Mizumi Dutcher is a policy researcher and former journalist specializing in Chinese politics, U.S.–China relations, and East Asian strategic affairs. She most recently served as a Foreign Policy Fellow in the U.S. House of Representatives, supporting the East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee. Her journalism career spanned more than two decades at Fuji Television, including service as Washington Bureau Chief (2018–2022) and an earlier posting in Beijing, where she covered high-level diplomacy and regional security. Mizumi is currently a Doctor of International Affairs (DIA) candidate at Johns Hopkins SAIS. Her dissertation examines China–North Korea relations under Xi Jinping and Kim Jong-un.