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Article Tax & Social Security Reform

Building Abenomics Back Better

Shigeki Morinobu

September 16, 2020

Prime Minister Abe announces his resignation at a...

Article Japanese Politics

Assessing the Legacy of Abe’s Foreign Policy

Yuichi Hosoya

September 15, 2020

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Article Tax & Social Security Reform

Toward a Safety Net for Independent Workers

Shigeki Morinobu

September 4, 2020

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Article Macroeconomics, Economic Policy

Expansionary Policies Could Widen Wealth Gaps, Inviting Populist Backlash

Takero Doi

August 25, 2020

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Article Macroeconomics, Economic Policy

Japan’s Potential Growth Rate and the Post-Pandemic Outlook

Hideo Hayakawa

August 19, 2020

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Article Tax & Social Security Reform

Building Abenomics Back Better

Shigeki Morinobu

September 16, 2020

Article Japanese Politics

Assessing the Legacy of Abe’s Foreign Policy

Yuichi Hosoya

September 15, 2020

Article Tax & Social Security Reform

Toward a Safety Net for Independent Workers

Shigeki Morinobu

September 4, 2020

Others Intergenerational Issues

Future Design: Bequeathing Sustainable Natural Environments and Sustainable Societi...

Tatsuyoshi Saijo

September 3, 2020

Article Comparative and Area Studies

Don’t Take Our Allies for Granted, Even Japan

Charles Crabtree / Kiyoteru Tsutsui

August 31, 2020

Article Comparative and Area Studies

Why the US-Japan Partnership Prospered despite Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Charles Crabtree / Kiyoteru Tsutsui

August 26, 2020

Article Macroeconomics, Economic Policy

Expansionary Policies Could Widen Wealth Gaps, Inviting Populist Backlash

Takero Doi

August 25, 2020

Article Macroeconomics, Economic Policy

Structural Changes and Reduced Inequality: The World after Coronavirus

Keiichiro Kobayashi

August 24, 2020

Article Macroeconomics, Economic Policy

Japan’s Potential Growth Rate and the Post-Pandemic Outlook

Hideo Hayakawa

August 19, 2020

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Experts

Kota Sugimoto

POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW

Areas of Expertise

Resource and Energy Economics
renewable energy policy
econometrics

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Resources & Energy

Ryosuke Tsuchiya

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Medical care, community building, human resources development

Takafumi Matsui

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Comparative planetology
astrobiology
earth system science
theory of civilization

Fumiaki Kubo

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

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External Relations

Shinichi Kitaoka

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Political and diplomatic history of Japan, United Nations, Japan-US relations, political parties and leadership

Tatsuo Hatta

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Public economics, urban economics, international economics

Gerald L. Curtis

DISTINGUISHED FELLOW

Areas of Expertise

Japanese politics, comparative research on party politics, systems analysis

Ryo Kambayashi

SENIOR FELLOW

Areas of Expertise

Labor economics, law and economics, Japanese economic history, institutional economics

Research Unit

Politics & Economy

Kenneth Mori McElwain

SENIOR FELLOW & SENIOR DATA ANALYST

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Constitutional design
electoral systems
public opinion
political economy

Research Unit

Politics & Economy

Michito Tsuruoka

SENIOR FELLOW

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European politics, international security

Research Unit

External Relations

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Policy Proposals

Macroeconomics, Economic Policy

Addressing the Economic Fallout from the Coronavirus Crisis

Keiichiro Kobayashi / Motohiro Sato / Takero Doi / Motoshige Ito / Katsuhito Iwai / Kiminori Matsuyama / Shigeki Morinobu / Kazumasa Oguro / Takashi Oshio / Tatsuyoshi Saijo

March 18, 2020