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• Japan since the Meiji Restoration (2): Mass Media and Democracy in Prewar and Postw...

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  Japan since the Meiji Restoration (2): Mass Media and Democracy in Prewar and Postw...

  August 14, 2018

  • Kazuo Komiya

  • election
  • history
  • politics
• Japan since the Meiji Restoration (1): Lessons from Diplomatic and Constitutional H...

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  Japan since the Meiji Restoration (1): Lessons from Diplomatic and Constitutional H...

  July 24, 2018

  • Kaoru Iokibe

  • constitution
  • history
  • Japan-US relations
• Balancing Political Leadership and Bureaucratic Autonomy: Scandals Highlight the Ne...

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  Balancing Political Leadership and Bureaucratic Autonomy: Scandals Highlight the Ne...

  June 20, 2018

  • Sota Kato

  • populism
  • bureaucracy
  • politics
• Should Civil Servants Offer Allegiance or Expertise?: Lessons from the Moritomo and...

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  Should Civil Servants Offer Allegiance or Expertise?: Lessons from the Moritomo and...

  May 1, 2018

  • Hideaki Tanaka

  • tax
  • bureaucracy
  • politics
• Japan’s Post-Populist Paralysis

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  Japan’s Post-Populist Paralysis

  February 6, 2018

  • Sota Kato

  • election
  • bureaucracy
  • politics
• The Kake Gakuen Scandal in Context: The Perils of Concentrating Political Power

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  The Kake Gakuen Scandal in Context: The Perils of Concentrating Political Power

  August 10, 2017

  • Sota Kato

  • bureaucracy
  • governance
  • politics
• Abe’s Preemptive Apology

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  Abe’s Preemptive Apology

  June 28, 2017

  • Sota Kato

  • election
  • public opinion
  • politics
• Getting to the Root of Amakudari: Sweeping Reform Needed to Close the Revolving Doo...

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  Getting to the Root of Amakudari: Sweeping Reform Needed to Close the Revolving Doo...

  June 13, 2017

  • Sota Kato

  • employment
  • bureaucracy
  • structural reform
• Why Abe’s Constitutional Reform Is Destined to Fail

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  Why Abe’s Constitutional Reform Is Destined to Fail

  June 1, 2017

  • Katsuyuki Yakushiji

  • political party
  • constitution
  • public opinion
• The Emperor Initiates an Important Conversation

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  The Emperor Initiates an Important Conversation

  March 9, 2017

  • Katsuyuki Yakushiji

  • emperor
  • constitution
  • history
• Historical Reconciliation Revisited: The Abe Statement and the Way Forward

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  Historical Reconciliation Revisited: The Abe Statement and the Way Forward

  February 7, 2017

  • Shin Kawashima , Jun’ya Nishino , Tsuneo Watanabe , Yuichi Hosoya

  • East Asia
  • history
  • World War II
• The Significance of Abe’s Pearl Harbor Visit

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  The Significance of Abe’s Pearl Harbor Visit

  December 22, 2016

  • Tsuneo Watanabe

  • history
  • World War II
  • Japan-US relations
• Why Extend the Term Limit for LDP President?

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  Why Extend the Term Limit for LDP President?

  December 12, 2016

  • Katsuyuki Yakushiji

  • political party
  • governance
  • politics
• What Trump’s Victory Means for Japan

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  What Trump’s Victory Means for Japan

  November 16, 2016

  • Tsuneo Watanabe

  • election
  • democracy
  • Japan-US relations
• Celebrity Politicians in an Exclusionary Democracy

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  Celebrity Politicians in an Exclusionary Democracy

  October 5, 2016

  • Katsuyuki Yakushiji

  • public policy
  • democracy
  • politics
• Tokyo Foundation Roundtable on Japan’s Economy, Politics, and Diplomacy

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  Tokyo Foundation Roundtable on Japan’s Economy, Politics, and Diplomacy

  September 2, 2016

  • economy
  • history
  • foreign policy
• Rage in the West, Apathy in Japan: Reflections on the Upper House Election

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  Rage in the West, Apathy in Japan: Reflections on the Upper House Election

  July 21, 2016

  • Katsuyuki Yakushiji

  • election
  • populism
  • democracy
• Coalition Victory Unlikely to Lead to Constitutional Amendment

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  Coalition Victory Unlikely to Lead to Constitutional Amendment

  July 8, 2016

  • Tsuneo Watanabe

  • election
  • political party
  • constitution
• “Silver Democracy” Likely Winner in July Election

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  “Silver Democracy” Likely Winner in July Election

  June 30, 2016

  • Katsuyuki Yakushiji

  • election
  • social security
  • aging society
• Policy Challenges for the Abe Administration

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  Policy Challenges for the Abe Administration

  May 26, 2016

  • Tsuneo Watanabe , Sota Kato

  • public policy
  • fiscal policy
  • foreign policy

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