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Politics & Government

Japanese Politics
Political Institutions
Political and Diplomatic History

Economy

Macroeconomics, Economic Policy
Structural Reform
Intergenerational Issues
Industry, Business, Technology
Industry, Business, Technology
Fiscal Policy & Social Security
Tax & Social Security Reform
International Taxation
International Economy
Chinese Economy
Population, Land, Resources
Abandoned Land
Resources & Energy
Maritime Resources

Society

Comparative and Area Studies
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US politics trade war abandoned land land policy depopulation social security politics fishery resources sustainability capitalism future design bureaucracy CSR employment tax

Article Tax & Social Security Reform

Battle Lessons from a Fiscal Warrior

Hiroko Ota

September 18, 2019

Article Macroeconomics, Economic Policy

Can MMT Solve Our Fiscal Problems?

Keiichiro Kobayashi

September 10, 2019

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Article Abandoned Land

The Abandoned-Land Crisis Seen from the Front Lines of Farmland Reform

Kota Iizuka

September 6, 2019

Article Maritime Resources

Hard Truths About Commercial Whaling in Japan

Masayuki Komatsu

August 13, 2019

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Article Macroeconomics, Economic Policy

Is Population Decline a Constraint on Economic Vitality?

Hiroshi Yoshikawa

August 6, 2019

Article Tax & Social Security Reform

Battle Lessons from a Fiscal Warrior

Hiroko Ota

September 18, 2019

Article Macroeconomics, Economic Policy

Can MMT Solve Our Fiscal Problems?

Keiichiro Kobayashi

September 10, 2019

Article Abandoned Land

The Abandoned-Land Crisis Seen from the Front Lines of Farmland Reform

Kota Iizuka

September 6, 2019

Article American Politics

America, Japan, and Energy Innovation

Paul J. Saunders

September 2, 2019

Article Maritime Resources

Hard Truths About Commercial Whaling in Japan

Masayuki Komatsu

August 13, 2019

Article Macroeconomics, Economic Policy

Is Population Decline a Constraint on Economic Vitality?

Hiroshi Yoshikawa

August 6, 2019

Article Industry, Business, Technology

CSR as a Tool for Competitiveness and Growth

Setsu Mori

July 16, 2019

Article American Politics

Artificial Democracy?

Paul J. Saunders

July 10, 2019

Article Tax & Social Security Reform

A Critique of Japanese Tax Policy in the Heisei Era

Shigeki Morinobu

July 4, 2019

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News

August 6, 2019

Office Closed August 13 to 15

June 10, 2019

New Insights into How Market Size Affects Innovation and Growth

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Access Ranking

Political Institutions

Program Review: The First Step to Budgetary Reform

Hideaki Tanaka

January 8, 2010

Abandoned Land

The Abandoned-Land Crisis Seen from the Front Lines of Farmland Reform

Kota Iizuka

September 6, 2019

International Taxation

The Digital Economy and Our Vanishing Tax Base

Naoki Oka

February 4, 2019

Tax & Social Security Reform

Battle Lessons from a Fiscal Warrior

Hiroko Ota

September 18, 2019

Political and Diplomatic History

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

Kaoru Iokibe

July 24, 2018

Political and Diplomatic History

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

Kaoru Iokibe

July 24, 2018

Industry, Business, Technology

How the SDGs Can Benefit Japanese Businesses: Tips on Collaborating with the Social...

Koichi Kaneda

April 26, 2018

Maritime Resources

Hard Truths About Commercial Whaling in Japan

Masayuki Komatsu

August 13, 2019

Macroeconomics, Economic Policy

Is Population Decline a Constraint on Economic Vitality?

Hiroshi Yoshikawa

August 6, 2019

Industry, Business, Technology

CSR as a Tool for Competitiveness and Growth

Setsu Mori

July 16, 2019

Political and Diplomatic History

The Heisei Era in Review: A Political and Diplomatic Assessment

Masato Shimizu / Harukata Takenaka / Taizo Miyagi

March 26, 2019

Industry, Business, Technology

Reaffirming the Value of CSR: Executive Summary, CSR White Paper 2018

CSR Research Project

December 4, 2018

Industry, Business, Technology

How the SDGs Can Benefit Japanese Businesses: Tips on Collaborating with the Social...

Koichi Kaneda

April 26, 2018

American Politics

113th Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research Forum on “The US Midterm Elections and I...

Fumiaki Kubo / Kazuhiro Maeshima / Ryo Sahashi / Tomoyuki Miyata

December 5, 2018

Political and Diplomatic History

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

Kaoru Iokibe

July 24, 2018

Experts

Sota Kato

  • EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
    RESEARCH DIRECTOR

Areas of Expertise

Comparative political economy, political methodology, public opinion

Research Unit

Politics & Economy

久保文明

Fumiaki Kubo

  • SENIOR FELLOW

Areas of Expertise

US political and diplomatic history, modern American parties, policy making, US foreign policy

Research Unit

External Relations

Takafumi Nakanishi

  • SENIOR DATA SCIENTIST

Areas of Expertise

  • Data mining
  • data analysis system
  • integrated database
  • sensitivity information processing
  • media content analysis

Research Unit

Politics & Economy

岡直樹

Naoki Oka

Areas of Expertise

International taxation, tax policy

Research Unit

Tax & Social Security Reform

畔蒜泰助

Taisuke Abiru

  • RESEARCH FELLOW

Areas of Expertise

Russian politics and energy strategy, Japan-Russia relations, eurasian geopolitics

Research Unit

External Relations

土屋了介

Ryosuke Tsuchiya

  • SENIOR FELLOW

Areas of Expertise

Medical care, community building, human resources development

平沼光

Hikaru Hiranuma

  • RESEARCH FELLOW
    PROGRAM OFFICER, POLICY RESEARCH

Areas of Expertise

Natural resources and energy issues, international relations (eurasian countries), enviroment

Research Unit

Resources & Energy

ジェラルド・カーティス

Gerald L. Curtis

  • DISTINGUISHED FELLOW

Areas of Expertise

Japanese politics, comparative research on party politics, systems analysis

Keishiro Hara

  • SENIOR FELLOW

Areas of Expertise

  • Future design
  • sustainability science
  • technology innovation
  • urban environmental engineering

Research Unit

Economic Policy Studies

Kiminori Matsuyama

  • CHIEF SCIENTIFIC ADVISER

Areas of Expertise

  • Macroeconomic growth and development
  • international trade

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Policy Proposals

Industry, Business, Technology

Reaffirming the Value of CSR: Executive Summary, CSR White Paper 2018

CSR Research Project

December 4, 2018

Industry, Business, Technology

Teaming with the Social Sector to Address Society’s Challenges

Takashi Suzuki

December 19, 2017

Resources & Energy

Five Key Perspectives for Japan’s Energy Mix: Need for Close Attention to Shifting ...

Tokyo Foundation / Hikaru Hiranuma

July 20, 2016

Fiscal Policy & Social Security

Proposals for Streamlined, Localized Health Insurance Coverage

Tokyo Foundation / Takashi Mihara / Kazuhiko Nishizawa / Ryosuke Tsuchiya / Zentaro Kamei / Kiyoyuki Tomita

June 13, 2016

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Publications

Pioneering New Paths to the Future (brochure)

By Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research

Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research

January, 2019

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Japan’s Population Implosion: The 50 Million Shock

By Sota Kato

By Yoichi Funabashi

Palgrave Macmillan

January, 2018

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Japan Perspectives, No. 18

The Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research

January, 2017

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Japan Perspectives, No. 17

The Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research

September, 2016

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Japan Perspectives, No. 16

The Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research

March, 2016

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