Mr. Chanwoo Lee is a Specially Appointed Fellow at Japan Center for Economic Research in Tokyo. In 1998 and 1999 before coming to Japan, he was a member of the Central Committee of the National Unification Advisory Council of South Korea, which is a constitutional institution to advise the President on the formulation of peaceful unification policy. He is an author of articles and research papers on Korea Peninsula issues, including economic cooperation among the northeast Asian region.