Dr. Reiri Kojima is Chief of PR and Communications for Japan Cultural Expo. She oversees strategic communications for this new private-public collaborative initiative in Japan and beyond.

Prior to Japan Cultural Expo, Dr. Kojima was with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, working on the launch of Japan House Project, one of the public diplomacy initiatives. She is an active scholar, educator, interpreter, and consultant in arts and culture field and has held positions for international organizations including Programming Committee for ISPA NY 2016, Inaugural Steering Committee for Carnegie Hall’s Notables Japan, and Google Arts & Culture braintrust. Dr. Kojima received MA and PhD in arts management and cultural policy from Tokyo University of the Arts.