Masako Hariu joined Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA (Sasakawa USA) as an administrative assistant in January 2023. Previously, she worked as an executive showroom attendant at NTT Docomo to introduce its R&D technologies developed for both domestic and international enterprises and organizations. Before she moved to the United States, Masako also worked as a customer service specialist for an American organization at their Singapore regional office and supported supply chain logistics, purchasing, and fulfillment for their customers in Japan and Southeast Asia. During her time in Singapore, Masako developed a passion for global relations. She recently moved to Washington, DC to continue developing her career in U.S.-Japan relations.
Masako earned her master’s in photography from the University for the Creative Arts, studied at De Montfort University in England, and lived in Taiwan in order to study Mandarin at National Taiwan University.
