Next Monday, 9/22, 12-1 pm U.S. ET. We are excited to welcome David Weinstein, our 2025-26 Distinguished Visitor, to launch the new academic year, moderated by Director Christina Davis. Please join us in-person and online! us-japan.wcfia.harvard.edu/event/martyr...

Read Director Christina Davis' article, "The Social Context of International Institutions," in the 75th anniversary issue of World Politics @worldpolitics.bsky.social. muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...

Read "New Documents Reveal Next Steps for U.S.-Japan Trade Deal," by Kristi Govella (2017-18) @kristigovella.bsky.social. www.csis.org/analysis/new...

Read "Hidden Majoritarianism and Women’s Career Progression in Proportional Representation Systems," in the latest @apsrjournal.bsky.social, by Faculty Associate Dan Smith @profdansmith.bsky.social, Alexandra Cirone, Dawn Teele, Gary Cox, and Jon Fiva. doi.org/10.1017/S000...

Read "Legislators’ sentiment analysis supervised by legislators," in the latest @psrm.bsky.social by Akitaka Matsuo and Kentaro Fukumoto (2003-04). doi.org/10.1017/psrm...

Wed., 9/3, 8-9 pm ET: Join next #JPOSS to discuss Jacques Hymans's paper, “Official historical memory discourse and public opinion: The case of Japan’s new banknote designs” with Charles Crabtree, @yoshiono.bsky.social, and @lipscy.bsky.social. Paper and registration: jposs.org/event/hymans...

Read Kristi Govella's (2017-18) latest piece, "What the LDP-Komeito Defeat Means for Japanese Foreign Policy," in @thediplomat.com. thediplomat.com/2025/07/what...

Director Christina Davis is quoted in the latest @wsj.com piece on Japan's pledge for $550 billion investment as part of the U.S.-Japan trade deal. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Read Ellis Krauss' (Distinguished Visitor, 2014-15) article, "Japan's Upper House Elections: No Real Winners," a guest post on Blue Blaze. blueblaze.substack.com/p/japans-upp...

Read Kristi Govella's (2017-18) @kristigovella.bsky.social @japan.csis.org analysis of the politics of the U.S.-Japan trade deal and its next steps. www.csis.org/analysis/ass...

Koichi Nakano (Visiting Scholar, 2024-25) @knakano1970.bsky.social is quoted in this NYT piece about Sanseito and Kamiya Sohei. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/19/w...

Congratulations to Faculty Associate Tomomichi Amano on his latest book (in Japanese) from Iwanami Shinsho @iwanami.co.jp on how consumers and firms shape diffusion of innovation. ‪https://www.iwanami.co.jp/book/b10136586.html

Read "Gendered Expectations for College Applications: Experimental Evidence from a Gender Inegalitarian Education Context," in Research in Higher Education, by Fumiya Uchikoshi @ufsoc.bsky.social, Hirofumi Miwa (2024-25), and Yoshikuni Ono @yoshiono.bsky.social. doi.org/10.1007/s111...

Read "From contest to convergence in East Asia: why do regional challengers end up resembling incumbent institutions?" in the latest issue of The Pacific Review, by Yaechan Lee and William Grimes @williamgrimes.bsky.social (1995-96). doi.org/10.1080/0951...

Read Futori Hideshi's (2011-12) op-ed (in Japanese) on Japan's role in averting the crisis of rule of law in international affairs. www.nikkei.com/article/DGKK...

Thurs., 6/19, 8-9 pm ET: Join next #JPOSS to discuss Shusuke Ioku's paper, “Weapons of the Weak: Population Mobility and the Construction of the State in Early Modern Japan, with Francisco Garfias @fgarfias.bsky.social, Chiaki Moriguchi, and Amy Catalinac (Chair). Info: jposs.org/event/ioku-0...

Congratulations to Sheldon Garon, the Program's Distinguished Visitor in 2009-10, on receiving the the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon, from the Government of Japan. www.princeton.edu/news/2025/05...

Tonight! ⬇️

Read "Tainted leave: a survey-experimental investigation of flexibility stigma in Japanese workplaces," by Hilary Holbrow (2017-18 postdoctoral fellow) in the latest issue of Social Forces @sfjournal.bsky.social. doi.org/10.1093/sf/s...

Read "In Remembrance of Professor Joseph S. Nye (1937–2025)," a moving tribute to Joe Nye by Watanabe Yasushi (2003-04 visiting scholar) (in English and Japanese). www.esuj.gr.jp/jitow/743_in...

Read the article by Patricia Maclachlan (1995-96), "Mechanisms of Resistance: Informal Institutional Impediments to Japanese Postal Privatization," in the April 2025 issue of @comppol.bsky.social. doi.org/10.5129/0010...

Read Director Christina Davis' interview on Japan experts in the U.S., in @nikkei.com (in Japanese). www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZ...

Sangyong Son's paper, “Extreme Wartime Violence and Attitudes toward the Use of Force: Evidence from Atomic Bomb Survivors," has been posted for the next #JPOSS on 5/29 ET. As an update, Wilhelm Vosse ‪@vosse.bsky.social will join @chriswblair.bsky.social as a discussant. jposs.org/event/son-05...

Thurs., 5/29, 8-9 pm ET: Join next #JPOSS to discuss the paper by Sangyong Son (NYU), “Extreme Wartime Violence and Attitudes toward the Use of Force: Evidence from Atomic Bomb Survivors, with @chriswblair.bsky.social and @profdansmith.bsky.social Registration: jposs.org/event/son-05...

Congratulations to Sumiko Mori (2005-06) on being appointed the next Tokyo Director of the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation @mansfieldfdn.bsky.social! shorturl.at/s9MBI

Congratulations to Dr. Yumiko Shimabukuro (2012-13) on receiving the @columbiauniversity.bsky.social's Presidential Award for Outstanding Teaching! Read about her inspiring life story here: shorturl.at/GVXx5

The recording of Margarita Estevez-Abe's recent seminar, moderated by Susan Pharr, is now available. youtu.be/AvLoBur01DY?...

Congratulations to Dr. Sheila Smith, John E. Merow Senior Fellow for Asia-Pacific Studies @cfr.org and the Program's Distinguished Visitor in 2012-13, for being awarded The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star from the Government of Japan. shorturl.at/HDjhM

The recording of Ryan Moran's recent seminar is now available on our YouTube channel. youtu.be/5sdBZys_OiA?...

Watch and listen to the @korea.csis.org "Impossible State" episode, on "Korea, Japan, and the Tariff War," featuring Kristi Govella @kristigovella.bsky.social (2017-18) and William Reinsch. www.csis.org/podcasts/imp...

Read about Director Christina Davis' recent seminar at University College Dublin (UCD) Centre for Japanese Studies and @ucdasiapacific.bsky.social, on "Balancing Commerce and Diplomacy: Japan's Strategy for Economic Security." www.ucd.ie/japan/newsev...

Monday, 4/28, 12-1:15pm ET: USJP will have its final seminar of the year, with an associates’ panel on "Innovation and Growth Strategy" featuring Ryo Fukuda, Kohei Takeda, and Ayu Yokogoshi. William Grimes (@williamgrimes.bsky.social) will serve as discussant.

Congratulations to Daniel Aldrich @danielaldrich.bsky.social (2006-07) for receiving the University Excellence in Teaching Award at @northeasternu.bsky.social! news.northeastern.edu/2025/03/25/f...

Congratulations to Vivian Shaw @vivianshaw.bsky.social (2018-19) and Kanoko Kamata (2017-18) on their co-authored article, "Compartmentalizing Intersectionality: Feminist Translations in Anti-Racist and Anti-Rape Activism in Japan," in Gender & Society. doi.org/10.1177/0891...

Read "South Korea's Engagement in Asian Regional Outer Space Institutions: Economics, Security, and Institutional Design," by Kristi Govella @kristigovella.bsky.social (2017-18 postdoctoral fellow). doi.org/10.1080/1479...

The recording of Kristin Roebuck's recent seminar is now available on our YouTube channel. youtu.be/7DWTwcIDoI8?...

Honored to be mentioned in new article on car use and public transportation in Tokyo and Boston: one fix for Boston’s traffic crisis would be de-incentivizing car use, as Tokyo has done. On-street parking is scarce around Tokyo and car ownership expensive www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...

Next Monday, 4/14, 12-1:15pm ET: Our spring associates’ panels continue with Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Takashi Kojima, and Takayuki Sugimoto presenting on "Technology, Geopolitics, and New Security Challenges." @proflind.bsky.social will serve as discussant. Join us in-person or online: loom.ly/tG11dSM

The recording of William Grimes's recent seminar is now available on our YouTube channel. youtu.be/IWU_5meiUpI?...

Read Hirofumi Miwa's (2024-25) latest publication, "Assessing the Conservative Nature of the Supreme Court of Japan via Ideal Point Estimation of Justices," in the latest issue of the Journal of Empirical Legal Studies. doi.org/10.1111/jels...

Thank you, Prof. Christina Davis, Director of @harvardusjapan.bsky.social, @weatherheadcenter.bsky.social for giving a talk on "Balancing Commerce and Diplomacy" @ucddublin.bsky.social, co-hosted with UCD Centre for Japanese Studies, w support of the Ambassador of Japan to Ireland, Shimada Junji.

Next Monday, 4/7, 12-1:15pm ET: We will continue of USJP associates’ spring panels with Shin Egishi, Jemma Kim, and Kazutoshi Suzuki discussing "Economic Security and International Trade." Kristin Vekasi @profvekasi.bsky.social will serve as discussant. Join us in-person or online: loom.ly/JzJ-jCU

Congratulations to Kristi Govella (2016-17 postdoctoral fellow) @kristigovella.bsky.social for being named Senior Adviser and Japan Chair @csis.org. www.csis.org/news/csis-na...

Read 失敗しない「人と組織」, a new book by Koike Akio (2008-09) on lessons from the 2011 disasters and how to know and change organizational culture. shorturl.at/bu2cm

The recording of Kenneth McElwain's recent seminar is now available on our YouTube channel. youtu.be/dTlXGttyNp4?...

Read "Health system analysis for pandemic policies: Suggestions for the Japan Institute for Health Security (JIHS)," in Global Health Medicine (GHM), by Michael Reich (1982-83). www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/ghm/...

Read the latest article by Alexis Dudden (2005-06), on "The Firebombing of Tokyo and on Post-war Struggles to Keep It Remembered" in the @economist.com. history.uconn.edu/2025/03/11/a...

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How is the world responding to Trump's tariffs? Don't miss this conversation: www.brookings.edu/events/globa...

Next Monday, 3/31, 12-1:15pm ET: We are excited to launch our USJP associates’ spring panels, featuring Masami Fujioka, Nagisa Osaki, and Minato Sato, on the topic of "Social Policy Agenda and Innovations." Daniel Aldrich @danielaldrich.bsky.social will serve as discussant.