The official journal of the Institute of Social Science at the University of Tokyo. Publishes scholarly articles on modern Japan covering all social sciences, including studies of Japan?s internationa...

Abstract. This article explains Japan’s delayed policy response to declining fertility by examining how institutionalized expertise shaped population gover

Abstract. A flipped classroom lets students watch a video lecture before class and work on practice problems during class, which “flips” the timing of trad

Abstract. What factors determine voters’ evaluations of politicians? Previous studies have focused on two categories—policy-based and non-policy factors. H

Perhaps no major leader in the global history of World War II is as understudied as Tōjō Hideki—the Imperial Japanese Army General and Prime Minister who p

Abstract. The purpose of this study is to identify factors that determine negative reactions to political comments by celebrities in Japan. In a democratic

Ben Whaley’s Toward a Gameic World proposes a novel way of understanding player engagement in video games through new conceptual vocabulary, most notably t

Abstract. Research on immigrant life satisfaction rarely examines Japan’s rapidly expanding foreign population. Applying social production function theory,

Japan's prime minister Sanae Takaichi has a sky-high approval rating. Can she translate that into tangible results?

Abstract. This study examines Japan’s prolonged public silence despite widespread awareness of Johnny Kitagawa’s decades-long sexual abuse, a prominent bus

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Abstract. In the 1970s, the political theory of the Japanese New Left merged with the countercultural and religious practices of the Japanese hippie moveme

Abstract. Across the world, memorial museums commemorate losses from wars and other traumatic events, often after years or decades of discussion. In contra

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The American Political Science Association (APSA) and the Japanese Political Science Association (JPSA) are pleased to announce a Call for Applications for early-career scholars from the US and Japan…

Despite significant debate about the ability of international law to constrain state behavior, recent research points to domestic mechanisms that deter non-compliance, most notably public disapproval ...

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