Our recent article examining the causes behind the gender gap between Japan's Upper and Lower Houses was featured in The Asahi Shimbun. Grateful for the coverage! digital.asahi.com/articles/AST...

Our school at Waseda University is recruiting for open-rank positions in Political Science (open subfield). We welcome applications from scholars at any career stage. Come join our dynamic and internationally oriented academic community in Tokyo. www.waseda.jp/fpse/pse/new...

Read it now: "Analyzing gender gaps in bicameral legislatures: How asymmetrical institutions affect the supply and demand for female candidates" by @yoshiono.bsky.social (Waseda University), Yuko Kasuya (Keio University), and Hirofumi Miwa (Gakushuin University/Harvard University).

We are excited to share our latest research in the Journal of Experimental Political Science. This study, a joint work with Akira Igarashi, explores voter preferences for ethnoracial minority candidates in Japan, examining how policy alignment and shared identity might influence these preferences.

Happy Friday! Check out an article written by @yoshiono.bsky.social @cmcclean.bsky.social titled “Too Young to Run? Voter Evaluations of the Age of Candidates.” It’s open access! link.springer.com/article/10.1...

🚨 New Paper with Yoshikuni Ono, conditionally accepted at Political Behavior 🎉 Why are elected officials often much older than voters? We use age manipulation software to uncover voters' age biases. Surprise: Voters (even older ones) like young candidates! www.charlesmcclean.com/s/How-Do-Vot...