and the School of International and Public Policy, and Assistant Vice President for International Affairs at Hitotsubashi University, Japan. She also serves on the steering committees of the World Movement for Democracy, the East Asia Democracy Forum, and Japan Factcheck Center. Throughout her career, she has undertaken research on international relations, democracy support, Japanese foreign policy, and influence operations. She earned her Ph.D. in political science from the George Washington University. Her recent publications include: “How to Tackle Disinformation in Japan: Lessons from the Russia-Ukraine war,” in Jessica Brandt, et al., Impact of Disinformation on Democracy in Asia (Brookings Institution, 2022); “Japanese Democracy After Shinzo Abe,” Journal of Democracy 32-1 (2021); and Japan's International Democracy Assistance as Soft Power: Neoclassical Realist Analysis (New York and London: Routledge, 2017).