Kayo Takuma

Kayo Takuma is a Professor at Keio University's Faculty of Law, specializing in global health governance, pandemic preparedness, and regional health cooperation. Her research explores the intersection of international political order shifts and health policy, with a focus on EU-Asia comparisons and the role of non-state actors like the Pasteur Network.

• Affiliation: Keio University, Faculty of Law
• Education: M.A. and Ph.D. from University of Tokyo

Her research examines fragmented global health governance, vaccine diplomacy, and institutional challenges in pandemic response. Recent work includes analyzing the EU's institutionalized health cooperation versus Asia's fragmented initiatives, WHO hub dynamics, and QUAD vaccine collaboration.

Key publications include studies on historical global health institutions, comparative analyses of pandemic frameworks, and norm-sharing challenges. She leads a Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grant-in-Aid project (2021–2024) on Asian health cooperation.