Takafumi Sasaki (1979–) A Japanese scholar of fisheries economics and professor at the Faculty of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University. After completing his doctoral studies at Hokkaido University, he taught at Kagoshima University before joining Hokkaido University. His research spans fisheries economics, modern industrial history, and vocational education, examining Japanese fisheries in relation not only to industry and labor but also to territorial disputes, borders, diplomacy, and security. His "Kindai Nihon no Suisan Kyoiku: 'Kokkyo' ni Tatsu Gyogyosha no Yosei" received an award from the Japanese Society of Fisheries Economics. In "Higashi Shina-kai: Gyomin-tachi no Kokkyo Funso," he traces how Japanese, Chinese, and Taiwanese fishers have used the East China Sea, examining the complex intersection of fisheries agreements, territorial disputes, and competition over marine resources.