The Asian-Pacific Law and Policy Journal (APLPJ) is a web-based, American legal journal covering issues in Asia and the Pacific Rim. Our objectives are to disseminate legal research by law professors, legal practitioners, social scientists, economists, and students; to increase awareness of legal issues impacting the region; and to provide a forum to discuss legal topics that fall within the Journal’s geographic scope. In addition to the web format, the journal is available through the legal databases LexisNexis, Westlaw, and HeinOnline.
2025-2026 Asian-Pacific Law & Policy Journal
Executive Board & Staff Editors
Editors-in-Chief
Emma Shirai | Kobi Tanioka
Executive Editor
Raiden Yamasaki
Managing Editor
Nolan Kim
Publication Editors
Gregory Bautista | Liam McCoy
Senior Editors
Abigail Calandra | John Park | Sheila Marie Ringor | Brendan Santos | Kayli Ann Yoshioka
Staff Editors
Kaelyn Antonio
Deven Aruda
Leah Delos Santos
McKenna Kostyszyn
Taryn Taguma
Ming Cheng-Leever
KC Bell
Kayla Faulkner
Nicole Lee
Karissa Ann Higuchi
Wei Hsin Chuang
Jad Izumoto
Adrea Sipalay
Carina Watase
Faculty Advisors
Mark A. Levin | Alina Ng Boyte